List of waterfalls of California

This is a list of waterfalls in California, ordered by county.

Northern California[]

Alameda County[]

– 100 ft (30 m)

Alpine County[]

– 25 ft (7.6 m)
– 40 ft (12 m)

Amador County[]

Calaveras County[]

(Portage 24 Falls)

Butte County[]

Feather Falls

Phantom Falls (Coal Canyon Falls) – 164 ft (50 m)
Feather Falls – 410 ft (120 m) +

El Dorado County[]

Horsetail Falls

Bassi Falls – 109 ft (33 m)
(Esmeralda Falls) – 81 ft (25 m)
– 160 ft (49 m)
(Big Falls) – 73 ft (22 m)
Horsetail Falls – 500 ft (150 m) +
(Upper Glen Alpine Falls) – 51 ft (16 m)
(Lower Horsetail Falls) – 75 ft (23 m)

Humboldt County[]

– 25 ft (7.6 m)
– 80 ft (24 m)

Lake County[]

The "Jams" Rapid Falls 30 ft (9.1m)

Mendocino County[]

– 30 ft (9.1 m)
– 30 ft (9.1 m)
– 36 ft (11 m)

Modoc County[]

– 50 ft (15 m) +

Napa County[]

Zim Zim Falls – 105 ft (32 m)

Nevada County[]

(Sawmill Falls, Canyon Creek Falls) – 80 ft (24 m)

Placer County[]

– 65 ft (20 m)
East Snow Mountain Falls – 2,200 ft (670 m) +
– 504 ft (154 m)
– 65 ft (20 m) +
– 30 ft (9.1 m)
New York Canyon Falls – 462 ft (141 m) +
– 80 ft (24 m)
– 65 ft (20 m)

Plumas County[]

– 200 ft (61 m)
– 35 ft (11 m)
– 178 ft (54 m)
(Hawlsey Falls) – 20 ft (6.1 m)
– 15 ft (4.6 m)
– 40 ft (12 m)

Shasta County[]

Burney Falls

Pit River Falls

Burney Falls – 129 ft (39 m)
McCloud River Falls (Falls of the McCloud River) – 80 ft (24 m) +
– 46 ft (14 m)
– 50 ft (15 m)
Potem Falls – 70 ft (21 m)
– 198 ft (60 m)
Whiskeytown Falls – 180 ft (55 m) +

Siskiyou County[]

Hedge Creek Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
Mossbrae Falls
(Konwakiton Falls)
– 200 ft (61 m)

Tehama County[]

Battle Creek Falls – 16 ft (4.9 m)
– 47 ft (14 m)
– 18 ft (5.5 m)
– 75 ft (23 m)

Central California[]

Contra Costa County[]

Fresno County[]

Grizzly Falls

(Kerckhoff Cascade, The Cascada)
– 400 ft (120 m) +
– 820 ft (250 m)
– 150 ft (46 m)
– 250 ft (76 m)
– 50 ft (15 m)
– 300 ft (91 m) +
– 300 ft (91 m) +
Roaring River Falls – 40 ft (12 m)
(Royce Lake Falls) – 750 ft (230 m) +
– 475 ft (145 m)
Silver Spray Falls – 200 ft (61 m) +
– 250 ft (76 m)
– 1,200 ft (370 m)
– 200 ft (61 m)
– 550 ft (170 m)

Inyo County[]

Darwin Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
(Whitney Portal Falls, Lone Pine Creek Falls) – 150 ft (46 m) +

Madera County[]

– 200 ft (61 m)
– 70 ft (21 m)
– 80 ft (24 m)
– 160 ft (49 m)
Rainbow Falls – 101 ft (31 m)
– 900 ft (270 m)
– 40 ft (12 m)

Marin County[]

Alamere Falls – 60 ft (18 m) +
– 30 ft (9.1 m)

Mariposa County[]

Vernal and Nevada Falls

Upper Yosemite Fall

Bridalveil Fall – 620 ft (190 m)
(Cascade Cliffs) – 1,150 ft (350 m)
Chilnualna Falls – 690 ft (210 m)
– 400 ft (120 m) +
Horsetail Fall – 2,130 ft (650 m)
Illilouette Fall – 370 ft (110 m)
Lehamite Falls – 1,180 ft (360 m)
Nevada Fall – 594 ft (181 m)
Pywiack Cascade – 600 ft (180 m)
Quaking Aspen Falls – 25 ft (7.6 m)
Ribbon Fall – 1,612 ft (491 m)
Royal Arch Cascade – 1,250 ft (380 m)
Sentinel Fall – 1,920 ft (590 m)
Silver Strand Falls – 574 ft (175 m)
Snow Creek Falls – 2,140 ft (650 m)
Staircase Falls – 1,300 ft (400 m)
(Cascade Falls) – 750 ft (230 m)
Three Chute Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
Vernal Fall – 317 ft (97 m)
– 1,170 ft (360 m)
Wildcat Falls – 720 ft (220 m)
Yosemite Falls – 2,425 ft (739 m)

Mono County[]

– 15 ft (4.6 m)
Leavitt Falls – 200 ft (61 m)
– 250 ft (76 m) +
(Horsetail Falls) – 200 ft (61 m) +

Monterey County[]

McWay Falls

Limekiln Falls – 100 ft (30 m)
McWay Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
Salmon Creek Falls – 120 ft (37 m)

San Mateo County[]

– 30 ft (9.1 m)
Tip Toe Falls – 6 ft (1.8 m)

Santa Clara County[]

