Lower North Fork Falls is a waterfall on North Fork Sauk River in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 67 feet. It lies about 15.3 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 37.3 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 67 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 532nd of 941. The tallest single drop is 59 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail 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. North Fork Sauk River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Lower North Fork Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. North Fork Falls, a 58-foot plunge punchbowl waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Chocwich Falls, a 132-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Chocwich Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away.
Lower North Fork Falls is located at 48.0960° N, 121.3724° 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.