A structured directory of US waterfalls

Where the falls are. What they're like. Whether they're worth it.

The structured directory of 5,574 US waterfalls across 50 states. We treat them as data — so you can ask: which dog-friendly, drive-by waterfalls are within 90 minutes of me?

507 under live monitoring · 25 at peak flow · 119 going dry today · 41 closed

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Photo of the day · 2026-07-28

Dillon Falls

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Every field on every waterfall page is queryable. Three live examples from our dataset.

Over 500 feet tall

height_ft > 500

41 matches

Sulphide Creek FallsWashington · 3,937 ft
East Snow Mountain FallsCalifornia · 2,200 ft
Horsetail FallCalifornia · 2,133 ft
Snow Creek FallsCalifornia · 2,133 ft

Inside a National Park

park_type == "national_park"

421 matches

Bridalveil FallCalifornia · 620 ft
Illilouette FallCalifornia · 370 ft
Lower Yosemite FallCalifornia · 320 ft
Nevada FallCalifornia · 594 ft

Trail tagged in OSM + has a photo

trail_evidence.has_nearby_trail == true AND images.length > 0

313 matches

Bridalveil FallCalifornia · 620 ft
Illilouette FallCalifornia · 370 ft
Lower Yosemite FallCalifornia · 320 ft
Nevada FallCalifornia · 594 ft

5,574 waterfalls indexed across 50 states, cross-referenced between OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS. The top 500 by popularity get live USGS streamflow + NOAA forecast + air quality + sunrise/sunset on every page, refreshed every 6 hours.

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Every named waterfall in our dataset. Zoom in until clusters break apart, then click a pin for the page.

Right now across the dataset

507 waterfalls under live monitoring

USGS streamflow, NOAA forecasts, NPS alerts, and wildfire proximity refreshed every 3 days. Last update: 2026-07-28.

at peak flow

Ribbon Falls — 9,260 cfs
Mingo Falls — 810 cfs
Bald River Falls — 494 cfs

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Hooker Falls — 420 cfs
Triple Falls — 420 cfs
Meigs Falls — 411 cfs
Chenuis Falls — 346 cfs
Crabtree Falls — 285 cfs
Roaring Fork Falls — 285 cfs
Spoon Creek Falls — 269 cfs
Linville Falls — 150 cfs
Canes Creek Cascades;Cane Creek Falls — 147 cfs
Coon Creek Falls — 147 cfs
Fall Creek Falls — 147 cfs
Piney Creek Falls — 147 cfs
Virgin Falls — 147 cfs
Hemlock Falls — 98 cfs
Ozone Falls — 98 cfs
Toketee Falls — 90 cfs
Noccalula Falls — 81 cfs
Titacoclos Falls — 56 cfs
Catawba Falls — 54 cfs
Douglas Falls — 54 cfs
Glassmine Falls — 54 cfs
Walker Falls — 54 cfs

119

going dry today

Akaiyan Falls — 2,060 cfs (bottom 0%)
Angeline Falls — 316 cfs (bottom 0%)
Apikuni Falls — 129 cfs (bottom 0%)

