Taneum Creek Falls is a waterfall on South Fork Taneum Creek in Kittitas County, Washington, in the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 7.3 miles south of Cle Elum and roughly 40.8 miles northwest of Yakima as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 811th of 941.
The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills lie in the rain shadow of the Cascade crest, with open ponderosa pine forest, lodgepole pine and dry meadows on volcanic terrain. Spring-fed rivers on the porous lava ground stay remarkably steady through the year.
There are 86 recorded waterfalls in Kittitas County. Horsetail Falls, a 57-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 9 miles away. Salmon Falls, a 10-foot cascade waterfall, is about 9.2 miles away. West Quartz Creek Falls, a 126-foot plunge waterfall, is about 10.1 miles away.
Taneum Creek Falls is located at 47.0943° N, 120.9828° 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.