Cornelius Falls
Arkansas · 33-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Cornelius Falls is 281 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
281 cfs
Little Red River near · 1h ago
Overnight
77°F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
94°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:00 AM · Sunset 8:25 PM · 14h 25m
Snapshot built 11m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS LZK.
Cornelius Falls is a waterfall in Cleburne County, Arkansas. It drops roughly 33 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.
Cornelius Falls sits in Cleburne County, Arkansas. The base sits at roughly 610 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 3 minutes from Heber Springs. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come 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 · 16.7 mi away
Little Red River near Dewey, AR
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 2,830 cfs · 22% 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.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 32 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 53 | 35 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 63 | 45 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 69 | 51 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 78 | 61 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Jun | 87 | 69 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Jul | 90 | 74 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Aug | 89 | 72 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Sep | 83 | 66 | 3.2 | 0 |
| Oct | 73 | 56 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Nov | 61 | 44 | 2.7 | 1 |
| Dec | 54 | 38 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
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.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornelius Falls (this page) | — | 33 ft | — | — | — |
| Bridal Veil Falls | 0 mi | 49 ft | — | — | — |
| Collins Creek Cascade | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Falls | 20 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Bear Pen Falls | 28 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Steele Falls | 39 mi | 66 ft | — | Y | Free |
Side-by-side comparisons
Cornelius Falls compared head-to-head with other documented falls — height, access, fees, dogs, swimmability in one row each.
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Similar height (~33 ft)
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- Beetree Fork Falls33 ft
- Big Dog Falls33 ft
- Cossatot Falls33 ft
Questions visitors ask about Cornelius 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 Cornelius Falls?
Cornelius Falls is 33 feet (10.1 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Cornelius Falls from a major city?
Cornelius Falls is 2 miles from Heber Springs (about 3 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
35.4703, -92.0402
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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