List of waterfalls of Alaska

This is a list of the (43) officially named waterfalls found in the state of Alaska in the United States, according to the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System.

List of waterfalls[]

Waterfall (Name, Borough/Census Area, Alaska)	Latitude	Longitude	GNIS Feature ID # Link	Coordinates	Elevation	Borough or Census area	Watercourse
	58.305000 N	134.340000 W	1893245	58°18′18″N 134°20′24″W / 58.30500°N 134.34000°W / 58.30500; -134.34000 (Alaska Chief Falls (Juneau))	1,286 feet (392 m)	Juneau	Icy Gulch near confluence Gold Creek (near Lurvey Creek)
	55.381667 N	131.522778 W	1420335	55°22′54″N 131°31′22″W / 55.38167°N 131.52278°W / 55.38167; -131.52278 (Beaver Falls (Ketchikan Gateway))	1,312 feet (400 m)	Ketchikan Gateway	Beaver Falls Creek between Upper & Lower Silvis Lake
	59.569444 N	135.208333 W	1416669	59°34′10″N 135°12′30″W / 59.56944°N 135.20833°W / 59.56944; -135.20833 (Bridal Veil Falls (Skagway))	2,802 feet (854 m)	Skagway	Tributary of Captain William Moore Creek (tributary of Skagway River)
Bridal Veil Falls (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska)	61.070278 N	145.893611 W	1417164	61°4′13″N 145°53′37″W / 61.07028°N 145.89361°W / 61.07028; -145.89361 (Bridal Veil Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	1,145 feet (349 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	Tributary of Lowe River
Brooks Falls	58.555278 N	155.789722 W	1399475	58°33′19″N 155°47′23″W / 58.55528°N 155.78972°W / 58.55528; -155.78972 (Brooks Falls (Lake and Peninsula))	92 feet (28 m)	Lake and Peninsula	Brooks River between and
	61.858333 N	144.116389 W	1400211	61°51′30″N 144°6′59″W / 61.85833°N 144.11639°W / 61.85833; -144.11639 (Cheshnina Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	4,610 feet (1,410 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	between & the Copper River
	61.547222 N	142.174722 W	1400340	61°32′50″N 142°10′29″W / 61.54722°N 142.17472°W / 61.54722; -142.17472 (Chitistone Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	3,743 feet (1,141 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	at
	59.786111 N	153.208611 W	1412879	59°47′10″N 153°12′31″W / 59.78611°N 153.20861°W / 59.78611; -153.20861 (Cynthia Falls (Kenai Peninsula))	604 feet (184 m)	Kenai Peninsula	Hardy Creek (tributary of Fitz Creek)
	58.311944 N	134.375833 W	1401644	58°18′43″N 134°22′33″W / 58.31194°N 134.37583°W / 58.31194; -134.37583 (Ebner Falls (Juneau))	879 feet (268 m)	Juneau	Unknown Watercourse
Fish Ladder	55.293056 N	130.651944 W	1421940	55°17′35″N 130°39′7″W / 55.29306°N 130.65194°W / 55.29306; -130.65194 (Fish Ladder (Ketchikan Gateway))	148 feet (45 m)	Ketchikan Gateway	Unknown Watercourse
	58.133333 N	155.016667 W	1866426	58°8′0″N 155°1′0″W / 58.13333°N 155.01667°W / 58.13333; -155.01667 (Fultons Falls (Kodiak Island))	157 feet (48 m)	Kodiak Island	Unknown Watercourse
			1402746	60°30′3″N 160°10′13″W / 60.50083°N 160.17028°W / 60.50083; -160.17028 (Golden Gate Falls (Bethel))	764 feet (233 m)	Bethel (CA)
	58.216667 N	134.250000 W	1894606	58°13′0″N 134°15′0″W / 58.21667°N 134.25000°W / 58.21667; -134.25000 (Grindstone Falls (Juneau))	0 feet (0 m)	Juneau	Grindstone Creek
	57.216389 N	134.874167 W	1422574	57°12′59″N 134°52′27″W / 57.21639°N 134.87417°W / 57.21639; -134.87417 (Hidden Falls (Sitka))	66 feet (20 m)	Sitka	between Hidden Falls Lake and Kasnyku Bay
Horsetail Falls (Alaska)	61.068056 N	145.905556 W	1417165	61°4′5″N 145°54′20″W / 61.06806°N 145.90556°W / 61.06806; -145.90556 (Horsetail Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	299 feet (91 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	Lowe River
