Wild Creek Falls is a waterfall on Wild Creek in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, in the Ridge and Valley region, with a total height of about 12 feet. It lies about 6.7 miles northeast of Palmerton and roughly 19.8 miles north of Allentown as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is on the modest side for Pennsylvania, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 28 feet; it ranks 115th of 133. The water comes down as a veiling waterfall, a thin sheet of water spread over the rock face, combined with a horsetail character.
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.
There are 17 recorded waterfalls in Carbon County. Minisink Falls, is about 8.6 miles away. Hawk Falls, 24 feet high, is about 8.9 miles away. Entrance Cascade, is about 10.5 miles away.
Wild Creek Falls is located at 40.8899° N, 75.5613° 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.