List of waterfalls of California
This is a list of waterfalls in California, ordered by county.
Northern California
Alameda County
- Murrietta Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
Alpine County
- Llewellyn Falls – 25 ft (7.6 m)
- Wolf Creek Falls – 40 ft (12 m)
Amador County
- Moore Creek Falls
Calaveras County
- North Fork Stanislaus River Falls (Portage 24 Falls)
Butte County
Feather Falls
- Phantom Falls (Coal Canyon Falls) – 164 ft (50 m)
- Feather Falls – 410 ft (120 m) +
- Frenchy's Falls
El Dorado County
Horsetail Falls
- Bassi Falls – 109 ft (33 m)
- Bridal Veil Falls (Esmeralda Falls) – 81 ft (25 m)
- Eagle Falls – 160 ft (49 m)
- Glen Alpine Falls (Big Falls) – 73 ft (22 m)
- Horsetail Falls – 500 ft (150 m) +
- Modjeska Falls (Upper Glen Alpine Falls) – 51 ft (16 m)
- Pyramid Creek Cascades (Lower Horsetail Falls) – 75 ft (23 m)
- Traverse Creek Falls
Humboldt County
- Baldwin Falls – 25 ft (7.6 m)
- Gold Dust Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
Lake County
- The "Jams" Rapid Falls 30ft (9.1m)
Mendocino County
- Dora Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Chamberlain Creek Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Russian Gulch Falls – 36 ft (11 m)
Modoc County
- Mill Creek Falls – 50 ft (15 m) +
Napa County
- Zim Zim Falls – 105 ft (32 m)
Nevada County
- Bowman Lake Falls (Sawmill Falls, Canyon Creek Falls) – 80 ft (24 m)
Placer County
- Devils Falls – 65 ft (20 m)
- East Snow Mountain Falls – 2,200 ft (670 m) +
- Grouse Falls – 504 ft (154 m)
- Heath Falls – 65 ft (20 m) +
- Hidden Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- New York Canyon Falls – 462 ft (141 m) +
- Petroglyph Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Wabena Falls – 65 ft (20 m)
Plumas County
- Chambers Creek Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
- Fern Falls – 35 ft (11 m)
- Frazier Falls – 178 ft (54 m)
- Halsey Falls (Hawlsey Falls) – 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Indian Falls – 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Little Jamieson Falls – 40 ft (12 m)
Shasta County
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Pit River Falls
- Burney Falls – 129 ft (39 m)
- McCloud River Falls (Falls of the McCloud River) – 80 ft (24 m) +
- Kings Creek Falls – 46 ft (14 m)
- Pit River Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Potem Falls – 70 ft (21 m)
- The Cascades (Kings Creek) – 198 ft (60 m)
- Whiskeytown Falls – 180 ft (55 m) +
Siskiyou County
- Ash Creek Falls
- Coquette Falls
- Hedge Creek Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Ishi Pishi Falls
- Mossbrae Falls
- Mud Creek Falls (Konwakiton Falls)
- Whitney Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
Tehama County
- Battle Creek Falls – 16 ft (4.9 m)
- Bluff Falls – 47 ft (14 m)
- Deer Creek Falls – 18 ft (5.5 m)
- Mill Creek Falls – 75 ft (23 m)
Central California
Contra Costa County
- Mount Diablo Falls
Fresno County
Grizzly Falls
- Big Creek Falls (Kerckhoff Cascade, The Cascada)
- Crystal Veil Falls
- Dinkey Creek Falls – 400 ft (120 m) +
- Garlic Falls – 820 ft (250 m)
- Grizzly Falls – 150 ft (46 m)
- Minnow Creek Falls – 250 ft (76 m)
- Mist Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Purple Lake Falls – 300 ft (91 m) +
- Redwood Creek Falls – 300 ft (91 m) +
- Roaring River Falls – 40 ft (12 m)
- Royce Falls (Royce Lake Falls) – 750 ft (230 m) +
- Silver Pass Falls – 475 ft (145 m)
- Silver Spray Falls – 200 ft (61 m) +
- Slissate Falls – 250 ft (76 m)
- Stevenson Creek Falls – 1,200 ft (370 m)
- Tenmile Creek Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
- Triple Falls – 550 ft (170 m)
Inyo County
- Darwin Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Portal Falls (Whitney Portal Falls, Lone Pine Creek Falls) – 150 ft (46 m) +
Madera County
- Angel Falls
- Camino Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
- Chiquito Creek Falls – 70 ft (21 m)
- Corlieu Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Jackass Falls – 160 ft (49 m)
- Nydiver Falls
- Rainbow Falls – 101 ft (31 m)
- Reconnaissance Creek Falls – 900 ft (270 m)
Marin County