	57.191111 N	134.832500 W	1422971	57°11′28″N 134°49′57″W / 57.19111°N 134.83250°W / 57.19111; -134.83250 (Kasnyku Falls (Sitka))	151 feet (46 m)	Sitka	Between and Waterfall Cove
	59.7833333 N	158.5666667 W	1895213	59°47′0″N 158°34′0″W / 59.78333°N 158.56667°W / 59.78333; -158.56667 (Kolevokharit Koygut Falls (Dillingham))	666 feet (203 m)	Dillingham (CA)	Unnamed Stream
	61.621389 N	144.545000 W	1405319	61°37′17″N 144°32′42″W / 61.62139°N 144.54500°W / 61.62139; -144.54500 (Liberty Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	1,204 feet (367 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	Liberty Creek (tributary Copper River)
	58.266667 N	134.316667 W	1895495	58°16′0″N 134°19′0″W / 58.26667°N 134.31667°W / 58.26667; -134.31667 (Lost Rocker Falls (Juneau))	610 feet (190 m)	Juneau	Sheep Creek
			1405754	60°26′7″N 160°5′37″W / 60.43528°N 160.09361°W / 60.43528; -160.09361 (Lower Falls (Bethel))	876 feet (267 m)	Bethel (CA)
Nugget Falls	58.4272 N	134.5367 W	Not recorded by the GNIS	58°25′38″N 134°32′12″W / 58.4272°N 134.5367°W / 58.4272; -134.5367 (Nugget Falls)	377 feet (115 m)	Juneau (below Mendenhall Glacier)	Nugget Creek
	55.118611 N	132.539444 W	1424029	55°7′7″N 132°32′22″W / 55.11861°N 132.53944°W / 55.11861; -132.53944 (Nutkwa Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder))	30 feet (9.1 m)	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)	between Nutkwa Inlet and Nutkwa Lagoon
	60.591389 N	145.583056 W	1424051	60°35′29″N 145°34′59″W / 60.59139°N 145.58306°W / 60.59139; -145.58306 (Ohman Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	407 feet (124 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	Power Creek
	59.800000 N	154.950000 W	1896178	59°48′0″N 154°57′0″W / 59.80000°N 154.95000°W / 59.80000; -154.95000 (Petrof Falls (Lake and Peninsula))	220 feet (67 m)	Lake and Peninsula	Newhalen River
	59.531111 N	135.196389 W	1424288	59°31′52″N 135°11′47″W / 59.53111°N 135.19639°W / 59.53111; -135.19639 (Pitchfork Falls (Skagway))	2,119 feet (646 m)	Skagway	Outlet Stream from Goat Lake to Skagway River
	56.422778 N	132.332778 W	1424726	56°25′22″N 132°19′58″W / 56.42278°N 132.33278°W / 56.42278; -132.33278 (Rainbow Falls (Wrangell))	535 feet (163 m)	Wrangell	Unknown Watercourse
	59.473333 N	135.284722 W	1424799	59°28′24″N 135°17′5″W / 59.47333°N 135.28472°W / 59.47333; -135.28472 (Reid Falls (Skagway))	446 feet (136 m)	Skagway	Unknown Watercourse
	61.084167 N	145.891111 W	1417163	61°5′3″N 145°53′28″W / 61.08417°N 145.89111°W / 61.08417; -145.89111 (Rudleston Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	869 feet (265 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	Lowe River
	60.694444 N	145.966944 W	1414404	60°41′40″N 145°58′1″W / 60.69444°N 145.96694°W / 60.69444; -145.96694 (Sahlin Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	210 feet (64 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	Sahlin Creek, near its mouth at
	55.979167 N	130.053056 W	1414713	55°58′45″N 130°3′11″W / 55.97917°N 130.05306°W / 55.97917; -130.05306 (Silver Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder))	443 feet (135 m)	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)	Fish Creek, near Logjam Creek
	55.791389 N	133.094722 W	1414717	55°47′29″N 133°5′41″W / 55.79139°N 133.09472°W / 55.79139; -133.09472 (Silver Salmon Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder))	108 feet (33 m)	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)	Stanley Creek (tributary Lester River)
	55.916667 N	133.000000 W	1877213	55°55′0″N 133°0′0″W / 55.91667°N 133.00000°W / 55.91667; -133.00000 (Sockeye Falls (Petersburg))	151 feet (46 m)	Petersburg	Lyman Creek?
