Fish Tail Falls is a waterfall on Entiat River in Chelan County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 14.7 miles west of Granite Falls and roughly 75.1 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 811th of 941. The tallest single drop is 15 feet. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop. 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. Entiat River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Fish Tail Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 183 recorded waterfalls in Chelan County. Lake Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Tommy Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Fox Creek Falls, is about 1.4 miles away.
Fish Tail Falls is located at 47.9381° N, 120.5227° 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.