Middle Copper Falls is a 72-foot waterfall on Copper Creek in King County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 22.1 miles northeast of Tanner and roughly 35.6 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 72 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 518th of 941. The tallest single drop is 38 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a cascade character. It falls in 3 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. Copper Creek carries 12 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 600 feet.
King County holds 236 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Copper Falls, a 67-foot slide cascade waterfall, is under a mile away. Upper Copper Falls, a 46-foot segmented plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower Foss River Falls, a 251-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Middle Copper Falls is located at 47.6121° N, 121.3170° 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 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.