Tiered Waterfalls in the United States
1,487 tiered waterfalls across the United States. Two or more distinct drops in a row, each with its own base. All waterfalls.
Browse by state 47
- Alabama 97
- Arizona 66
- Arkansas 280
- California 1,039
- Colorado 345
- Connecticut 79
- Florida 3
- Georgia 298
- Idaho 249
- Illinois 20
- Indiana 24
- Iowa 8
- Kansas 24
- Kentucky 65
- Louisiana 6
- Maine 175
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 37
- Michigan 294
- Minnesota 43
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 11
- Montana 252
- Nebraska 14
- Nevada 25
- New Hampshire 264
- New Jersey 5
- New Mexico 20
- New York 879
- North Carolina 495
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 26
- Oklahoma 30
- Oregon 1,342
- Pennsylvania 274
- Rhode Island 5
- South Carolina 22
- South Dakota 10
- Tennessee 427
- Texas 71
- Utah 76
- Vermont 229
- Virginia 127
- Washington 2,596
- West Virginia 13
- Wisconsin 83
- Wyoming 267
Mariposa County, California
2,425 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 1,430 ft · 6 drops
- On Yosemite Creek
- 2 mi from Yosemite Valley
Location verified
Mariposa County, California
1,425 fttotal height
- 5 drops
- On Gossamer Creek
- Under 1 mi from Yosemite Valley
Snohomish County, Washington
1,315 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 322 ft · 7 drops
- On Bridal Veil Creek
- 8 mi from Gold Bar
Location verified
Mariposa County, California
1,200 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 1,180 ft
- On Lehamite Creek
- 2 mi from Yosemite Valley
Flathead County, Montana
1,125 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 517 ft · 4 drops
- On Lincoln Creek
- 25 mi from Columbia Falls
Location verified
Tulare County, California
1,120 fttotal height
- On Marble Fork Kaweah River
- 17 mi from Three Rivers
Nelson County, Virginia
1,080 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 400 ft
- On Crabtree Creek
- 12 mi from Nellysford
Location verified
Glacier County, Montana
970 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 280 ft · 7 drops
- On Grinnell Creek
- 34 mi from Columbia Falls
Location verified
Mariposa County, California
755 fttotal height
- 11 drops
- On Snow Creek
- 3 mi from Yosemite Valley
Glacier County, Montana
710 fttotal height
- On meltwater of Ipasha Glacier
- 37 mi from Columbia Falls
Flathead County, Montana
675 fttotal height
- 31 mi from Columbia Falls
Location verified
Multnomah County, Oregon
632 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 542 ft · 4 drops
- On Multnomah Creek
- 12 mi from Washougal
Multnomah County, Oregon
520 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 300 ft · 2 drops
- On Mist Creek
- 11 mi from Washougal
Park County, Wyoming
520 fttotal height
- 4 drops
- On Surface Creek
- 32 mi from West Yellowstone
Pierce County, Washington
462 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 301 ft · 4 drops
- On Van Trump Creek
- 24 mi from Eatonville
Location verified
Utah County, Utah
430 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 175 ft · 3 drops
- 6 mi from Orem
Hood River County, Oregon
410 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 255 ft · 3 drops
- On Wonder Creek
- 6 mi from Carson
Coconino County, Arizona
400 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 280 ft
- 5 mi from Sedona
Snohomish County, Washington
392 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 265 ft · 4 drops
- On Wallace River
- 3 mi from Gold Bar
Franklin County, Maine
370 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 175 ft · 3 drops
- On Mountain Brook
- 17 mi from Mexico
Location verified
San Miguel County, Colorado
365 fttotal height
- On Bridal Veil Creek
- 3 mi from Telluride
Location verified
Skagit County, Washington
365 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 192 ft · 2 drops
- On Iron Creek
- 14 mi from Darrington
Dawson County, Georgia
360 fttotal height
- On Amicalola Creek
- 12 mi from Dawsonville
Location verified
Skagit County, Washington
350 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 200 ft · 4 drops
- 28 mi from Darrington
What is a tiered waterfall?
A tiered waterfall drops in two or more distinct steps, each with its own base or pool, so the water pauses before it falls again. The tiers may be a few feet apart or separated by a long run of rapids; what matters is that each drop is a fall in its own right. It is the most common type in the catalogue, with 1,491 entries, and the tallest falls in the country belong here: Yosemite Falls drops 2,425 feet in three tiers, and Multnomah Falls in Oregon falls 635 feet in two. Washington and North Carolina have the most tiered falls. On the card the total height counts every tier; the tallest single drop and the number of drops are listed underneath so you can tell a single great leap from a staircase of small ones.
Tallest tiered waterfalls
- Colonial Creek Falls2,568 ftWhatcom County, Washington
- Yosemite Falls2,425 ftMariposa County, California
- East Snow Mountain Falls2,200 ftPlacer County, California
- Sulphide Creek Falls2,182 ftWhatcom County, Washington
- Louis Creek Falls1,720 ftChelan County, Washington