Middle Lemah Creek Falls is a waterfall on Lemah Creek in Kittitas County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 107 feet. It lies about 22.4 miles east of Tanner and roughly 39.6 miles east of Sammamish as the crow flies.
At 107 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 383rd of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 56 feet. The water comes down as 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. Lemah Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 165 feet.
There are 86 recorded waterfalls in Kittitas County. Lemah Creek Falls, a 165-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Whinnimic Falls, a 350-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Spectacle Lake Falls, a 54-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away.
Middle Lemah Creek Falls is located at 47.4756° N, 121.2672° 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.