Deer Creek Falls is a waterfall on Deer Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 33 feet. It lies about 10.1 miles south of Darrington and roughly 27.8 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 33 feet it is on the modest side for Washington, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 82 feet; it ranks 754th of 941. The water comes down as a curtain waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread across a wide ledge, 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. Deer Creek carries 11 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 152 feet.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Devils Peak Falls, is under a mile away. St. Louis Falls, a 97-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Quarry Falls, is about 2 miles away.
Deer Creek Falls is located at 48.1105° N, 121.5812° 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.