Bucket Creek Falls is a waterfall on Bucket Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 42 feet. It lies about 38.7 miles northeast of Darrington and roughly 60.5 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 42 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 676th of 941. The tallest single drop is 31 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 2 drops.
The North Cascades are a wilderness of jagged peaks, glaciers and deep, forested valleys of western hemlock, silver fir and Douglas fir, with some of the heaviest snowfall in the country. Meltwater from glaciers and snowfields pours down thousands of feet of cliffs in countless cascades and horsetail falls. Bucket Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Bucket Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 348 recorded waterfalls in Whatcom County. Upper Bucket Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Stetattle Creek Falls, a 42-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Waterfall 39 mi NE of Darrington, 190 feet high, is under a mile away.
Bucket Creek Falls is located at 48.7332° N, 121.1605° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.