Three-Falls-Below-The-Gate is a 200-foot waterfall on East Fork Kaweah River in Tulare County, California, in the Sierra Nevada region. It lies about 15.7 miles east of Three Rivers and roughly 34.6 miles northeast of Porterville 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. East Fork Kaweah River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Three-Falls-Below-The-Gate is the tallest of them.
Tulare County holds 93 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Tufa Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. Black Wolf Falls, 50 feet high, is about 1.6 miles away. East Fork Kaweah Falls, 15 feet high, is about 1.9 miles away.
Three-Falls-Below-The-Gate is located at 36.4520° N, 118.6225° 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.