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Maple Falls
   Whatcom County, Washington

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Maple Creek inconspicuously creeps through the woods and takes a small series of tumbles as it heads towards the Nooksack River. This is not an impressive waterfall, I'm actually surprised the town was named after a feature as small as this.

HISTORY AND NAMING INFORMATION

  • Maple Falls is the Historical name of this waterfall.

The town of Maple Falls was named such because of the presence of large maple trees in the area, and a small waterfall on Maple Creek. I can only assume that the falls were named in a similar manor.

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS

easy access

Drive east along SR 542 to the small town of Maple Falls. Turn left on the signed road for Silver Lake, and immediately, turn right and park behind the corner store. There is a fenced off maintenance yard (or something) which a small beaten path contours into the woods where a trail becomes obvious. Follow it a short distance downstream to good vantages looking back into the small falls, with little cascades above and below.

Latitude

48.92387 N

Longitude

-122.07407 W

Elevation

553 feet

USGS Quadrangle

Maple Falls 7 1/2"

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OTHER NEARBY WATERFALLS

Name

Distance

Racehorse Falls

6.21 miles

 

 

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Magnitude

5.28

IWC

1.26  (Class 2)

RATING

24.56 %

 

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PHYSICAL MAKEUP

Height

10 feet

Tallest Drop

5 feet

Num. Drops

2

AVG. Width

2 feet

Pitch

54 degrees

Run

30 feet

Primary Form

Gradual Cascade

 

Watershed

Nooksack River

Stream

Maple Creek

AVG. Volume

50.0 cfs

Source

Lake

Seasonality

Best Flows

Winter - Spring

 
 

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UPDATE HISTORY

May 21, 2011

Edited Waterfall Information

 
 
 
 
 

 

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