Frenchmans Hole is a waterfall on Bull Branch in Oxford County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 12 feet. It lies about 9.7 miles northwest of Bethel and roughly 67.4 miles northwest of Portland as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is on the modest side for Maine, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 29 feet; it ranks 67th of 80. The water comes down as a punchbowl, where the water is forced through a narrow gap into a large pool.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools.
There are 34 recorded waterfalls in Oxford County. Jail Falls, a 24-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away. Screw Auger Falls, a 43-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.3 miles away. Mother Walker Falls, 98 feet high, is about 4.6 miles away.
Frenchmans Hole is located at 44.5109° N, 70.9184° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.