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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.

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State: California 47

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Vernon Cascades

Tuolumne County, California
90 fttotal height
  • On Falls Creek
  • 21 mi from Yosemite Valley
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Volcano Falls

Tulare County, California
90 fttotal height
  • On Golden Trout Creek
  • 25 mi from Lone Pine
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Tenaya Falls

Mariposa County, California
Segmented Plunge
88 fttotal height
  • On Tenaya Creek
  • 3 mi from Yosemite Valley
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Cross Camp Falls

Ventura County, California
85 fttotal height
  • 7 mi from Santa Paula
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Lower Burnett Canyon Falls

Placer County, California
85 fttotal height
  • 16 mi from Foresthill
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Lower Chambers Creek Falls

Plumas County, California
85 fttotal height
  • On Chambers Creek
  • 18 mi from Magalia
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Lower Sycamore Creek Falls

Ventura County, California
85 fttotal height
  • On Sycamore Creek
  • 14 mi from Ojai
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Petroglyph Falls

Placer County, California
85 fttotal height
  • On North Fork American River
  • 15 mi from Truckee
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Silver Creek Falls

Napa County, California
85 fttotal height
  • On Silver Creek
  • 4 mi from Napa
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Upper Burnett Canyon Falls

Placer County, California
85 fttotal height
  • 17 mi from Foresthill
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Upper Shakeflat Falls

Madera County, California
85 fttotal height
  • On Shakeflat Creek
  • 16 mi from Oakhurst
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Upper Sycamore Creek Falls

Ventura County, California
85 fttotal height
  • On Sycamore Creek
  • 14 mi from Ojai
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Big Falls

San Luis Obispo County, California
80 fttotal height
  • 9 mi from San Luis Obispo
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Bowman Lake Falls

Nevada County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Canyon Creek
  • 24 mi from Truckee
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Cold Meadow Creek Falls

Tulare County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Cold Meadow Creek
  • 30 mi from Lone Pine
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Corlieu Falls

Madera County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Lewis Fork
  • 6 mi from Oakhurst
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East Godwin Canyon Falls

Ventura County, California
80 fttotal height
  • 12 mi from Meiners Oaks
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Fish Canyon Falls

Los Angeles County, California
80 fttotal height
  • 3 mi from Azusa
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Five Lakes Creek Falls

Placer County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Five Lakes Creek
  • 11 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
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Hat Creek Falls

Shasta County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Hat Creek
  • 21 mi from Chester
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Lower Goddard Creek Falls

Fresno County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Goddard Creek
  • 23 mi from Big Pine
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Lower Mulger Creek Falls

Madera County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Mulger Creek
  • 16 mi from Oakhurst
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Middle New York Canyon Falls

Placer County, California
80 fttotal height
  • 19 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
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Middle South Fork Tule River Falls

Tulare County, California
80 fttotal height
  • On Sourth Fork Tule River
  • 19 mi from East Porterville