- Alamere Falls – 60 ft (18 m) +
- Cascade Falls
- Cataract Falls
- Dawn Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
Mariposa County
Vernal and Nevada Falls
Upper Yosemite Fall
- Bridalveil Fall – 620 ft (190 m)
- Chain Cascade (Cascade Cliffs) – 1,150 ft (350 m)
- Chilnualna Falls – 690 ft (210 m)
- Fissure Falls – 400 ft (120 m) +
- Horsetail Fall – 2,130 ft (650 m)
- Illilouette Fall – 370 ft (110 m)
- Lehamite Falls – 1,180 ft (360 m)
- Nevada Fall – 594 ft (181 m)
- Pywiack Cascade – 600 ft (180 m)
- Quaking Aspen Falls – 25 ft (7.6 m)
- Ribbon Fall – 1,612 ft (491 m)
- Royal Arch Cascade – 1,250 ft (380 m)
- Sentinel Fall – 1,920 ft (590 m)
- Silver Strand Falls – 574 ft (175 m)
- Snow Creek Falls – 2,140 ft (650 m)
- Staircase Falls – 1,300 ft (400 m)
- The Cascades (Cascade Falls) – 750 ft (230 m)
- Three Chute Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Vernal Fall – 317 ft (97 m)
- Widow's Tears – 1,170 ft (360 m)
- Wildcat Falls – 720 ft (220 m)
- Yosemite Falls – 2,425 ft (739 m)
Mono County
- Aspen Falls
- Big Bend Falls – 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Ellery Lake Falls
- Gem Lake Falls
- Leavitt Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
- Lee Vining Falls
- Minaret Falls – 250 ft (76 m) +
- Rush Creek Falls (Horsetail Falls) – 200 ft (61 m) +
- Sardine Falls
Monterey County
McWay Falls
- Limekiln Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
- McWay Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Salmon Creek Falls – 120 ft (37 m)
San Mateo County
- Elliot Creek Falls
- Peters Creek Falls
- Pomponio Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Tip Toe Falls – 6 ft (1.8 m)
Santa Clara County
Berry Creek Falls
- Basin Falls – 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Black Rock Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Granuja Falls
- Triple Falls – 35 ft (11 m)
- Uvas Falls
Santa Cruz County
- Berry Creek Falls – 65 ft (20 m)
- Castle Rock Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Golden Cascade
- Silver Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
Tulare County
Tokopah Falls
- Black Wolf Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Broder Falls (Coyote Creek Falls) – 63 ft (19 m) +
- Brush Creek Falls
- Cascade Falls (Yucca Creek Falls) – 50 ft (15 m) +
- Chagoopa Falls – 1,200 ft (370 m)
- Crystal Creek Falls
- Franklin Falls
- Freeman Creek Falls – 150 ft (46 m)
- Marble Falls (Marble Fork Falls) – 600 ft (180 m)
- Middle Fork Tule River Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Panther Creek Falls
- Peppermint Creek Falls – 150 ft (46 m)
- Rock Creek Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
- Salmon Creek Falls – 450 ft (140 m) +
- South Creek Falls – 120 ft (37 m)
- South Fork Kaweah River Falls
- Sky Blue Lake Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Three-Falls-Below-The Gate (Mineral King Falls) – 200 ft (61 m)
- Tokopah Falls (Tokopah Valley Falls) – 1,200 ft (370 m)
- Tufa Falls – 450 ft (140 m) +
- Volcano Falls (Golden Trout Creek Falls)
Tuolumne County
Wapama Falls
- California Falls – 120 ft (37 m)
- Clavey Falls
- Le Conte Falls – 250 ft (76 m)
- Niagara Creek Falls – 730 ft (220 m)
- Piute Falls
- Rancheria Falls
- Tueeulala Falls – 880 ft (270 m)
- Tuolumne Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
- Wapama Falls – 1,080 ft (330 m)
- Waterwheel Falls – 360 ft (110 m)
- White Cascade – 75 ft (23 m)
Southern California
Kern County
- Spear Creek Falls (Poso Creek Falls)
Los Angeles County
Eaton Canyon Falls
- Bailey Canyon Falls – 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Eaton Canyon Falls – 40 ft (12 m)
- Escondido Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
- Falls Creek Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
- Fish Canyon Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Fox Creek Falls – 60 ft (18 m)
- Grand Chasm Falls (Rainbow Falls)
- Hermit Falls – 20 ft (6.1 m)
- Leontine Falls
- Lodged Boulder Falls
- Maidenhair Falls
- Millard Canyon Falls – 60 ft (18 m)
- Moss Grotto Falls
- Newton Canyon Falls
- Ribbon Rock Falls
- Roaring Rift Falls
- San Antonio Falls – 75 ft (23 m)
