Melakwa Falls is a waterfall on Pratt River in King County, Washington, in the North Cascades region. It lies about 12.9 miles east of Tanner and roughly 31.4 miles southeast of Sammamish as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
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.
King County holds 236 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Snowshoe Falls, a 150-foot tiered cascade waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away. Upper Tuscohatchie Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Source Lake Falls, a 120-foot tiered horsetail waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away.
Melakwa Falls is located at 47.4479° N, 121.4723° 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.