Dagger Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Middle Fork Salmon River in Custer County, Idaho, in the Idaho Batholith region. It lies about 47.8 miles southeast of McCall and roughly 78 miles northeast of Boise as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 36 Idaho waterfalls with a documented height only 0 are shorter, while the typical Idaho waterfall stands around 60 feet.
The Idaho Batholith is a maze of steep granite mountains and deep canyons blanketed by lodgepole and ponderosa pine and Douglas fir, with some of the largest roadless areas in the lower 48. Rivers here are wild and fast, dropping through rocky gorges. Middle Fork Salmon River carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Dagger Falls is the tallest of them.
Custer County holds 17 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Velvet Falls, is about 4.6 miles away. Meadow Creek Falls, is about 18.4 miles away. Lady Face Falls, is about 22.6 miles away.
Dagger Falls is located at 44.5295° N, 115.2856° 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.