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Bridal Veil Falls

Arkansas · 49-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15

Bridal Veil Falls is running at 373 cfs — well above seasonal normal.

Above seasonal normal today(1,060 cfs, top 13% of last 30 days)

Right now

Streamflow

373 cfs

Little Red River near · 2h ago

Overnight

72°F

Mostly Cloudy

Saturday

91°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Today's daylight

Sunrise 5:52 AM · Sunset 8:24 PM · 14h 32m

AQI: 27 (Good) · PM2.5 5.2 µg/m³

Snapshot built 16m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS LZK.

Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall in Arkansas
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (see image page for full attribution)

Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in Arkansas. It drops roughly 49 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.

Bridal Veil Falls is a natural waterfall, located in Cleburne County, Arkansas, outside of Heber Springs.

Is the water flowing right now?

Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.

  • USGS gage 07076517 · 16.6 mi away

    Little Red River near Dewey, AR

    — Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.

    View live discharge data →

30-day streamflow

Above 30-day average
2026-05-14 · low 251 cfstoday 1,060 cfs · avg 538.2 cfs

↻ Same date last year: 3,450 cfs · 31% of last year — significantly drier

When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)

Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.

MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip (in)Snow days
Jan48325.62.4
Feb53354.42.4
Mar63455.80.6
Apr69515.30.2
May78614.80
Jun87693.50
Jul90743.30
Aug89723.30
Sep83663.20
Oct73563.70
Nov61442.71
Dec54384.31.2

Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.

Compare to nearby falls

If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.

WaterfallDistanceHeightTrailDogsFee
Bridal Veil Falls (this page)49 ft
Cornelius Falls0 mi33 ft
Collins Creek Cascade4 mi
Bailey Falls20 mi
Bear Pen Falls29 mi
Steele Falls39 mi66 ftYFree

Related waterfalls

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Questions visitors ask about Bridal Veil Falls

Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.

How tall is Bridal Veil Falls?

Bridal Veil Falls is 49 feet (14.9 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.

How far is Bridal Veil Falls from a major city?

Bridal Veil Falls is 2 miles from Heber Springs (about 3 minutes' drive).

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Where it is

35.4692, -92.0388

Sources and live status

Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.

Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15

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