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The tallest waterfall in every US state
State by state, from Yosemite down.
The tallest waterfall in our index for each US state, ranked. The index does not hold every waterfall in every state, so treat this as the tallest we cover rather than the final word, and tell us what we are missing.
23 waterfalls
1
Yosemite FallsUnited States · Tallest waterfall in Yosemite, and among the tallest in North America
739 m · California
2
Sulphide Creek FallsUnited States
671 m · Washington
3
Hiʻilawe WaterfallUnited States
442 m · Hawaii
4
Amicalola FallsUnited States · Tallest waterfall in Georgia and the southeastern US
222 m · Georgia
5
Multnomah FallsUnited States · Oregon's most-visited natural landmark
189 m · Oregon
6
Lower Falls of the YellowstoneUnited States · Centerpiece of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
94 m · Wyoming
7
Fish Creek FallsUnited States
86 m · Colorado
8
Taughannock FallsUnited States · Taller than Niagara Falls
66 m · New York
9
Shoshone FallsUnited States · Taller than Niagara Falls
65 m · Idaho
10
Arethusa FallsUnited States
54 m · New Hampshire
11
Ruby FallsUnited States · Tallest underground waterfall open to the public in the US
44 m · Tennessee
12
High Falls (North Carolina)United States
38 m · North Carolina
13
Havasu FallsUnited States · Most famous turquoise waterfall in the American Southwest
30 m · Arizona
14
Laughing Whitefish Falls State ParkUnited States
30 m · Michigan
15
Issaqueena FallsUnited States
30 m · South Carolina
16
Nugget FallsUnited States
30 m · Alaska
17
Bushkill FallsUnited States
30 m · Pennsylvania
18
Turner FallsUnited States
23 m · Oklahoma
19
Cumberland FallsUnited States · One of the few places on Earth with a regular moonbow
21 m · Kentucky
20
Great FallsUnited States · The most dramatic stretch of the Potomac River
20 m · Virginia
21
Blackwater Falls State ParkUnited States
19 m · West Virginia
22
Smith FallsUnited States
19 m · Nebraska
23
Hamilton Pool PreserveUnited States
15 m · Texas
Yosemite FallsUnited States · Tallest waterfall in Yosemite, and among the tallest in North America
739 m · California
2
Sulphide Creek FallsUnited States
671 m · Washington
3
Hiʻilawe WaterfallUnited States
442 m · Hawaii
4
Amicalola FallsUnited States · Tallest waterfall in Georgia and the southeastern US
222 m · Georgia
5
Multnomah FallsUnited States · Oregon's most-visited natural landmark
189 m · Oregon
6
Lower Falls of the YellowstoneUnited States · Centerpiece of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
94 m · Wyoming
7
Fish Creek FallsUnited States
86 m · Colorado
8
Taughannock FallsUnited States · Taller than Niagara Falls
66 m · New York
9
Shoshone FallsUnited States · Taller than Niagara Falls
65 m · Idaho
10
Arethusa FallsUnited States
54 m · New Hampshire
11
Ruby FallsUnited States · Tallest underground waterfall open to the public in the US
44 m · Tennessee
12
High Falls (North Carolina)United States
38 m · North Carolina
13
Havasu FallsUnited States · Most famous turquoise waterfall in the American Southwest
30 m · Arizona
14
Laughing Whitefish Falls State ParkUnited States
30 m · Michigan
15
Issaqueena FallsUnited States
30 m · South Carolina
16
Nugget FallsUnited States
30 m · Alaska
17
Bushkill FallsUnited States
30 m · Pennsylvania
18
Turner FallsUnited States
23 m · Oklahoma
19
Cumberland FallsUnited States · One of the few places on Earth with a regular moonbow
21 m · Kentucky
20
Great FallsUnited States · The most dramatic stretch of the Potomac River
20 m · Virginia
21
Blackwater Falls State ParkUnited States
19 m · West Virginia
22
Smith FallsUnited States
19 m · Nebraska
23
Hamilton Pool PreserveUnited States
15 m · Texas
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