List of waterfalls in California

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

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Northern California

=[[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]]=

=[[Alpine County, California|Alpine County]]=

=[[Amador County, California|Amador County]]=

=[[Calaveras County, California|Calaveras County]]=

=[[Butte County, California|Butte County]]=

Image:Feather_falls_plumas_national_forest.jpg

=[[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]]=

Image:Horsetail_Falls_Tahoe.jpg

Cascade falls missing

=[[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]]=

= [[Lake County, California|Lake County]] =

=[[Mendocino County, California|Mendocino County]]=

=[[Modoc County, California|Modoc County]]=

=[[Napa County, California|Napa County]]=

=[[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]]=

  • Bowman Lake Falls (Sawmill Falls, Canyon Creek Falls) – {{convert|80|ft|m|abbr=on}}

=[[Placer County, California|Placer County]]=

=[[Plumas County, California|Plumas County]]=

=[[Shasta County, California|Shasta County]]=

Image:Burney_Falls_(6489840799).jpg

Image:FMIB_40919_Pit_River_Falls.jpeg

=[[Siskiyou County, California|Siskiyou County]]=

=[[Tehama County, California|Tehama County]]=

Central California

=[[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]]=

=[[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]]=

Image:Grizzly_Falls,_Sequoia_National_Forest.jpg

=[[Inyo County, California|Inyo County]]=

  • Darwin Falls – {{convert|80|ft|m|abbr=on}}
  • Portal Falls (Whitney Portal Falls, Lone Pine Creek Falls) – {{convert|150|ft|m|abbr=on}} +

=[[Madera County, California|Madera County]]=

=[[Marin County, California|Marin County]]=

=[[Mariposa County, California|Mariposa County]]=

Image:Merced_River_Waterfalls.jpg

Image:Yosemite_Falls_April2006.jpg

{{see also|List of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park}}

=[[Mono County, California|Mono County]]=

=[[Monterey County, California|Monterey County]]=

Image:McWay_Falls_04-17-2009.jpg

=[[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]]=

=[[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]]=

Image:Berry_Creek_Falls.JPG

=[[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]]=

=[[Tulare County, California|Tulare County]]=

Image:TOKOPAH_FALLS_IN_SEQUOIA_NATIONAL_PARK.jpg

=[[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne County]]=

Image:Wapama_Falls_in_Yosemite_NP.JPG

Southern California

=[[Kern County, California|Kern County]]=

=[[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]]=

Image:Eaton_falls.jpg

=[[Orange County, California|Orange County]]=

=[[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]]=

Image:Tenaja_falls_2.jpg

Image:Tahquitz_Falls.jpg

=[[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]]=

=[[San Diego County, California|San Diego County]]=

=[[San Luis Obispo County, California|San Luis Obispo County]]=

=[[Santa Barbara County, California|Santa Barbara County]]=

Image:Nojoqui_Falls.jpg

=[[Ventura County, California|Ventura County]]=

Tallest waterfalls

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colspan="4"|Tallest waterfalls in California{{cite web|url=https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/country/United-States/California/tallest|title=List of Waterfalls in California, United States|publisher=World Waterfall Database|accessdate=2020-08-23}}
Rank

!Name

!Height

!Location

1

|Yosemite Falls

|{{convert|2425|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

2

|East Snow Mountain Falls

|{{convert|2200|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Eldorado National Forest

3

|Sentinel Fall

|{{convert|1920|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

4

|Widow's Tears

|{{convert|1680|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

5

|Ribbon Fall

|{{convert|1612|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

6=

|Horsetail Fall

|{{convert|1400|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

6=

|Columbia Cascade

|{{convert|1400|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

8

|Wapama Falls

|{{convert|1310|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

9

|Staircase Falls

|{{convert|1300|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

10

|Royal Arch Cascade

|{{convert|1250|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

11=

|Tokopah Falls

|{{convert|1200|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Sequoia National Park

11=

|Chagoopa Falls

|{{convert|1200|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Sequoia National Park

11=

|Stevenson Creek Falls

|{{convert|1200|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Sierra National Forest

14

|Lehamite Falls

|{{convert|1180|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

15

|Chain Cascade (Cascade Cliffs)

|{{convert|1150|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

16

|Reconnaissance Creek Falls

|{{convert|900|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Sierra National Forest

17

|Tueeulala Falls

|{{convert|880|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

18

|Garlic Falls

|{{convert|800|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Sierra National Forest

19

|Horsetail Falls

|{{convert|791|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Eldorado National Forest

20

|The Cascades (Cascade Falls)

|{{convert|750|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Yosemite National Park

See also

References

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