Cataract Falls is a waterfall on Cataract Creek in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region, with a total height of about 80 feet. It lies about 25.6 miles north of Lincoln and roughly 62.2 miles west of Great Falls as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is on the modest side for Montana, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 250 feet; it ranks 91st of 123. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Canadian Rockies in Montana are high, glaciated mountains of sharp peaks, cirques and U-shaped valleys with spruce-fir and lodgepole forest. Meltwater from snowfields and glaciers feeds spectacular cascades. Cataract Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 220 feet.
There are 10 recorded waterfalls in Lewis and Clark County. Falls Creek Falls, is about 6.7 miles away. Upper Falls Creek Falls, is about 7.2 miles away. Double Falls, a 20-foot fan waterfall, is about 8.1 miles away.
Cataract Falls is located at 47.3220° N, 112.6037° 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.