Ranked by measured height

The 50 tallest waterfalls in the United States

Documented heights from Wikipedia, Wikidata, USGS, and field measurements. We list them in feet, the way the rest of the English-language web does — most are also reported in meters on their individual pages. We exclude entries where the height is unverified.

Rank	Name	Height	State	Park
1	Sulphide Creek Falls	3,937 ft	Washington	North Cascades National Park
2	East Snow Mountain Falls	2,200 ft	California	Tahoe National Forest
3	Horsetail Fall	2,133 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
4	Snow Creek Falls	2,133 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
5	Sentinel Fall	1,936 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
6	Louis Creek Falls	1,720 ft	Washington	—
7	Ribbon Fall	1,612 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
8	Upper Yosemite Fall	1,430 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
9	Bridal Veil Falls-Mine Cascade	1,291 ft	Washington	—
10	Wapama Falls	1,286 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
11	Drury Falls	1,267 ft	Washington	—
12	Big Heart Falls	1,262 ft	Washington	—
13	Royal Arch Cascade	1,247 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
14	Silver Cord Cascade	1,214 ft	Wyoming	Yellowstone National Park
15	Chagoopa Falls	1,201 ft	California	Sequoia National Park
16	Otter Falls	1,200 ft	Washington	Alpine Lakes Wilderness
17	Lehamite Falls	1,181 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
18	Staircase Falls	1,017 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
19	Shoestring Falls	984 ft	Washington	—
20	Green Lake Falls	981 ft	Washington	North Cascades National Park
21	Tueeulala Falls	915 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
22	Berdeen Falls	899 ft	Washington	North Cascades National Park
23	Depot Creek Falls	886 ft	Washington	North Cascades National Park
24	Horsetail Falls	791 ft	California	Desolation Wilderness
25	Amicalola Falls	728 ft	Georgia	—
26	Chilnualna Fall	696 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
27	Middle Cascades	675 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
28	Rampart Falls	644 ft	Washington	—
29	Wildcat Falls	623 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
30	Bridalveil Fall	620 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
31	Linton Falls	615 ft	Oregon	Three Sisters Wilderness
32	Bridal Veil Falls	607 ft	Utah	Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
33	Malachite Falls	600 ft	Washington	—
34	Cape Horn Falls	597 ft	Washington	Gifford Pinchot National Forest
35	Nevada Fall	594 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
36	Pywiack Cascade	591 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
37	Silver Strand Falls	574 ft	California	Yosemite National Park
38	Keekwulee Falls	561 ft	Washington	—
39	Bird Woman Falls	560 ft	Montana	Glacier National Park
40	Multnomah Falls	541 ft	Oregon	—
41	Mist Falls	518 ft	Oregon	—
42	Ithaca Falls	492 ft	New York	—
43	Snowshoe Falls	492 ft	Washington	—
44	Engle Falls	489 ft	Washington	—
45	Ice Falls	480 ft	Oregon	—
46	Lilliwaup Falls	466 ft	Washington	—
47	Tin Cup Joe Falls	463 ft	Washington	Alpine Lakes Wilderness
48	Bacon Lake Falls	446 ft	Washington	North Cascades National Park
49	Angeline Falls	424 ft	Washington	—
50	Silver Creek Falls	420 ft	Washington	—

By state

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Sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, USGS GNIS, OSM. See methodology for how we resolve disagreements between sources.