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Waterfalls in Maine

125 waterfalls in Maine with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Piscataquis County has the most (31). The darkest skies are at Allagash Falls (Bortle 1).

Top waterfalls

Smalls FallsWaterfall
Smalls FallsFranklin County · 340 m
Angel FallsWaterfall
Angel FallsFranklin County · 474 m
Moxie FallsWaterfall
Moxie FallsSomerset County · 220 m
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Katahdin FallsPiscataquis County · 967 m
Brunswick FallsWaterfall
Brunswick FallsCumberland County
Bowlin FallsWaterfall
Bowlin FallsPenobscot County · 150 m
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Heald Stream FallsSomerset County · 510 m
Screw Auger FallsWaterfall
Screw Auger FallsOxford County · 355 m
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First FallsCumberland County
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Second FallsCumberland County
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Fourth FallsCumberland County
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Third FallsCumberland County

Waterfalls by county

All waterfalls (125)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Smalls FallsFranklin County340 mPhillips2
Angel FallsFranklin County474 mMexico2
Moxie FallsSomerset County220 mGreenville1
Katahdin FallsPiscataquis County967 mMillinocket1
Brunswick FallsCumberland County—Brunswick6
Bowlin FallsKatahdin Woods and WatersPenobscot County150 mPatten1
Heald Stream FallsSomerset County510 mSkowhegan1
Screw Auger FallsOxford County355 mBethel2
First FallsCumberland County—Yarmouth5
Second FallsCumberland County—Yarmouth5
Fourth FallsCumberland County—Yarmouth5
Third FallsCumberland County—Yarmouth5
Bickford SlidesOxford County—Lovell3
Stroudwater FallsCumberland County—South Portland Gardens7
Rumford FallsOxford County159 mRumford4
Abol FallsPiscataquis County168 mMillinocket1
Allagash FallsAroostook County207 mFort Kent1
Ambajejus FallsPiscataquis County150 mMillinocket1
Attean FallsSomerset County359 mGreenville1
Austin Stream FallsSomerset County277 mKingfield2
Bagaduce FallsHancock County6 mCastine2
Basin FallsOxford County127 mBuckfield3
Basion Cove FallsCumberland County8 mHarpswell Center4
Big Ambejackmockamus FallsPiscataquis County195 mMillinocket1
Big FallsOxford County463 mColebrook1
Big FallsWashington County82 mCalais1
Big Niagara FallsPiscataquis County292 mMillinocket1
Billings FallsPiscataquis County333 mGreenville1
Bisco FallsOxford County115 mParis4
Boars Head FallsAroostook County203 mPatten1
Bucks FallsPiscataquis County100 mDover-Foxcroft2
Buttermilk FallsPiscataquis County317 mGreenville1
Caratunk FallsSomerset County84 mMadison2
The CataractsOxford County358 mRumford2
Cold Stream FallsSomerset County439 mGreenville1
Cowyard FallsPiscataquis County117 mDover-Foxcroft2
Debsconeag FallsPiscataquis County160 mMillinocket1
Dog FallsWashington County64 mCalais1
Dundee FallsCumberland County38 mSouth Windham4
Dunn FallsOxford County399 mMilan2
Ellis FallsOxford County229 mMexico2
The FallsOxford County133 mMexico3
The FallsSomerset County480 mSkowhegan1
Fish River FallsAroostook County175 mFort Kent1
Fish River FallsAroostook County219 mFort Kent1
Gauntlet FallsPiscataquis County234 mBrownville1
Gilman FallsKatahdin Woods and WatersPenobscot County498 mPatten1
Goose FallsHancock County3 mCastine2
Gordon FallsPenobscot County64 mMedway1
Grand FallsHancock County75 mEnfield2
Grand FallsPenobscot County120 mMillinocket3
Grand FallsPiscataquis County323 mPatten1
Grand FallsSomerset County305 mKingfield1
Grand FallsWashington County49 mCalais1
Great FallsAndroscoggin County36 mLewiston7
Great FallsOxford County96 mHiram3
Great FallsWashington County22 mMachias1
Green FallsPiscataquis County519 mPatten1
Grindstone FallsPenobscot County111 mEast Millinocket2
Hadlock FallsAcadiaHancock County155 mBar Harbor2
