Barrier Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Big Salmon Creek in Missoula County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region. It lies about 26.8 miles north of Seeley Lake and roughly 53.4 miles northeast of Missoula as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Canadian Rockies in Montana are high, glaciated mountains of sharp peaks, cirques and U-shaped valleys with spruce-fir and lodgepole forest. Meltwater from snowfields and glaciers feeds spectacular cascades. Big Salmon Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 6 recorded waterfalls in Missoula County. Big Salmon Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.8 miles away. Rumble Creek Falls, a 940-foot tiered waterfall, is about 5.1 miles away. Upper Holland Falls, is about 8.6 miles away.
Barrier Falls is located at 47.5668° N, 113.4953° 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.