Ellis Falls is an 18-foot waterfall on Ellis River in Oxford County, Maine, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 9.8 miles northwest of Mexico and roughly 71.7 miles north of Portland as the crow flies.
At 18 feet it is on the modest side for Maine, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 29 feet; it ranks 54th of 80. The tallest single drop is 12 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Ellis River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Ellis Falls is the tallest of them.
Oxford County holds 34 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Andover Falls, is about 2.3 miles away. Silver Ripple Cascade, a 30-foot slide waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away. Swift River Falls, a 16-foot tiered waterfall, is about 5.8 miles away.
Ellis Falls is located at 44.6442° N, 70.7067° 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.