Waterfalls in Florida
3 waterfalls in Florida across 3 counties, from the USGS dataset; 3 with a measured height. The tallest is Falling Water at 67 ft. All US waterfalls.
State: Florida 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
- 4 mi from Chipley
- On Falling Creek
- 4 mi from Five Points
- On Steinhatchee River
- 6 mi from Steinhatchee
Florida's three waterfalls: karst ledges and one sinkhole plunge
Limestone karst gives Florida its rare waterfalls: two are spring-fed ledges managed by a water district in the north, and the third plunges into a sinkhole in the Panhandle.
Where the waterfalls are
Columbia County holds Falling Creek Falls and Dixie County holds Steinhatchee Falls, both low ledges on Suwannee River Water Management District land in north-central Florida. Washington County, in the Panhandle, holds Falling Water, where a stream drops into a limestone sinkhole instead of over a ledge.
Waterfalls worth the trip
- Falling Water, 67 feet, is the tallest of the three: the stream plunges into a sinkhole about 100 feet deep and 20 feet wide at Falling Waters State Park, a short walk of paved and natural-surface path to two viewing platforms; the park's own materials put the drop at 73 to 74 feet, and admission runs $5 a vehicle.
- Falling Creek Falls, 6 feet on an intermittent creek that runs dry between rains and vanishes underground a quarter mile downstream, is a short, free walk on an accessible boardwalk in Columbia County.
- Steinhatchee Falls, 3 feet on a limestone shelf that all but disappears at high river levels, is a drive-up spot where wagon ruts from an old river crossing still show at low water.
Fees and access
Falling Waters State Park is open 8 a.m. to sunset year-round; admission runs $5 for a vehicle with two to eight people, $4 for one person, and $2 for a pedestrian or cyclist. Falling Creek Falls Park is free, open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (5:30 p.m. in winter), managed jointly by Columbia County and the water management district. Steinhatchee Falls is also free, on water management district land off SR 51. All three depend on rainfall: Falling Water's own flow advisory recommends calling ahead, and Steinhatchee's ledge can vanish entirely when the river runs high.
Safety
The sinkhole at Falling Water runs about 100 feet deep, and the park's platforms keep visitors above the water rather than at its edge.
Waterfalls in Florida on the map
Numbers show how many sit in that area; zoom in or click to split them, click a marker for details.
Tallest waterfalls in Florida
- Falling Water67 ftWashington County
- Falling Creek Falls6 ftColumbia County
- Steinhatchee Falls3 ftDixie County
Waterfalls by county
Florida has named waterfalls in 3 counties. The most are in Columbia County (1), Washington County (1), Dixie County (1). Every county has its own page with a map and the tallest falls:
Types of waterfalls in Florida
plunge (1), horsetail (1), segmented (1). What the types mean is explained in the guide to waterfall types.
About the data
Of the 3 waterfalls in Florida, 3 have a measured height, 3 have coordinates verified against aerial imagery and 3 have photos. Heights are the total drop as recorded by the source; falls without a measurement are listed without one. Every page has the stream, the nearest town and distance, a map with directions and a review form for photos and notes.