Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Gorge Creek Falls

Gorge Creek Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, Washington, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1529797. It sits at 330.7 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameGorge Creek Falls
GNIS feature ID1529797
Kind of placeFalls
StateWashington
CountyWhatcom
Latitude48.70152
Longitude-121.2104
USGS topographic mapDiablo Dam
First recorded01/01/1992
Elevationcalculated330.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated1085 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

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Questions

Where is Gorge Creek Falls?

In Whatcom County, Washington, at 48.70152, -121.2104. The USGS records it on the Diablo Dam topographic map.

How high is Gorge Creek Falls?

330.7 metres (1085 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Gorge Creek Falls?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a waterfall in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service