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USA Waterfalls
Waterfalls of the USA listing provided here covers many, but not all that are available for tourist explorations. Some  are suitable for children, some for adults only, some for seniors, some have handicap provisions, some have snack areas, some have airport facilities, and some are totally out of the way and will require considerable effort to locate and tour.

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Alphabetical Order Listing - Reference Wikipedia
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls

United States

Havasu Falls, Arizona

American Falls, New York

[edit]Alaska

Main article: List of waterfalls of Alaska

[edit]Alabama

• DeSoto Falls – 31.7 m (104 ft)
• Noccalula Falls - 27 m (90 ft), Gadsden
• Little River Falls - 14 m (45 ft)
• High Falls - 18 m (55 ft)

[edit]Arkansas

• Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – 64 m (209 ft) sheer
• Petit Jean Falls – 21.5 m (70 ft) vertical in Petit Jean State Park
• Eden Falls[1]– 16 m (53 ft) vertical in Lost Valley
• Glory Hole[2]– 9.5 m (31 ft) hole through bluff

[edit]Arizona

• Havasu Falls – 37 m (120 ft)
• Mooney Falls – 60 m (196 ft)
• Grand Falls Of The Little Colorado River - 56 m (185 ft)
• Winn Falls – 120.7 m (396 ft)

[edit]California

• Bonita Falls – 152 m (500 ft) while flowing
• Bridalveil Fall – 189 m (620 ft) sheer when flowing
• Burney Falls – 39 m (129 ft), spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
• Chilnualna Falls – 210 m (690 ft)
• Darwin Falls – 24 m (80 ft), split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
• Feather Falls – 125 m (410 ft)
• McWay Falls – 24 m (80 ft), flowing year-round
• Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park – 181 m (594 ft), followed by 97 m plunge at Vernal Fall, year-round
• Ribbon Fall – 491 m (1612 ft) when flowing
• Silver Strand Falls – 175 m (574 ft) when flowing
• Three Chute Falls - 24 m (80 ft) on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
• Vernal Fall - 97 m (317 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
• Yosemite Falls – generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round
• Alamere Falls

[edit]Colorado

• Chama Falls (upper Chama Basin ) -244 m (800 ft) Colorado's actual highest waterfall, but you will never see it listed as such.
• Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride) - 111 m (365 ft)
• Fish Creek Falls – 85 m (280 ft)
• Seven Falls – 55 m (181 ft)
• Zapata Falls – 9 m (30 ft)

[edit]Florida

• Falling Waters Falls - 22.3 m (73 ft). Tallest waterfall in Florida. Unusual cascade that drops fromlimestone outcropping into a sinkhole.

[edit]Georgia

• Amicalola Falls - 222 m (729 ft)
• Anna Ruby Falls – 47 m (153 ft) on the Curtis Creek side
• Cascade Falls - 183 m (600 ft) cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m (262 ft).
• Cochrans Falls - 183 m (600 ft) cascade.
• DeSoto Falls - the upper falls drop about 200 ft (60 m), the middle falls about 80 ft (24 m) and the lower falls cascade about 20 ft 6 m)
• Dick's Creek Falls - 18 m (60 ft) sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
• Dukes Creek Falls – 46 m (150 ft)
• Estatoah Falls - several hundred feet, exact height not known
• Holcomb Creek Falls - 37 m (120 ft)
• Minnehaha Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft)
• Toccoa Falls – 56 m (186 ft) sheer drop

[edit]Hawaii

Main article: #Hawaiian Islands

[edit]Idaho

• Shoshone Falls – 65 m (212 ft)
• Upper Mesa Falls
• Lower Mesa Falls
• Twin Falls (Idaho)
• Idaho Falls (Idaho)
• Moyie Falls

[edit]Kentucky

• Cumberland Falls - 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
• Bad Branch Falls - 60 ft drop over sandstone cliffs.
• Gabe's Branch Falls - 20 ft drop in Harlan County.
• Quadrule Falls - 12 ft drop in the Wild River in Harlan County.

[edit]Maryland

• Cunningham Falls – 26 m (78 ft), cascading waterfall
• Great Falls (Potomac River) - 16 m (76 ft), cascading waterfall
• Kilgore Falls - 5 m (17 ft),free-falling
• Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (53 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland

[edit]Massachusetts

• Bash Bish Falls - 61 m (200 ft), The falls are made up of a series of cascades with the final cascade being split into twin falls by a jutting rock, dropping in an 80-foot (24 m) "V" over boulders to a serene pool below.

