Dry Meadow Creek Falls is a waterfall on Dry Meadow Creek in Tulare County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 225 feet. It lies about 16.9 miles north of Kernville and roughly 30.1 miles east of Porterville as the crow flies.
At 225 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 58th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet. The tallest single drop is 50 feet.
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. Dry Meadow Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Dry Meadow Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 93 recorded waterfalls in Tulare County. South Creek Falls, 90 feet high, is about 1.5 miles away. Brush Creek Falls, is about 1.8 miles away. Long Meadow Falls, is about 3.5 miles away.
Dry Meadow Creek Falls is located at 35.9937° N, 118.4851° 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.