Heald Stream Falls is a waterfall on Heald Stream in Somerset County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 18 feet. It lies about 38 miles northwest of Greenville and roughly 144.1 miles north of Portland as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for Maine, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 29 feet; it ranks 54th of 80. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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. Heald Stream carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Heald Stream Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 18 recorded waterfalls in Somerset County. Falls, The, a 45-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.6 miles away. Dog Hole Falls, 12 feet high, is about 2.2 miles away. Little Canada Falls, is about 6 miles away.
Heald Stream Falls is located at 45.7431° N, 70.2635° 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.