Powder Glen Falls is a waterfall on Wapwallopen Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 35 feet. It lies about 5.2 miles east of East Berwick and roughly 33.5 miles southwest of Scranton as the crow flies.
At 35 feet it is taller than the typical Pennsylvania waterfall of about 28 feet, ranking 47th of 133 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Ridge and Valley is a corridor of long, parallel forested ridges and farmed limestone valleys running the length of the Appalachians. Waterfalls occur where streams cut through resistant sandstone on the ridges. Wapwallopen Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Powder Glen Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 35 recorded waterfalls in Luzerne County. Johnnoha Falls, is about 1 miles away. Valley Falls, is about 6.2 miles away. Falls Run Falls, is about 8.1 miles away.
Powder Glen Falls is located at 41.0674° N, 76.1224° 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 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.