Berry Creek Falls

Basin Falls – 20 ft (6.1 m)
Black Rock Falls – 30 ft (9.1 m)
Granuja Falls
Triple Falls – 35 ft (11 m)
Uvas Falls

Santa Cruz County[]

– 65 ft (20 m)
– 80 ft (24 m)
– 50 ft (15 m)

Tulare County[]

Tokopah Falls

– 50 ft (15 m)
(Coyote Creek Falls) – 63 ft (19 m) +
(Yucca Creek Falls) – 50 ft (15 m) +
– 1,200 ft (370 m)
– 150 ft (46 m)
(Marble Fork Falls) – 600 ft (180 m)
– 50 ft (15 m)
– 150 ft (46 m)
– 100 ft (30 m)
– 450 ft (140 m) +
– 120 ft (37 m)
– 50 ft (15 m)
(Mineral King Falls) – 200 ft (61 m)
Tokopah Falls (Tokopah Valley Falls) – 1,200 ft (370 m)
– 450 ft (140 m) +
(Golden Trout Creek Falls)

Tuolumne County[]

Wapama Falls

– 120 ft (37 m)
Le Conte Falls – 250 ft (76 m)
– 730 ft (220 m)
Tueeulala Falls – 880 ft (270 m)
– 100 ft (30 m)
Wapama Falls – 1,080 ft (330 m)
Waterwheel Falls – 360 ft (110 m)
– 75 ft (23 m)

Southern California[]

Kern County[]

(Poso Creek Falls)

Los Angeles County[]

Eaton Canyon Falls

– 20 ft (6.1 m)
Eaton Canyon Falls – 40 ft (12 m)
– 200 ft (61 m)
– 200 ft (61 m)
Fish Canyon Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
– 60 ft (18 m)
(Rainbow Falls)
Hermit Falls – 20 ft (6.1 m)
– 60 ft (18 m)
– 75 ft (23 m)
(Punch Bowl)
Sturtevant Falls – 60 ft (18 m)
Switzer Falls – 50 ft (15 m)
(Bridal Veil Falls) – 80 ft (24 m)
– 50 ft (15 m)
– 100 ft (30 m)
– 30 ft (9.1 m)

Orange County[]

– 50 ft (15 m)
– 30 ft (9.1 m)
– 15 ft (4.6 m)
– 100 ft (30 m)

Riverside County[]

Tenaja Falls

Tahquitz Falls

– 35 ft (11 m)
– 15 ft (4.6 m)
Tahquitz Falls – 60 ft (18 m)
Tenaja Falls – 150 ft (46 m)

San Bernardino County[]

– 500 ft (150 m)
Bonita Falls (Bonita Canyon Falls) – 230 ft (70 m) +
– 15 ft (4.6 m)
– 60 ft (18 m)
– 100 ft (30 m)

San Diego County[]

Adobe Falls
– 80 ft (24 m)
– 120 ft (37 m) +
(Devils Punchbowl)

San Luis Obispo County[]

– 135 ft (41 m) +
– 20 ft (6.1 m)

Santa Barbara County[]

Nojoqui Falls

Nojoqui Falls – 80 ft (24 m)
Sisquoc Falls – 250 ft (76 m)
(West Fork Cold Springs Falls) – 100 ft (30 m)

Ventura County[]

– 15 ft (4.6 m)
– 40 ft (12 m) +
(Wildwood Falls) – 70 ft (21 m)
– 15 ft (4.6 m)
– 300 ft (91 m)
(The Punchbowl) – 30 ft (9.1 m)
– 25 ft (7.6 m)
(Emerald Falls) – 70 ft (21 m) +

Tallest waterfalls[]

Tallest waterfalls in California^[1]
Rank	Name	Height	Location
1	Yosemite Falls	2,425 ft (739 m)	Yosemite National Park
2	East Snow Mountain Falls	2,200 ft (670 m)	Eldorado National Forest
3	Sentinel Fall	1,920 ft (590 m)	Yosemite National Park
4		1,680 ft (510 m)	Yosemite National Park
5	Ribbon Fall	1,612 ft (491 m)	Yosemite National Park
6=	Horsetail Fall	1,400 ft (430 m)	Yosemite National Park
6=	Columbia Cascade	1,400 ft (430 m)	Yosemite National Park
8	Wapama Falls	1,310 ft (400 m)	Yosemite National Park
9	Staircase Falls	1,300 ft (400 m)	Yosemite National Park
10	Royal Arch Cascade	1,250 ft (380 m)	Yosemite National Park
11=	Tokopah Falls	1,200 ft (370 m)	Sequoia National Park
11=	Chagoopa Falls	1,200 ft (370 m)	Sequoia National Park
11=	Stevenson Creek Falls	1,200 ft (370 m)	Sierra National Forest
14	Lehamite Falls	1,180 ft (360 m)	Yosemite National Park
15	Chain Cascade (Cascade Cliffs)	1,150 ft (350 m)	Yosemite National Park
16	Reconnaissance Creek Falls	900 ft (270 m)	Sierra National Forest
17	Tueeulala Falls	880 ft (270 m)	Yosemite National Park
18	Garlic Falls	800 ft (240 m)	Sierra National Forest
19	Horsetail Falls	791 ft (241 m)	Eldorado National Forest
20	The Cascades (Cascade Falls)	750 ft (230 m)	Yosemite National Park

References[]

^ "List of Waterfalls in California, United States". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

External links[]

All waterfalls in California – World Waterfall Database

[1] "List of Waterfalls in California, United States". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 2020-08-23.

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