Parlin Stream Falls is a waterfall on Parlin Stream in Somerset County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 57 feet. It lies about 24.3 miles west of Greenville and roughly 131 miles north of Portland as the crow flies.
At 57 feet it is taller than the typical Maine waterfall of about 29 feet, ranking 21st of 80 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 45 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
There are 18 recorded waterfalls in Somerset County. Cold Stream Falls, a 25-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 6.1 miles away. Carry Brook Falls, is about 12.1 miles away. Holeb Falls, a 24-foot segmented waterfall, is about 13.5 miles away.
Parlin Stream Falls is located at 45.5487° N, 70.0753° 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.