Lower Chocwich Falls is a waterfall on Chocwich Creek in Snohomish County, Washington, in the North Cascades region, with a total height of about 132 feet. It lies about 15.7 miles southeast of Darrington and roughly 36 miles east of Marysville as the crow flies.
At 132 feet it is taller than the typical Washington waterfall of about 82 feet, ranking 318th of 941 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls, 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. Chocwich Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Lower Chocwich Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 224 recorded waterfalls in Snohomish County. Chocwich Falls, a horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Lower North Fork Falls, a 67-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Fletcher Falls, a 1,000-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 2 miles away.
Lower Chocwich Falls is located at 48.0723° N, 121.3981° 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.