Middle Fork Nooksack Falls is an 81-foot waterfall on Middle Fork Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 18.4 miles southeast of Peaceful Valley and roughly 27.3 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 81 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 474th of 941. The tallest single drop is 65 feet. By form it is 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. Middle Fork Nooksack River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Middle Fork Nooksack Falls is the tallest of them.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Middle Fork Nooksack Falls, 43 feet high, is under a mile away. Middle Rankin Falls, is under a mile away. Lower Rankin Falls, is under a mile away.
Middle Fork Nooksack Falls is located at 48.7322° N, 121.8905° 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.