Poplar Stream Falls is a waterfall on Poplar Stream in Franklin County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 24 feet. It lies about 10.1 miles north of Kingfield and roughly 99.9 miles north of Portland as the crow flies.
At 24 feet it is on the modest side for Maine, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 29 feet; it ranks 48th of 80. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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 14 recorded waterfalls in Franklin County. South Brook Falls, a 51-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Bunchberry Falls, a 12-foot cascade waterfall, is about 2.2 miles away. Long Falls, a 30-foot tiered waterfall, is about 8.6 miles away.
Poplar Stream Falls is located at 45.1025° N, 70.1967° 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.