Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River
Yellowstone National Park contains at least 45 named waterfalls and cascades , and hundreds more unnamed, even undiscovered waterfalls over 15 feet (4.6 m) high. The highest plunge type waterfall in the park is the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River at 308 feet (94 m). The highest horsetail type is Silver Cord Cascade at 1,200 feet (370 m).
Firehole Falls , 40 feet (12 m), Firehole River , 44°37′51″N 110°51′52″W / 44.63083°N 110.86444°W / 44.63083; -110.86444 (Firehole Falls ) [ 2]
Gibbon Falls , 84 feet (26 m), Gibbon River , 44°39′16″N 110°46′15″W / 44.65444°N 110.77083°W / 44.65444; -110.77083 (Gibbon Falls ) [ 3]
Hidden Falls, 20 feet (6.1 m), Blacktail Deer Creek
Little Gibbon Falls, 25 feet (7.6 m), Gibbon River
Osprey Falls , 150 feet (46 m), Gardner River , 44°55′42″N 110°40′53″W / 44.92833°N 110.68139°W / 44.92833; -110.68139 (Osprey Falls ) [ 4]
Undine Falls , Lava Creek, 44°56′39″N 110°38′20″W / 44.94417°N 110.63889°W / 44.94417; -110.63889 (Undine Falls ) [ 5] Undine Falls
Upper 60 feet (18 m)
Lower 38 feet (12 m)
Rustic Falls, 47 feet (14 m), Glen Creek, 44°56′03″N 110°43′33″W / 44.93417°N 110.72583°W / 44.93417; -110.72583 (Rustic Falls ) [ 6] Rustic Falls
Silver Cascades, 80 feet (24 m), Stephans Creek
Virginia Cascades , 60 feet (18 m), Gibbon River , 44°42′47″N 110°38′46″W / 44.71306°N 110.64611°W / 44.71306; -110.64611 (Virginia Cascades ) [ 7]
Wraith Falls , 100 feet (30 m), Lupine Creek, 44°56′14″N 110°37′25″W / 44.93722°N 110.62361°W / 44.93722; -110.62361 (Wraith Falls ) [ 8] Wraith Falls
Birdseye Falls
Citadel of Asgard Falls, 150 feet (46 m), Mystery Creek
Crystal Falls, 129 feet (39 m), Cascade Creek, 44°43′05″N 110°30′03″W / 44.71806°N 110.50083°W / 44.71806; -110.50083 (Crystal Falls ) [ 10]
Enchantress Falls, 90 feet (27 m), Beauty Creek
Faires' Fall, Amethyst Creek
Knowles Falls, 15 feet (4.6 m), Yellowstone River , 45°00′42″N 110°35′41″W / 45.01167°N 110.59472°W / 45.01167; -110.59472 (Knowles Falls ) [ 11]
Silver Cord Cascade , 1,200 feet (370 m), Surface Creek, 44°43′34″N 110°27′06″W / 44.72611°N 110.45167°W / 44.72611; -110.45167 (Silver Cord Cascade ) [ 12]
Tower Fall , 132 feet (40 m), Tower Creek
Yellowstone Falls , Yellowstone River
Albright Falls , 260 feet (79 m), Bechler River , 44°16′40″N 110°54′13″W / 44.27778°N 110.90361°W / 44.27778; -110.90361 (Albright Falls ) [ 16]
Cave Falls , 20 feet (6.1 m), Fall River , 44°08′41″N 110°59′50″W / 44.14472°N 110.99722°W / 44.14472; -110.99722 (Cave Falls ) [ 17]
Bechler Falls , 15 feet (4.6 m), Bechler River , 44°08′57″N 111°00′36″W / 44.14917°N 111.01000°W / 44.14917; -111.01000 (Bechler Falls ) [ 18]
Cascades of the Firehole, 40 feet (12 m), Firehole River , 44°36′59″N 110°51′20″W / 44.61639°N 110.85556°W / 44.61639; -110.85556 (Cascades of the Firehole ) [ 19]
Chasm Falls, Ouzel Creek
Childhood's Dream Falls, 30 feet (9.1 m), Ouzel Creek
Colonnade Falls , Bechler River , 44°14′19″N 110°56′53″W / 44.23861°N 110.94806°W / 44.23861; -110.94806 (Colonnade Falls ) [ 20]
Upper 35 feet (11 m)
Lower 67 feet (20 m)
Dunanda Falls , 150 feet (46 m), Boundary Creek, 44°14′52″N 111°01′27″W / 44.24778°N 111.02417°W / 44.24778; -111.02417 (Dunanda Falls ) [ 21]
Emerald Pool Falls, Ouzel Creek
Fairy Falls , 197 feet (60 m), Fairy Creek, 44°31′28″N 110°52′16″W / 44.52444°N 110.87111°W / 44.52444; -110.87111 (Fairy Falls ) [ 22]
Fern Cascades, 50 feet (15 m), Iron Spring Creek, 44°26′46″N 110°50′39″W / 44.44611°N 110.84417°W / 44.44611; -110.84417 (Fern Cascades ) [ 23]
Gwinna Falls, 15 feet (4.6 m), Bechler River , 44°16′55″N 110°52′49″W / 44.28194°N 110.88028°W / 44.28194; -110.88028 (Gwinna Falls ) [ 24]
Hourglass Falls (see Quiver Cascade)
Iris Falls , 45 feet (14 m), Bechler River , 44°14′30″N 110°56′37″W / 44.24167°N 110.94361°W / 44.24167; -110.94361 (Iris Falls ) [ 25]
Kepler Cascades , 150 feet (46 m), Firehole River ,44°26′45″N 110°48′26″W / 44.44583°N 110.80722°W / 44.44583; -110.80722 (Kepler Cascades ) [ 26]
Lewis Canyon Falls, Lewis River
Upper Falls, 80 feet (24 m)
Lower Falls, 50 feet (15 m)
Lewis Falls , 30 feet (9.1 m), Lewis River , 44°16′02″N 110°38′15″W / 44.26722°N 110.63750°W / 44.26722; -110.63750 (Lewis Falls ) [ 27]
Lily Falls , 15 feet (4.6 m), Unnamed Creek , 44°12′58.80″N 110°39′25.17″W / 44.2163333°N 110.6569917°W / 44.2163333; -110.6569917 (Lily Falls ) [ 28]
Moose Falls , 30 feet (9.1 m), Crawfish Creek , 44°09′08″N 110°40′20″W / 44.15222°N 110.67222°W / 44.15222; -110.67222 (Moose Falls ) [ 29]
