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?

501 under live monitoring · 90 at peak flow · 19 going dry today · 50 closed

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McGalliard 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

44 matches

Sulphide Creek FallsWashington · 3,937 ft
Lower Yosemite FallCalifornia · 2,425 ft
Middle CascadesCalifornia · 2,425 ft
Upper Yosemite FallCalifornia · 2,425 ft

Inside a National Park

park_type == "national_park"

421 matches

Bridalveil FallCalifornia · 620 ft
Illilouette FallCalifornia · 1,250 ft
Lower Yosemite FallCalifornia · 2,425 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 · 1,250 ft
Lower Yosemite FallCalifornia · 2,425 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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Right now across the dataset

501 waterfalls under live monitoring

USGS streamflow, NOAA forecasts, NPS alerts, and wildfire proximity refreshed every 3 days. Last update: 2026-06-10.

at peak flow

Ribbon Falls — 8,940 cfs
Columbine Cascade — 4,410 cfs
Wilderness Falls — 4,410 cfs

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Bridal Veil Falls-Mine Cascade — 4,020 cfs
Canyon Falls — 4,020 cfs
Sunset Falls — 4,020 cfs
Snoqualmie Falls — 3,850 cfs
Carter Falls — 2,390 cfs
Christine Falls — 2,390 cfs
Clear Creek Falls — 2,390 cfs
Comet Falls — 2,390 cfs
Fairy Falls — 2,390 cfs
Myrtle Falls — 2,390 cfs
Narada Falls — 2,390 cfs
Ruby Falls — 2,390 cfs
Silver Falls — 2,390 cfs
Upper Comet Falls — 2,390 cfs
Upper Stevens Creek Falls — 2,390 cfs
Walupt Creek Falls — 2,390 cfs
Washington Cascades — 2,390 cfs
Double Falls — 1,700 cfs
Drake Falls — 1,700 cfs
Lower North Falls — 1,700 cfs
Lower South Falls — 1,700 cfs
Middle North Falls — 1,700 cfs
North Falls — 1,700 cfs
South Falls — 1,700 cfs
Twin Falls — 1,700 cfs
Upper North Falls — 1,700 cfs
Winter Falls — 1,700 cfs
Latourell Falls — 1,370 cfs
Upper Latourell Falls — 1,370 cfs
Hidden Falls — 1,290 cfs
Giant Falls — 1,200 cfs
Kautz Creek Falls — 1,200 cfs
Pearl Falls — 1,200 cfs
Spray Falls — 1,200 cfs
Berdeen Falls — 1,060 cfs
Green Lake Falls — 1,060 cfs
Rainbow Falls — 1,060 cfs
Sulphide Creek Falls — 1,060 cfs
Bridal Veil Falls — 1,050 cfs
Cornelius Falls — 1,050 cfs
Falls Creek Falls — 850 cfs
Chenuis Falls — 806 cfs
Wilson Falls — 645 cfs
Munson Creek Falls — 644 cfs
Marsh Creek Falls — 611 cfs
Twin Falls — 611 cfs
Moulton Falls — 561 cfs

going dry today

Lower Calf Creek Falls — 0.1 cfs (bottom 0%)
Palouse Falls — 174 cfs (bottom 0%)
Seven Falls — 0 cfs (bottom 0%)

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Treasure Falls — 213 cfs (bottom 0%)
Tropic Ditch Falls — 50.6 cfs (bottom 0%)
Upper Calf Creek Fall — 0.1 cfs (bottom 0%)
R3 - Keyhole Falls - Bolted Rappel Anchor: 10 ft. — 34.9 cfs (bottom 7%)
Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall — 1.6 cfs (bottom 10%)
Chagoopa Falls — 50.2 cfs (bottom 13%)
Grizzly Falls — 50.2 cfs (bottom 13%)
Jemez Falls — 6.7 cfs (bottom 13%)
Mist Falls — 50.2 cfs (bottom 13%)
Roaring River Falls — 50.2 cfs (bottom 13%)
Tokopah Falls — 50.2 cfs (bottom 13%)
Donut Falls — 5.1 cfs (bottom 20%)
Tumalo Falls — 17.8 cfs (bottom 20%)
Medieval Chamber — 2.4 cfs (bottom 23%)
Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand) — 2.4 cfs (bottom 23%)
Havasu Falls — 63.9 cfs (bottom 24%)

under NPS closure alerts

Akaiyan Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Annie Falls — East Rim Drive is currently CLOSED
Apikuni Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status

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Bannock Falls — Construction in the south end of the park
Beaver Chief Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Bechler Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Berdeen Falls — Road Closures - State Route 20 and Cascade River Road
Bird Woman Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Blue Canyon Falls — A Few Small Roads Closed Due to Roadway Damage and/or Repair Work
Carter Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Cascades of the Firehole — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Chagoopa Falls — A Few Small Roads Closed Due to Roadway Damage and/or Repair Work
Chasm Falls — Update on Transponders
Chenuis Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Christine Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Cleft Falls — Construction in the south end of the park
Columbine Cascade — Construction in the south end of the park
Comet Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Crystal Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Dawn Mist Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Depot Creek Falls — Road Closures - State Route 20 and Cascade River Road
Duwee Falls — East Rim Drive is currently CLOSED
Fairy Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Fairy Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Feather Plume Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Feather Woman Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Firehole Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Giant Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Gibbon Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Green Lake Falls — Road Closures - State Route 20 and Cascade River Road
Grinnell Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Hidden Falls — Construction in the south end of the park
Ipasha Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Iris Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Kautz Creek Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Kepler Cascades — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Lewis Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Lower Yellowstone Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Marymere Falls — Hurricane Hill Road Closed Mon-Thurs Through June 30
Meigs Falls — Temporary Road Closures
Mist Falls — A Few Small Roads Closed Due to Roadway Damage and/or Repair Work
Monument Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Moose Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Morning Eagle Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Myrtle Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Mystic Falls — Temporary Closure of Some Trails, Backcountry Campsites, and Fishing Areas
Narada Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Oberlin Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status
Pearl Falls — SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge is closed: no access to Carbon River or Mowich Lake.
Piegan Falls — Going-to-the-Sun Road Spring Status

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

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