Lake Creek Falls is a 166-foot waterfall on Lake Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 29.4 miles southeast of Peaceful Valley and roughly 42.6 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 166 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 255th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 121 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. 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. Lake Creek carries 11 recorded waterfalls, and Lake Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Lake Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Sulphide Valley Falls, is about 2 miles away. Sulphide Creek Falls, a 2,182-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away.
Lake Creek Falls is located at 48.7694° N, 121.5526° 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.