Swamp Creek Falls is a 650-foot waterfall on Swamp Creek in Whatcom County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 22.9 miles east of Peaceful Valley and roughly 40.6 miles east of Bellingham as the crow flies.
At 650 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Washington’s 941 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 50th; the typical Washington waterfall is about 82 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a horsetail character.
The North Cascades are a wilderness of jagged peaks, glaciers and deep, forested valleys of western hemlock, silver fir and Douglas fir, with some of the heaviest snowfall in the country. Meltwater from glaciers and snowfields pours down thousands of feet of cliffs in countless cascades and horsetail falls. Swamp Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Swamp Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
Whatcom County holds 348 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Gold Run Falls, a 294-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.7 miles away. Waterfall 24.9 mi E of Peaceful Valley, is about 2 miles away. Waterfall 25 mi E of Peaceful Valley, is about 2.1 miles away.
Swamp Creek Falls is located at 48.9481° N, 121.6421° 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 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.