Hatch FallsPiscataquis County309 mGreenville1
Hays Brook FallsPiscataquis County217 mGreenville1
Holeb FallsSomerset County371 mSkowhegan1
Holmes FallsWashington County26 mMachias1
Houston Brook FallsSomerset County159 mKingfield2
Katahdin Stream FallsPiscataquis County515 mMillinocket1
Kees FallsOxford County489 mBethel3
Kezar FallsOxford County185 mLovell3
Ledge FallsAroostook County108 mHodgdon1
Ledge FallsPiscataquis County372 mMillinocket1
Ledge FallsPiscataquis County375 mPatten1
Ledge FallsPenobscot County76 mEast Millinocket2
Little Allagash FallsPiscataquis County301 mPresque Isle1
Little Ambejackmockamus FallsPiscataquis County205 mMillinocket1
Little Boy FallsOxford County499 mColebrook1
Little Canada FallsSomerset County478 mSkowhegan1
Little FallsOxford County453 mPhillips2
Little FallsWashington County45 mAddison1
Little FallsWashington County22 mEast Machias1
Little FallsWashington County68 mCalais1
Little FallsWashington County96 mCalais1
Little FallsWashington County24 mCherryfield1
Little Niagara FallsPiscataquis County304 mMillinocket1
Little Wilson FallsPiscataquis County261 mGreenville1
Long FallsSomerset County347 mKingfield1
Lower FallsAroostook County184 mPatten1
Mad River FallsOxford County295 mGorham3
Mallison FallsCumberland County24 mSouth Windham5
Man O'War Brook FallsAcadiaHancock County31 mTremont2
Millinocket FallsPenobscot County224 mPatten1
Mother Walker FallsOxford County434 mMilan2
Mud Lake FallsWashington County129 mHodgdon1
Munsungan FallsPiscataquis County246 mPatten1
Nesowadnehunk FallsPiscataquis County178 mMillinocket1
Norway FallsPiscataquis County295 mPatten1
Orin FallsKatahdin Woods and WatersPenobscot County196 mPatten1
Passamagamet FallsPiscataquis County150 mMillinocket1
Pockwockamus FallsPiscataquis County166 mMillinocket1
Poplar Hill FallsSomerset County194 mGreenville1
Poplar Stream FallsFranklin County332 mKingfield2
Red River FallsAroostook County195 mFort Kent1
Saccarappa FallsCumberland County14 mWestbrook6
Sarampus FallsFranklin County377 mKingfield1
Sawtelle FallsPenobscot County183 mPatten1
Screw Auger FallsPiscataquis County279 mGreenville1
Shadagee FallsFranklin County367 mKingfield1
Shin FallsPenobscot County203 mPatten1
Silver Ripple CascadeOxford County269 mMexico2
Skew FallsAroostook County211 mFort Kent1
Slugundy FallsPiscataquis County179 mGreenville1
Spednic FallsWashington County61 mCalais1
Sprague FallsWashington County22 mCherryfield1
Stair FallsAroostook County168 mPatten1
Stair FallsPenobscot County192 mPatten1
Stair FallsPiscataquis County347 mGreenville1
Steep FallsOxford County116 mNorway4
Swans FallsOxford County117 mFryeburg3
Thirtyfoot FallsPiscataquis County379 mPresque Isle1
Upper FallsAroostook County223 mPatten1
Warren FallsAroostook County156 mPatten1
Whetstone FallsPenobscot County113 mPatten1
Orris FallsYork County54 mNorth Berwick5
Mayo FallsYork County—Ogunquit4
Presumpscot FallsCumberland County—Falmouth5
Sullivan FallsAcadiaHancock County—Sullivan2

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph waterfalls

Waterfalls photograph best in soft, even light: overcast days, deep shade, or the hour after sunrise before direct sun hits the water. Bright sun on white water blows highlights and adds harsh contrast.

  • Use 1/4 to 1 second for a silky look; 1/500 s or faster freezes individual drops.
  • A circular polarizer cuts glare on wet rocks and leaves and deepens greens — rotate it while watching the rocks, not the sky.
  • Spring snowmelt and the days after heavy rain give the strongest flow; late summer flow can drop to a trickle.
  • Look for a foreground: a mossy boulder, a fallen log or the creek's leading lines make a stronger frame than the falls alone.
  • Keep a microfiber cloth handy — spray drifts onto the lens, especially at the plunge pool.

Season: Peak flow is usually in late spring; autumn adds color around the falls, and winter can bring ice formations at colder locations.