Falls Creek Falls is an 83-foot waterfall on Falls Creek in Okanogan County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 32.5 miles northwest of Okanogan and roughly 101 miles northeast of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 83 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 465th of 941 with a recorded height. The tallest single drop is 57 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another, combined with a plunge character. It falls in 2 drops.
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. Falls Creek carries 22 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 335 feet.
Okanogan County holds 76 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Boulder Creek Falls, a 16-foot segmented plunge waterfall, is about 3.9 miles away. Twentymile Creek Falls, is about 5.1 miles away. July Creek Falls, is about 6.2 miles away.
Falls Creek Falls is located at 48.6354° N, 120.1595° 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.