Mooney Flat Falls is one of the recorded waterfalls on Deer Creek in Nevada County, California, in the Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains region. It lies about 4 miles west of Lake Wildwood and roughly 19.2 miles east of Yuba City as the crow flies.
No height measurement has been recorded for it yet.
The Central California Foothills and Coastal Mountains are rolling hills and low ranges of oak woodland, chaparral and grassland with a Mediterranean climate of wet winters and dry summers. Streams are seasonal, and waterfalls run strongest after winter and spring rains. Deer Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls along its course.
There are 23 recorded waterfalls in Nevada County. Squirrel Creek Falls, is about 3 miles away. Deer Creek Falls, is about 7.6 miles away. Shingle Falls, 70 feet high, is about 7.7 miles away.
Mooney Flat Falls is located at 39.2237° N, 121.2752° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.