Tenmile Creek Falls is a waterfall on Tenmile Creek in Fresno County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region, with a total height of about 200 feet. It lies about 21.3 miles east of Yokuts Valley and roughly 41.6 miles northeast of Visalia as the crow flies.
At 200 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of California’s 286 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 60th; the typical California waterfall is about 70 feet.
The Sierra Nevada is a long granite range with glacially carved canyons, alpine meadows and forests of ponderosa and Jeffrey pine, incense cedar and giant sequoia. Snowmelt-fed rivers pour over polished granite steps and cliffs, especially in spring and early summer. Tenmile Creek carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Tenmile Creek Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 116 recorded waterfalls in Fresno County. Middle Tenmile Creek Falls, is about 1.4 miles away. Upper Tenmile Creek Falls, is about 2 miles away. Redwood Creek Falls, is about 3.1 miles away.
Tenmile Creek Falls is located at 36.8334° N, 118.8799° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.