Middle Hemlock Falls is a 120-foot waterfall on Hemlock Creek in Douglas County, Oregon, in the Cascades region. It lies about 20.4 miles east of Glide and roughly 59.8 miles south of Springfield as the crow flies.
At 120 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Oregon’s 425 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 86th; the typical Oregon waterfall is about 54 feet. The tallest single drop is 80 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character. It falls in 3 drops.
The Cascades are a high volcanic range of snow-capped peaks, deep glacial valleys and dense conifer forest of Douglas fir, western hemlock and true firs, with abundant rain and snow on the western slopes. Basalt cliffs and lava flows give the region one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the country. Hemlock Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Middle Hemlock Falls is the tallest of them.
Douglas County holds 88 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Clover Falls, a 40-foot curtain waterfall, is under a mile away. Tributary Falls, a 15-foot segmented horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Hemlock Falls, a 45-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Middle Hemlock Falls is located at 43.2090° N, 122.7166° 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.