Periwee Falls is a waterfall on Pewee Creek in Pend Oreille County, Washington, in the Northern Rockies region, with a total height of about 233 feet. It lies about 38.6 miles northeast of Colville and roughly 89.8 miles north of Spokane Valley as the crow flies.
At 233 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 176th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Northern Rockies are rugged, glaciated mountains with dense forests of western red cedar, hemlock, larch and Douglas fir in the moist valleys and alpine terrain above. Abundant snowmelt feeds rivers and cascading creeks.
There are 24 recorded waterfalls in Pend Oreille County. Everett Falls, is about 3.1 miles away. Slate Creek Falls, is about 3.5 miles away. Beaver Creek Falls, is about 5.1 miles away.
Periwee Falls is located at 48.9707° N, 117.3552° 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.