Houston Brook Falls is a waterfall on Houston Brook in Somerset County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 45 feet. It lies about 13 miles northeast of Kingfield and roughly 98.9 miles north of Portland as the crow flies.
At 45 feet it is taller than the typical Maine waterfall of about 29 feet, ranking 26th of 80 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 32 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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 18 recorded waterfalls in Somerset County. Austin Stream Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7.5 miles away. Caratunk Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 8.5 miles away. Fall Brook Falls, a 100-foot tiered waterfall, is about 9.2 miles away.
Houston Brook Falls is located at 45.0707° N, 69.9398° 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.