Shin Falls is a 54-foot waterfall on Shin Brook in Penobscot County, Maine, in the Acadian Plains and Hills region. It lies about 12.7 miles northwest of Patten as the crow flies.
At 54 feet it is taller than the typical Maine waterfall of about 29 feet, ranking 22nd of 80 with a recorded height. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 drops.
The Acadian Plains and Hills of Maine are rolling, glaciated forest of spruce, fir and northern hardwoods with countless lakes, bogs and rivers. Rivers drop over granite and slate ledges in falls and rips.
Penobscot County holds 15 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Grand Pitch, a block waterfall, is about 1 miles away. Sawtelle Falls, a 12-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2.1 miles away. Grand Pitch, a 21-foot block waterfall, is about 8.5 miles away.
Shin Falls is located at 46.1389° N, 68.6132° 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.