[edit]Michigan

• Agate Falls – 12 m (40 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
• Alger Falls - on the Anna River
• Algonquin Falls - on the Black River
• Bond Falls – 15 m (50 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
• Bridal Veil Falls – 30 m (100 ft) slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Chapel Falls – 9 m (30 ft) cascades in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Chippewa Falls - 3 m (10 ft) on the Black River
• Douglass Houghton Falls - 30 m (100 ft)
• Eagle River Falls – 18 m (60 ft) on a dam
• Gorge Falls – 6.1 m (20 ft) on the Black River
• Great Conglomerate Falls – 9 m (30 ft) on the Black River
• Horseshoe Falls - 3 m (10 ft) on the Anna River
• Hungarian Falls – 15 m (50 ft) group of many waterfalls on the Hungarian River
• Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m (100 ft)
• Mackinac Falls - 30 m (100 ft) drowned falls east of Arch Rock
• Manabezho Falls – 8 m (25 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
• Manido Falls – 4.3 m (15 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
• Miners Falls – 12 m (40 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Mosquito Falls – 3.0 m (10 ft) in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Munising Falls – 15 m (50 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Narrows Falls - on the Black River
• Nawadaha Falls – 4.3 m (15 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
• Ocqueoc Falls – 3.0 m (10 ft) only waterfall of importance in the Lower Peninsula
• O-kun-de-Kun Falls – 9 m (30 ft)
• Potawatomi Falls – 12 m (40 ft) on the Black River
• Rainbow Falls – 13.9 m (45 ft) on the Black River
• Sable Falls – 4.3 m (15 ft) in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Sandstone Falls – 8 m (25 ft) on the Black River
• Spray Falls – 21.6 m (70 ft) sheer drop into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Sturgeon Falls - 4.6 m (15 ft) on the Sturgeon River
• Tahquamenon Falls, Lower - on the Tahquamenon River
• Tahquamenon Falls, Upper – 15 m (50 ft) drop, 61 m (200 ft) wide on the Tahquamenon River
• Wagner Falls

[edit]Minnesota

• Gooseberry Falls on Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior.
• High Falls of the Pigeon River - 37 m (120 ft) waterfall Grand Portage State Park, Minnesota and Pigeon River Provincial Park, Ontario on the U.S.-Canada Border
• Minnehaha Falls – 16 m (53 ft), with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
• Saint Anthony Falls - the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
• Hidden Falls - located in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, Minnesota.
• Pickwick Falls - located in Pickwick Village, Minnesota.
• Vermillion Falls - located in Hastings, Minnesota.
• Cannon Falls - located in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
• Minneopa Falls - located in Mankato, Minnesota.

[edit]Missouri

• Marvel Cave - 50 ft (15 m) subterranean waterfall, plus others
• Mina Sauk Falls – 132 ft (40 m), highest waterfall in Missouri

[edit]Montana

• Rainbow Falls – 13 m (47 ft), 1,320 feet (400 m) wide, flows controlled by Rainbow Dam

[edit]New Hampshire

Amoskeag Falls, New Hampshire

• Acworth Gorge – 18 m (60 ft), on the Cold River
• Amoskeag Falls – 15 m (50 ft), on the Merrimack River
• Arethusa Falls – 54 m (176 ft), on Bemis Brook
• Beaver Brook Falls – 30 m (100  ft), on Beaver Brook
• Cascading Falls – on Pond Brook
• Crystal Cascade – 24 m (80 ft), on the Cutler River
• Crystal Falls – 17 m (55 ft), on Phillips Brook
• Diana's Baths – 23 m (75 ft), on Lucy Brook
• Dixville Flume – 5 m (18 ft), on Flume Brook
• Flume Cascade – 91 m (300 ft), in Crawford Notch State Park
• Garfield Falls – 12 m (40 ft), on the East Branch Dead Diamond River
• Glen Ellis Falls – 20 m (64 ft), on the Ellis River
• Huntington Cascades – 21 m (68 ft), on Cascade Brook
• Jackson Falls – 30 m (100 ft), on Wildcat Brook
• Kedron Flume – 46 m (150 ft), on Kedron Brook
• Ripley Falls – 33 m (108 ft), on Avalanche Brook
• Rocky Gorge – 4 m (12 ft) on the Swift River
• Sabbaday Falls – 12 m (40 ft), on Sabbaday Brook
• Silver Cascade – 195 m (640 ft), a series of waterfalls in Crawford Notch State Park
• Thompson Falls – 46 m (150 ft), on Thompson Brook

[edit]New Jersey

• Great Falls (Passaic River) - 23 m (77 ft) drop. located in Paterson, New Jersey.

