Waterfalls in California
1,039 waterfalls in California across 49 counties, from the USGS dataset; 889 with a measured height. The tallest is Yosemite Falls at 2,425 ft. All US waterfalls.
State: California 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
El Dorado County, California
235 fttotal height
- On Sugar Pine Creek
- 6 mi from Pollock Pines
Location verified
Placer County, California
235 fttotal height
- 18 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Mariposa County, California
230 fttotal height
- On Bishop Creek
- 11 mi from Yosemite Valley
Madera County, California
230 fttotal height
- On Johnson Creek
- 13 mi from Yosemite Valley
Placer County, California
230 fttotal height
- On North Fork North Fork American River
- 16 mi from Foresthill
Location verified
Yuba County, California
225 fttotal height
- On Brushy Creek
- 13 mi from Challenge-Brownsville
Location verified
Butte County, California
225 fttotal height
- On Camp Creek
- 8 mi from Magalia
Location verified
Tulare County, California
225 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 50 ft
- On Dry Meadow Creek
- 17 mi from Kernville
Location verified
Mariposa County, California
225 fttotal height
- On Fireplace Creek
- 6 mi from Yosemite Valley
Tuolumne County, California
225 fttotal height
- On Ireland Creek
- 16 mi from Yosemite Valley
Fresno County, California
225 fttotal height
- On Black Creek
- 14 mi from Auberry
Mono County, California
220 fttotal height
- On Rush Creek
- 12 mi from Mammoth Lakes
Location verified
El Dorado County, California
220 fttotal height
- On Onion Creek
- 7 mi from Pollock Pines
Location verified
Marin County, California
220 fttotal height
- 7 mi from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls
Location verified
Madera County, California
220 fttotal height
- On Fish Creek
- 15 mi from Auberry
Location verified
Mariposa County, California
210 fttotal height
- On Fletcher Creek
- 10 mi from Yosemite Valley
Location verified
Tuolumne County, California
210 fttotal height
- On Rogers Creek
- 14 mi from Yosemite Valley
Location verified
Placer County, California
200 fttotal height
- On Big Mosquito Creek
- 10 mi from Foresthill