McDonald Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on McDonald Creek in Flathead County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region. It lies about 23.5 miles northeast of Columbia Falls and roughly 122.3 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet. The water comes down as a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Canadian Rockies in Montana are high, glaciated mountains of sharp peaks, cirques and U-shaped valleys with spruce-fir and lodgepole forest. Meltwater from snowfields and glaciers feeds spectacular cascades. McDonald Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 48 recorded waterfalls in Flathead County. Sacred Dancing Cascade, a block waterfall, is under a mile away. Snyder Falls, a 240-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away. Avalanche Gorge, a cascade waterfall, is about 3.5 miles away.
McDonald Falls is located at 48.6395° N, 113.8644° 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.