Nesowadnehunk Falls is a 7-foot waterfall on West Branch Penobscot River in Piscataquis County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 20.3 miles northwest of Millinocket as the crow flies.
At 7 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 80 Maine waterfalls with a documented height only 3 are shorter, while the typical Maine waterfall stands around 29 feet. By form it is a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. West Branch Penobscot River carries 8 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 18 feet.
Piscataquis County holds 50 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Nesowadnehunk Stream Falls, is under a mile away. Indian Pitch, is about 1 miles away. Windy Pitch, is about 1.4 miles away.
Nesowadnehunk Falls is located at 45.8472° N, 69.0298° 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.