Niagara Creek Falls is a waterfall on Niagra Creek in Tuolumne County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 730 feet. It lies about 22.8 miles east of Arnold and roughly 58.4 miles south of Carson City as the crow flies.
At 730 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 23rd; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet. The tallest single drop is 300 feet. It falls in 4 drops.
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.
There are 84 recorded waterfalls in Tuolumne County. Fouquet Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Clark Fork Falls, is about 4.4 miles away. Cascade Creek Falls, is about 5.4 miles away.
Niagara Creek Falls is located at 38.3294° N, 119.9407° 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 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.