	58.275556 N	134.353611 W	1410316	58°16′32″N 134°21′13″W / 58.27556°N 134.35361°W / 58.27556; -134.35361 (Suicide Falls (Juneau))	249 feet (76 m)	Juneau	Cross Bay Creek (tributary of Gastineau Channel)
	57.945278 N	133.676667 W	1415133	57°56′43″N 133°40′36″W / 57.94528°N 133.67667°W / 57.94528; -133.67667 (Sweetheart Falls (Juneau))	446 feet (136 m)	Juneau	Sweetheart Creek between Lower Sweetheart Lake and
	57.557778 N	134.354167 W	1415239	57°33′28″N 134°21′15″W / 57.55778°N 134.35417°W / 57.55778; -134.35417 (The Falls (Hoonah-Angoon))	72 feet (22 m)	Hoonah-Angoon (CA)	between Salt Lake and Mitchell Bay
	64.929444 N	141.825833 W	1410799	64°55′46″N 141°49′33″W / 64.92944°N 141.82583°W / 64.92944; -141.82583 (The Falls (Southeast Fairbanks))	1,309 feet (399 m)	Southeast Fairbanks (CA)
	61.442500 N	149.355556 W	1416869	61°26′33″N 149°21′20″W / 61.44250°N 149.35556°W / 61.44250; -149.35556 (Thunder Bird Falls (Anchorage))	446 feet (136 m)	Anchorage	Thunder Bird Creek (tributary of Eklutna River)
			1896967	59°54′0″N 158°8′0″W / 59.90000°N 158.13333°W / 59.90000; -158.13333 (Tikchik Falls (Dillingham))	377 feet (115 m)	Dillingham (CA)	Nuyakuk River
			1411561	60°21′49″N 159°56′30″W / 60.36361°N 159.94167°W / 60.36361; -159.94167 (Upper Falls (Bethel))	1,230 feet (370 m)	Bethel (CA)	tributary ?
	51.786111 N	176.798611 W	1419716	51°47′10″N 176°47′55″W / 51.78611°N 176.79861°W / 51.78611; -176.79861 (White Falls (Aleutians West))	0 feet (0 m)	Aleutians West (CA)	Unknown Watercourse
	51.784722 N	175.768056 W	1897293	51°47′5″N 175°46′5″W / 51.78472°N 175.76806°W / 51.78472; -175.76806 (White Falls (Aleutians West))	0 feet (0 m)
	60.990833 N	144.842500 W	1415750	60°59′27″N 144°50′33″W / 60.99083°N 144.84250°W / 60.99083; -144.84250 (Whiting Falls (Valdez-Cordova))	732 feet (223 m)	Valdez-Cordova (CA)	tributary of Copper River
	55.733889 N	132.856944 W	1985292	55°44′2″N 132°51′25″W / 55.73389°N 132.85694°W / 55.73389; -132.85694 (Wolf Pass Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder))	1,975 feet (602 m)	Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA)	Tributary of ?
	58.547222 N	154.719444 W	1897338	58°32′50″N 154°43′10″W / 58.54722°N 154.71944°W / 58.54722; -154.71944 (Wolverine Falls (Lake and Peninsula))	771 feet (235 m)	Lake and Peninsula	Rainbow River (tributary of )

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