39 named waterfalls in our dataset

Waterfalls in Illinois

Illinois has 39 named waterfalls in our dataset, cross-referenced between OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS. Coverage of access, photography, and conditions varies — we mark every page with what we've verified and what's still source-only.

Map of waterfalls in Illinois

All 39 waterfalls plotted by latitude and longitude. Click any pin for the full data sheet.

All 39 waterfalls

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Burden Falls
102 ft · Burden Falls Wilderness · photo
Canyon Creek Cascade
3 ft
Canyon Creek Falls
8 ft
Cedar/Pakentuck Falls
no height
Great Falls of the Illinois River
no height
Homan Falls
no height
Upper Burden Falls
no height · Shawnee National Forest · photo
Apple Canyon Waterfall
no height · photo
Arch of the Gods Cascade
no height
Avery Hollow South Falls
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Beaver Falls
no height
Bjork's Falls
98 ft · Ferne Clyffe State Park
Blue Blaze Cascade
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Boulder Falls
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Cascade Falls
no height · Matthiessen State Park
Colorful Bluffs Waterfall
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Creek Trek Waterfall
no height
Dixon Springs Waterfall
no height
Falls
no height
Falls
no height
Falls
no height
Falls-Shelter Bluff
no height
Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls
no height
Jackson Falls
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Kinkaid Lake Spillway Falls
no height
Lake Falls
no height · Matthiessen State Park
N37 24.465 W88 35.372
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Ottawa Canyon Waterfall
no height · Starved Rock State Park · photo
Panther Cascade
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Panther Falls
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Ripple Canyon Falls
no height · Shawnee National Forest
Rosemont Waterfall
no height · photo
Saint Louis Canyon Waterfall
no height · Starved Rock State Park
Sawmill Creek Waterfall
10 ft · photo
Sierra Falls
no height
Spillway Falls
no height
Thunder Bay Falls
no height · photo
Wildcat Canyon Waterfall
no height · Starved Rock State Park · photo