[edit]New York

• American Falls - part of Niagara Falls with a drop of 52 m (170 ft), flowing year-round
• Buttermilk Falls - 4.8  m (16 ft) located in Schaghticoke, NY along the Tomhannock Creek.
• Cohoes Falls - 20 m (65 ft) drop
• High Falls - 29 m (96 ft), located in downtown Rochester, New York
• Indian Chimney Falls - 18 m (60 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm
• Kaaterskill Falls - 53 m (175 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (260 ft)
• Lucifer Falls - 35 m (115 ft) waterfall located in Robert H. Treman State Park
• Taughannock Falls - 66 m (215 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
• VerKeerderkill Falls - 54.6 m (180 ft) sheer drop
• Buttermilk Falls, located in Buttermilk Falls State Park
• Salmon River Falls, with a 110-foot (34 m) drop, is located in the town of Orwell, Oswego County, New York State. (The "Salmon River Falls Unique Area" is a 112-acre (0.45 km²) parcel maintained around it for recreational purposes.)

[edit]North Carolina

• Batson Creek Falls - 34 m (110 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County, NC.
• Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest) - 37 m (120 ft) waterfall located in the DuPont State Forestin North Carolina.
• Bridal Veil Falls (Macon County) - 13.9 m (45 ft) drop directly next to U.S. Highway 64 in Macon County, NC.
• Bull Cove Falls - 12.1 m (45 ft) 2-tiered cascade in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness
• Buttermilk Falls (North Carolina) - a sliding falls near Rosman
• Cascade Falls (Falls Creek) - 15 m (50 ft) sliding cascade. Also called "The Cascades".
• Connestee Falls - 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County, NC.
• Corbin Creek Falls - 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
• Courthouse Falls - 12 m (40 ft) waterfall near Devil's Courthouse Mountain.
• Cullasaja Falls - 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County, NC
• Douglas Falls - 21.6 m (70 ft) plunging falls.
• Dry Falls - 20 m (65 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
• Eastatoe Falls - 18 m (60 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman.
• Glassmine Falls - 271 m (800 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkwayin Buncombe County, North Carolina
• Hickory Nut Falls - 124 m (404 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock Park
• Hidden Falls - 3.7 m (12 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park
• High Falls (DuPont State Forest) - 38 m (125 ft) drop.
• High Shoals Falls - 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
• Hooker Falls - 4 m (14 ft) drop, seen in Last of the Mohicans
• Key Falls - 15 m (50 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County.
• Linville Falls - 46 m (150 ft) drop over several steps, culminating in a large 45 ft (14 m) drop
• Looking Glass Falls - 18 m (60 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County.
• Lower Cascades - 11 m (35 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
• McGalliard Falls - 12 m (40 ft) cascade in a city park in Valdese, North Carolina
• Mitchell Falls - 8 m (25 ft) slide in Yancey County
• Moravian Falls - 13 m (42 ft) cascade in Wilkes County
• Moore Cove Falls - 15 m (50 ft) drop
• Quarry Falls (Macon County) - 4.3 m (15 ft) cascade on the Cullasaja River
• Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River) - 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River.
• Rainbow Falls (Rutherford County) - 160 ft (49 m) waterfall
• Roaring Fork Falls - 13.9 m (45 ft) falls in the Pisgah National Forest - height disputed
• Setrock Creek Falls - 17 m (55 ft) in the Pisgah National Forest, height disputed
• Slick Rock Falls - 9 m (30 ft) plunge falls near Brevard in Transylvania County
• Sliding Rock - 18 m (60 ft) slide used as a natural water slide, located near Brevard in Transylvania County
• Tory's Falls - 30.5 m (100 ft)
• Triple Falls - 38 m (125 ft) drop in three steps.
• Turtleback Falls - 6.1 m (20 ft) slide and plunge on the Horsepasture River
• Upper Cascades - 8 m (25 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
• Upper Whitewater Falls - 126 m (411 ft) cascade
• Walker Falls - 13.9 m (45 ft) cascade next to Forest Road 74 in Buncombe County. The parking area for Douglas Falls is further down this road.
• Window Falls - 8.3 m (27 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park

[edit]Oklahoma

• Turner Falls – 23 m (77 ft) in multiple steps, located in the Arbuckle Mountains

[edit]Oregon

There are hundreds of waterfalls in Oregon. Some of the more notable include:

• Multnomah Falls – 189 m (620 ft) in two steps of 165 m and 21 m (542 ft then 69 ft), flowing year-round.
• Toketee Falls – 36 m (120 ft) in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
• Watson Falls – 83 m (272 ft) sheer
• Willamette Falls – 12 m (40 ft), 1500 ft (460 m) wide, flowing year-round
• Punch Bowl Falls
• South Falls - 54 m (177 ft) South Falls is the second largest waterfall in Silver Falls State Park, which includes 14 other waterfalls too.

