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
Fresno County, California
550 fttotal height
- On Silver Creek
- 27 mi from Yokuts Valley
Tulare County, California
530 fttotal height
- On Grasshopper Creek
- 29 mi from Three Rivers
Placer County, California
504 fttotal height
- 2 drops
- On Grouse Creek
- 12 mi from Foresthill
Placer County, California
500 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 300 ft
- On New York Canyon Creek
- 19 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Fresno County, California
475 fttotal height
- On Silver Pass Creek
- 15 mi from Mammoth Lakes
Fresno County, California
470 fttotal height
- On Rube Creek
- 18 mi from Mammoth Lakes
Fresno County, California
460 fttotal height
- On Tombstone Creek
- 25 mi from Yokuts Valley
Mariposa County, California
450 fttotal height
- On Tenaya Creek
- 11 mi from Yosemite Valley
Location verified
Tulare County, California
450 fttotal height
- On Salmon Creek
- 11 mi from Kernville
Location verified
Madera County, California
425 fttotal height
- On Hutchings Creek
- 15 mi from Yosemite Valley
Location verified
Placer County, California
425 fttotal height
- On Wabena Creek
- 15 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Mariposa County, California
420 fttotal height
- On Florence Creek
- 12 mi from Yosemite Valley
Location verified
El Dorado County, California
415 fttotal height
- On Middle Fork Cosumnes River
- 17 mi from Buckhorn
Tuolumne County, California
415 fttotal height
- On Cathedral Creek
- 14 mi from Yosemite Valley
Tulare County, California
400 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 200 ft · 3 drops
- On Cliff Creek
- 18 mi from Three Rivers
Location verified
Fresno County, California
400 fttotal height
- On Dinkey Creek
- 17 mi from Yokuts Valley