Mud Creek Falls is a waterfall on Mud Creek in Lake County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region, with a total height of about 400 feet. It lies about 5.4 miles east of Pablo and roughly 51.4 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 400 feet it is taller than the typical Montana waterfall of about 250 feet, ranking 40th of 123 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Canadian Rockies in Montana are high, glaciated mountains of sharp peaks, cirques and U-shaped valleys with spruce-fir and lodgepole forest. Meltwater from snowfields and glaciers feeds spectacular cascades.
There are 5 recorded waterfalls in Lake County. Terrace Falls, 280 feet high, is about 7.2 miles away. Elizabeth Falls, 600 feet high, is about 19.5 miles away. Mission Falls, a 1,000-foot tiered waterfall, is about 19.6 miles away.
Mud Creek Falls is located at 47.6167° N, 114.0061° 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.