Morning Falls, Ash Mountain Creek
Mystic Falls , 70 feet (21 m), Little Firehole River, 44°29′03″N 110°52′26″W / 44.48417°N 110.87389°W / 44.48417; -110.87389 (Mystic Falls ) [ 30]
Ouzel Falls , 230 feet (70 m), Ouzel Creek, 44°14′06″N 110°58′33″W / 44.23500°N 110.97583°W / 44.23500; -110.97583 (Quzel Falls ) [ 31]
Quiver Cascade, 98 feet (30 m), Bechler River , 44°18′18″N 110°52′53″W / 44.30500°N 110.88139°W / 44.30500; -110.88139 (Quiver Cascade ) [ 32]
Ragged Falls , 45 feet (14 m), Bechler River , 44°17′17″N 110°53′24″W / 44.28806°N 110.89000°W / 44.28806; -110.89000 (Ragged Falls ) [ 33]
Rainbow Falls , 55 feet (17 m), Fall River
Silver Scarf Falls , 250 feet (76 m), East Fork Boundary Creek, 44°08′50″N 110°51′51″W / 44.14722°N 110.86417°W / 44.14722; -110.86417 (Terraced Falls )
Tempe Cascade, 30 feet (9.1 m), Bechler River , 44°14′48.65″N 111°1′16.73″W / 44.2468472°N 111.0213139°W / 44.2468472; -111.0213139 (Tempe Cascade ) [ 34]
Terraced Falls , 130 feet (40 m), Fall River , 44°08′50″N 110°51′51″W / 44.14722°N 110.86417°W / 44.14722; -110.86417 (Terraced Falls ) [ 35]
Tendoy Falls , 33 feet (10 m), Bechler River, Ferris Fork , 44°08′50″N 110°51′51″W / 44.14722°N 110.86417°W / 44.14722; -110.86417 (Terraced Falls )
"Treasure Falls", "Lilliputian Creek" (Treasure Island of the Bechler River )
Twister Falls , 55 feet (17 m), Bechler River , 44°17′52″N 110°52′43″W / 44.29778°N 110.87861°W / 44.29778; -110.87861 (Tendoy Falls )
Union Falls , 250 feet (76 m), Mountain Ash Creek, 44°11′34″N 110°52′15″W / 44.19278°N 110.87083°W / 44.19278; -110.87083 (Union Falls ) [ 36]
Wahhi Falls, Bechler River , 44°16′31″N 110°52′40″W / 44.27528°N 110.87778°W / 44.27528; -110.87778 (Wahhi Falls ) [ 37]
Upper 28 feet (8.5 m)
Lower 18 feet (5.5 m)
Crecelius Cascade, 75 feet (23 m), Eleanor Lake
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^ "Firehole Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Gibbon Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Osprey Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Undine Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Rustic Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Virginia Cascades" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Wraith Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ Trails Illustrated-Tower/Canyon, Yellowstone National Park (304) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:63360. National Geographic Maps. 2008. ISBN 1-56695-435-5 .
^ "Crystal Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Knowles Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Silver Cord Cascade" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Upper Yellowstone Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Lower Yellowstone Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ Trails Illustrated-Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park (302) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:63360. National Geographic Maps. 2008. ISBN 1-56695-433-9 .
^ "Albright Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Cave Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Bechler River" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Cascades of the Firehole" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Colonnade Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Dunanda Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Fairy Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Fern Cascades" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Gwinna Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Iris Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Kepler Cascades" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Lewis Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Lily Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Moose Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Mystic Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Ouzel Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Quiver Cascade" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Ragged Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Tempe Cascade" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Terraced Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Union Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Wahhi Falls" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ Trails Illustrated-Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park (305) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:63360. National Geographic Maps. 2003. ISBN 1-56695-361-8 .