Cougar Creek Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Cougar Creek in Wahkiakum County, Washington, in the Coast Range region. It lies about 9.1 miles northwest of Clatskanie and roughly 48.9 miles north of Hillsboro as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Coast Range is a belt of steep, deeply dissected hills along the Pacific, wrapped in dense temperate rainforest of Douglas fir, western hemlock, Sitka spruce and red alder. Heavy winter rain feeds short, fast creeks lined with ferns, salmonberry and moss that drop steeply toward the ocean or the Columbia. Cougar Creek carries 10 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Wahkiakum County. Abe Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Cathlamet Falls, is under a mile away. Hunt Creek Falls, a 61-foot tiered plunge waterfall, is about 4.3 miles away across the state line in Oregon.
Cougar Creek Falls is located at 46.1846° N, 123.3527° 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.