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Beaver Chief Falls — 2,060 cfs (bottom 0%)
Big Heart Falls — 316 cfs (bottom 0%)
Bird Woman Falls — 129 cfs (bottom 0%)
Chagoopa Falls — 0.8 cfs (bottom 0%)
Chush Falls — 7.3 cfs (bottom 0%)
Coopey Falls — 11.6 cfs (bottom 0%)
Copper Lake Falls — 316 cfs (bottom 0%)
Dawn Mist Falls — 129 cfs (bottom 0%)
Deer Lick Falls — 36.8 cfs (bottom 0%)
Denny Camp Falls — 37 cfs (bottom 0%)
Double Falls — 953 cfs (bottom 0%)
Drake Falls — 953 cfs (bottom 0%)
Drury Falls — 197 cfs (bottom 0%)
Elowah Falls — 48.3 cfs (bottom 0%)
Fairy Falls — 11.6 cfs (bottom 0%)
Falls Creek Falls — 255 cfs (bottom 0%)
Feather Plume Falls — 129 cfs (bottom 0%)
Feather Woman Falls — 2,060 cfs (bottom 0%)
Franklin Falls — 37 cfs (bottom 0%)
Grinnell Falls — 129 cfs (bottom 0%)
Grizzly Falls — 0.8 cfs (bottom 0%)
Hindostan Falls — 3,900 cfs (bottom 0%)
Ipasha Falls — 129 cfs (bottom 0%)
Johnson Shut-Ins — 0.7 cfs (bottom 0%)
Keekwulee Falls — 37 cfs (bottom 0%)
Koosah Falls — 162 cfs (bottom 0%)
Latourell Falls — 391 cfs (bottom 0%)
Lava Canyon Falls — 140 cfs (bottom 0%)
Loowit Falls — 140 cfs (bottom 0%)
Louis Creek Falls — 76.7 cfs (bottom 0%)
Lower Carp Falls — 111 cfs (bottom 0%)
Lower Copper Falls — 316 cfs (bottom 0%)
Lower Foss River Falls — 316 cfs (bottom 0%)
Lower Lewis River Falls — 140 cfs (bottom 0%)
Lower North Falls — 953 cfs (bottom 0%)
Lower South Falls — 953 cfs (bottom 0%)
Malachite Falls — 316 cfs (bottom 0%)
Manabezho Falls — 18.4 cfs (bottom 0%)
Manido Falls — 18.4 cfs (bottom 0%)
Middle Copper Falls — 316 cfs (bottom 0%)
Middle North Falls — 953 cfs (bottom 0%)
Mill Creek Falls — 585 cfs (bottom 0%)
Mina Sauk Falls — 0.7 cfs (bottom 0%)
Mist Falls — 11.6 cfs (bottom 0%)
Mist Falls — 0.8 cfs (bottom 0%)
Monument Falls — 129 cfs (bottom 0%)
Morgan Falls — 111 cfs (bottom 0%)

under NPS closure alerts

Annie Falls — East Rim Drive is CLOSED from Park Headquarters to Phantom Ship Overlook
Bannock Falls — Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Bechler Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion

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Berdeen Falls — Campfire Ban in All Portions of the Park Complex Begins June 29
Calypso Cascades — A Fire Ban (Stage 2 Fire Restrictions) Are In Effect
Cascades of the Firehole — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Chasm Falls — A Fire Ban (Stage 2 Fire Restrictions) Are In Effect
Cleft Falls — Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Columbine Cascade — Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Crystal Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Depot Creek Falls — Campfire Ban in All Portions of the Park Complex Begins June 29
Duwee Falls — East Rim Drive is CLOSED from Park Headquarters to Phantom Ship Overlook
Fairy Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Firehole Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Gibbon Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Green Lake Falls — Campfire Ban in All Portions of the Park Complex Begins June 29
Hidden Falls — Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Iris Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Kepler Cascades — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Lewis Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Lower Yellowstone Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Marymere Falls — Mora Road Closed for Essential Repairs
Meigs Falls — Single-Lane Closures on Gatlinburg Spur
Moose Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Mystic Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Plaikni Falls — East Rim Drive is CLOSED from Park Headquarters to Phantom Ship Overlook
Ribbon Cascade — Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Rustic Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Shoshoko Falls — Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Silver Cord Cascade — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Sol Duc Falls — Mora Road Closed for Essential Repairs
Sulphide Creek Falls — Campfire Ban in All Portions of the Park Complex Begins June 29
Terraced Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Tom Branch Falls — Single-Lane Closures on Gatlinburg Spur
Tower Fall — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Undine Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Union Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Upper Yellowstone Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Virginia Cascades — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion
Wilderness Falls — Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure
Wraith Falls — Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion

with AQI > 100 (unhealthy for sensitive groups). Check the per-fall page before driving.

What we track per waterfall

Most of the web treats this list as prose. We treat it as fields — eighteen of them, grouped so the page can answer real questions instead of trying to be everything at once.

The drop

Height from multiple sources
Discrepancies flagged when they disagree
Type (plunge / horsetail / tiered)
Number of drops

Location

Coordinates and elevation
Containing park or wilderness
Nearest city + drive time
Watercourse it sits on

Access

Trail distance and Class 1–5 difficulty
Elevation gain in feet
Dog policy, kid age, wheelchair
Parking, restrooms, fees

Conditions

Best months for flow and crowding
Swimmable (with explicit reason if not)
Known fatalities + specific warnings
Live USGS streamflow + NOAA forecast

Plus: external links to Wikidata QID, GeoNames ID, Wikipedia, and the official park page.

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