- Saucer Branch Falls (Punch Bowl)
- Sturtevant Falls – 60 ft (18 m)
- Switzer Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Thalehaha Falls (Bridal Veil Falls) – 80 ft (24 m)
- Trail Canyon Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Wolfskill Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
- Zuma Canyon Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
Orange County
- Black Star Canyon Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
- Falls Canyon Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Holy Jim Falls – 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Laurel Canyon Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
Riverside County
Tenaja Falls
Tahquitz Falls
- Ortega Falls – 35 ft (11 m)
- San Juan Falls – 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Tahquitz Falls – 60 ft (18 m)
- Tenaja Falls – 150 ft (46 m)
San Bernardino County
- Big Falls – 500 ft (150 m)
- Bonita Falls (Bonita Canyon Falls) – 230 ft (70 m) +
- Etiwanda Falls – 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Frustration Creek Falls – 60 ft (18 m)
- Monkeyface Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
- Sapphire Falls
San Diego County
- Adobe Falls
- Cedar Creek Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Kitchen Creek Falls – 120 ft (37 m) +
- Three Sisters Falls (Devils Punchbowl)
San Luis Obispo County
- Big Falls – 135 ft (41 m) +
- Nacimiento Falls – 20 ft (6.1 m)
Santa Barbara County
Nojoqui Falls
- Mission Falls
- Nojoqui Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
- Rattlesnake Falls
- San Ysidro Falls
- Seven Falls
- Sisquoc Falls – 250 ft (76 m)
- Tangerine Falls (West Fork Cold Springs Falls) – 100 ft (30 m)
Ventura County
- La Jolla Canyon Falls – 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Matilija Falls – 40 ft (12 m) +
- Paradise Falls (Wildwood Falls) – 70 ft (21 m)
- Piru Creek Falls – 15 ft (4.6 m)
- Rose Valley Falls – 300 ft (91 m)
- Santa Paula Canyon Falls (The Punchbowl) – 30 ft (9.1 m)
- Santa Ynez Falls
- Solstice Canyon Falls – 25 ft (7.6 m)
- Tar Creek Falls (Emerald Falls) – 70 ft (21 m) +
Tallest waterfalls
| Tallest waterfalls in California[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Height | Location |
| 1 | Yosemite Falls | 2,425 ft (739 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 2 | East Snow Mountain Falls | 2,200 ft (670 m) | Eldorado National Forest |
| 3 | Sentinel Fall | 1,920 ft (590 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 4 | Widow's Tears | 1,680 ft (510 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 5 | Ribbon Fall | 1,612 ft (491 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 6= | Horsetail Fall | 1,400 ft (430 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 6= | Columbia Cascade | 1,400 ft (430 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 8 | Wapama Falls | 1,310 ft (400 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 9 | Staircase Falls | 1,300 ft (400 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 10 | Royal Arch Cascade | 1,250 ft (380 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 11= | Tokopah Falls | 1,200 ft (370 m) | Sequoia National Park |
| 11= | Chagoopa Falls | 1,200 ft (370 m) | Sequoia National Park |
| 11= | Stevenson Creek Falls | 1,200 ft (370 m) | Sierra National Forest |
| 14 | Lehamite Falls | 1,180 ft (360 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 15 | Chain Cascade (Cascade Cliffs) | 1,150 ft (350 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 16 | Reconnaissance Creek Falls | 900 ft (270 m) | Sierra National Forest |
| 17 | Tueeulala Falls | 880 ft (270 m) | Yosemite National Park |
| 18 | Garlic Falls | 800 ft (240 m) | Sierra National Forest |
| 19 | Horsetail Falls | 791 ft (241 m) | Eldorado National Forest |
| 20 | The Cascades (Cascade Falls) | 750 ft (230 m) | Yosemite National Park |
References
- "List of Waterfalls in California, United States". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
External links
- All waterfalls in California – World Waterfall Database
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