Middle Dinkey Creek Falls is a 100-foot waterfall on Dinkey Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 21.6 miles east of Auberry and roughly 39.9 miles northeast of Clovis as the crow flies.
At 100 feet it is taller than the typical California waterfall of about 70 feet, ranking 101st of 286 with a recorded height.
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. Dinkey Creek carries 9 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 400 feet.
Fresno County holds 116 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Upper Dinkey Creek Falls, 25 feet high, is under a mile away. Bear Creek Falls, is about 7.3 miles away. Rancheria Falls, 150 feet high, is about 7.5 miles away.
Middle Dinkey Creek Falls is located at 37.1469° N, 119.1015° 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.