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
Madera County, California
325 fttotal height
- 14 mi from Mammoth Lakes
Location verified
Tulare County, California
320 fttotal height
- On Bear Creek
- 16 mi from East Porterville
El Dorado County, California
315 fttotal height
- 3 mi from Camino
Location verified
Fresno County, California
310 fttotal height
- On Mills Creek
- 19 mi from Mammoth Lakes
Mariposa County, California
300 fttotal height
- On Crane Creek
- 11 mi from Yosemite Valley
Mariposa County, California
300 fttotal height
- On Tenaya Creek
- 8 mi from Yosemite Valley
Location verified
Fresno County, California
300 fttotal height
- On Pinnacles Creek
- 20 mi from West Bishop
Fresno County, California
300 fttotal height
- On Purple Creek
- 9 mi from Mammoth Lakes
Ventura County, California
300 fttotal height
- Tallest drop 200 ft · 2 drops
- On Rose Valley Creek
- 7 mi from Ojai
Placer County, California
295 fttotal height
- 16 mi from Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Tuolumne County, California
295 fttotal height
- On Kendrick Creek
- 24 mi from Yosemite Valley
Siskiyou County, California
290 fttotal height
- On Ash Creek
- 10 mi from McCloud
Location verified
Fresno County, California
290 fttotal height
- On Stevenson Creek
- 11 mi from Auberry
Sierra County, California
285 fttotal height
- On Cherokee Creek
- 13 mi from Challenge-Brownsville
Location verified