Mina Sauk Falls
Missouri · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Mina Sauk Falls is light today (1 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 0.7 cfs (bottom 0% of the last 30 days, vs. 333.2 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
0.7 cfs
East Fork Black River · 36m ago
Overnight
78°F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
93°F
Mostly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:03 AM · Sunset 8:15 PM · 14h 12m
Snapshot built 8m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS LSX.
Mina Sauk Falls is a waterfall in Iron County, Missouri. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Mina Sauk Falls sits in Iron County, Missouri. The base sits at roughly 1,407 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 9 minutes from Arcadia. A trail — Ozark Trail - Taum Sauk Section — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
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 07061270 · 5.6 mi away
East Fork Black River near Lesterville, MO
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 5.4 cfs · 13% of last year — significantly drier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Sauk Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnson Shut-Ins | 6 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Big Drop | 15 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Cats Paw | 15 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Wolf Pen Hollow Waterfall | 17 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Waterfall (seasonal) | 28 mi | 10 ft | — | Y | Free |
Questions visitors ask about Mina Sauk Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Mina Sauk Falls from a major city?
Mina Sauk Falls is 6 miles from Arcadia (about 9 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
37.5626, -90.7409
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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