[edit]Pennsylvania

• Dingmans Falls - 39.6 m (130 ft), at Dingmans Falls Visitor Center
• Fulmer Falls - 17 m (55 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
• Raymondskill Falls 32 m (105 ft), in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
• Silverthread Falls - 24.3 m (80 ft), at Dingmans Falls Visitor Center

[edit]South Carolina

• Isaqueena Falls
• Kings Creek Falls ~65 ft (20 m) drop, located near the Chatooga River
• Raven Cliff Falls - 121 m (398 ft) drop, located in Caesar's Head State Park
• Lower Whitewater Falls

[edit]South Dakota

• Bridal Veil Falls - located in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota.
• Cascade Falls - located in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
• Roughlock Falls - located in Savoy, South Dakota.
• Sioux Falls - located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
• Spearfish Falls - located in Savoy, South Dakota.

[edit]Tennessee

• Bald River Falls - Little known, but breathtaking falls in Monroe County.
• Burgess Falls - 41 m (136 ft) drop, located in Burgess Falls State Park
• Fall Creek Falls - 78 m (256 ft) drop, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River

[edit]Texas

• Falls at Hamilton Pool Preserve

[edit]Utah

• Bridal Veil Falls – 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall
• Calf Creek Falls
• Stewart Falls

[edit]Virginia

• Cascades - 69 ft (21 m), this waterfall is near Pembroke in Giles County; the creek, Little Stony, originates in Mountain Lake and flows into the New River
• Crabtree Falls - 366 m (1,200 ft), this cascading waterfall features a drop of 122 m (400 ft); it is the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi River and has the tallest single drop east of the Mississippi River

[edit]Washington

• Angeline Falls - 137m (450 ft)
• Berdeen Falls – 259 m (850 ft)
• Blum Basin Falls - 512m (1,680 ft)
• Boston Creek Falls- 496m (1,627 ft)
• Bridal Veil Falls – 404 m (1,328 ft)
• Comet Falls - 97 m (320 ft)
• Depot Creek Falls- 295 m (967 ft)
• Green Lake Falls – 298 m (979 ft)
• Mazama Falls - 152 m (500 ft)
• Morning Star Falls- 402m (1,320 ft)
• Palouse Falls - 60 m (198 ft)
• Pearl Falls - 122 m (400 ft)
• Rainbow Falls, Stehekin, North Cascades National Park – 312 feet (95 m), flowing year round
• Rainy Lake Falls - 244 m (800 ft)
• Seahpo Peak Falls- about 670m (2,200 ft)
• Silver Lake Falls - 648m (2,128 ft)
• Snoqualmie Falls – 82 m (268 ft)
• Sulphide Creek Falls – 665 m (2,182 ft)

[edit]West Virginia

• Elakala falls in Blackwater Canyon
• Blackwater Falls - 19 m (62 ft) sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon

[edit]Wisconsin

• Big Manitou Falls - 165 ft (50 m). in Douglas County
• Brownstone Falls - 30 ft (9.1 m) in Ashland County
• Copper Falls - 40 ft (12 m) in Ashland County
• Foster Falls - 25 ft (7.6 m) in Iron County
• Little Manitou Falls - 30 ft (9.1 m) in Douglas County
• Morgan Falls - 80–100 ft in Ashland County
• Peterson Falls - 35 ft (11 m) in Iron County
• Potato Falls - 90 ft (27 m) in Iron County
• Saxon Falls - 90 ft (27 m) in Iron County
• Superior Falls - 27 m (90 ft) on the Montreal River into Lake Superior

[edit]Wyoming

• Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park, including
  • Firehole Falls - Yellowstone National Park
  • Gibbon Falls - Yellowstone National Park
  • Kepler Cascades - Yellowstone National Park
  • Tower Fall - Yellowstone National Park
  • Union Falls - Yellowstone National Park
  • Yellowstone Falls – largest falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the lower falls 94 m (308 ft) and the upper falls 33 m (109 ft), plunge type flowing year-round

 

 

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