Twin Falls is a waterfall on Bear Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 15 feet. It lies about 19.9 miles south of Mammoth Lakes and roughly 56.4 miles northeast of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for California, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 70 feet; it ranks 264th of 286.
The Sierra Nevada is a long granite range with glacially carved canyons, alpine meadows and forests of ponderosa and Jeffrey pine, incense cedar and giant sequoia. Snowmelt-fed rivers pour over polished granite steps and cliffs, especially in spring and early summer. Bear Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Twin Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 116 recorded waterfalls in Fresno County. Silver Pass Falls, 475 feet high, is about 5.4 miles away. Mills Creek Falls, is about 6.4 miles away. Anne Lake Falls, is about 7.7 miles away.
Twin Falls is located at 37.3625° N, 118.9318° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.