Updated July 2026
Plunge Waterfalls
158 documented US waterfalls in this category, tallest first.
- 158 falls
- Hiʻilawe Falls · Hawaii · 1,450 ft
- Bridalveil Fall · California · 617 ft
- ʻAkaka Falls · Hawaii · 442 ft
- Upper Whitewater Falls · North Carolina · 411 ft
- Feather Falls · California · 410 ft
- Waimoku Falls · Hawaii · 400 ft
- Mānāwaiopuna Falls (Jurassic Falls) · Hawaii · 400 ft
- Bridal Veil Falls · Colorado · 365 ft
- Lower Yellowstone Falls · Wyoming · 308 ft
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River · Wyoming · 308 ft
- Hanakāpīʻai Falls · Hawaii · 300 ft
- Salt Creek Falls · Oregon · 286 ft
- Box Canyon Falls · Colorado · 285 ft
- Fish Creek Falls · Colorado · 283 ft
- Watson Falls · Oregon · 272 ft
- Snoqualmie Falls · Washington · 268 ft
- Silver Falls · Oregon · 259 ft
- Fall Creek Falls · Tennessee · 256 ft
- Golden Falls · Oregon · 254 ft
- OK Slip Falls · New York · 250 ft
- Latourell Falls · Oregon · 224 ft
- Taughannock Falls · New York · 215 ft
- Elowah Falls · Oregon · 213 ft
- Hemmed-In Hollow Falls · Arkansas · 209 ft
- Mooney Falls · Arizona · 200 ft
- Lower Puohokamoa Falls · Hawaii · 200 ft
- Perrine Coulee Falls · Idaho · 197 ft
- Fairy Falls · Wyoming · 197 ft
- Tonto Natural Bridge Falls · Arizona · 187 ft
- Toccoa Falls · Georgia · 186 ft
- Mill Creek Falls · Oregon · 173 ft
- Big Manitou Falls · Wisconsin · 165 ft
- Lemolo Falls · Oregon · 165 ft
- Copper Falls · Idaho · 160 ft
- ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls · Hawaii · 151 ft
- Sitting Bull Falls · New Mexico · 150 ft
- Mānoa Falls · Hawaii · 150 ft
- Dunanda Falls · Wyoming · 150 ft
- Diamond Falls · Arkansas · 148 ft
- North Falls · Oregon · 136 ft
- Winter Falls · Oregon · 134 ft
- Tower Fall · Wyoming · 132 ft
- Pacheta Falls · Arizona · 130 ft
- Big Creek Falls · Washington · 125 ft
- Kulaniapia Falls · Hawaii · 120 ft
- Kings Bluff Falls · Arkansas · 114 ft
- Yahoo Falls · Kentucky · 113 ft
- Virgin Falls · Tennessee · 110 ft
- Ozone Falls · Tennessee · 110 ft
- Middle North Falls · Oregon · 106 ft
- DeSoto Falls · Alabama · 104 ft
- Rainbow Falls · California · 101 ft
- Havasu Falls · Arizona · 100 ft
- Deer Creek Falls · Arizona · 100 ft
- Ferne Clyffe Falls (Big Rocky Hollow) · Illinois · 100 ft
- Salmon Creek Falls · Alaska · 100 ft
- Ferne Clyffe Falls · Illinois · 100 ft
- Tumalo Falls · Oregon · 97 ft
- Cedar Falls · Arkansas · 95 ft
- Lower South Falls · Oregon · 93 ft
- Abiqua Falls · Oregon · 92 ft
- Marymere Falls · Washington · 90 ft
- Noccalula Falls · Alabama · 90 ft
- Williamsport Falls · Indiana · 90 ft
- Angel Falls · Maine · 90 ft
- Ash Cave Falls · Ohio · 90 ft
- Upper Frijoles Falls · New Mexico · 90 ft
- Upper Calf Creek Falls · Utah · 88 ft
- Ponytail Falls · Oregon · 88 ft
- Cane Creek Falls · Tennessee · 85 ft
- North Clear Creek Falls · Colorado · 85 ft
- Tunnel Falls · Indiana · 83 ft
- Sweden Creek Falls · Arkansas · 81 ft
- McWay Falls · California · 80 ft
- Rainbow Falls · Hawaii · 80 ft
- Cattail Falls · Texas · 80 ft
- Rainbow Falls (Waiānuenue) · Hawaii · 80 ft
- Champagne Falls · Montana · 80 ft
- Rainbow Falls · Tennessee · 80 ft
- Upper Piney Falls · Tennessee · 80 ft
- Sacred Falls (Kaliuwaʻa Falls) · Hawaii · 80 ft
- Butte Creek Falls · Oregon · 78 ft
- Natural Falls · Oklahoma · 77 ft
- Natural Falls (Dripping Springs Falls) · Oklahoma · 77 ft
- Dry Falls · North Carolina · 75 ft
- Drift Creek Falls · Oregon · 75 ft
- Anglin Falls · Kentucky · 75 ft
- Porcupine Falls · Wyoming · 75 ft
- Dry Creek Falls · Oregon · 74 ft
- Sahalie Falls · Oregon · 73 ft
- Falling Waters Falls · Florida · 73 ft
- Potem Falls · California · 70 ft
- Spray Falls · Michigan · 70 ft
- Cascade Falls · Virginia · 69 ft
- Alelele Falls · Hawaii · 65 ft
- Glen Ellis Falls · New Hampshire · 64 ft
- Smith Falls · Nebraska · 63 ft
- High Falls of the Baptism River · Minnesota · 63 ft
- Doyles River Falls · Virginia · 63 ft
- Foster Falls · Tennessee · 60 ft
- Big Clifty Falls · Indiana · 60 ft
- Awosting Falls · New York · 60 ft
- Douglas Falls · North Carolina · 60 ft
- High Shoals Falls · North Carolina · 60 ft
- Northrup Falls · Tennessee · 60 ft
- Broke Leg Falls · Kentucky · 60 ft
- Bowers Hollow Falls · Arkansas · 56 ft
- Muddy Creek Falls · Maryland · 53 ft
- Minnehaha Falls · Minnesota · 53 ft
- Sturtevant Falls · California · 50 ft
- Greeter Falls · Tennessee · 50 ft
- Hamilton Pool Falls · Texas · 50 ft
- Susan Creek Falls · Oregon · 50 ft
- Greeter Falls (Lower) · Tennessee · 50 ft
- Munising Falls · Michigan · 50 ft
- Miners Falls · Michigan · 50 ft
- Moore Cove Falls · North Carolina · 50 ft
- Wildcat Canyon Falls · Illinois · 50 ft
- Char Falls · Idaho · 50 ft
- Tinker Falls · New York · 50 ft
- Cascade Falls (Matthiessen State Park) · Illinois · 45 ft
- Courthouse Falls · North Carolina · 45 ft
- Waimea Falls · Hawaii · 45 ft
- French Canyon Falls · Illinois · 45 ft
- Ottawa Canyon Falls · Illinois · 45 ft
- Eagle Falls · Kentucky · 44 ft
- Jones Run Falls · Virginia · 42 ft
- Eagle Cliff Falls · New York · 41 ft
- Eaton Canyon Falls · California · 40 ft
- Westcave Falls · Texas · 40 ft
- St. Louis Canyon Falls · Illinois · 40 ft
- Vanhook Falls · Kentucky · 40 ft
- Illgen Falls · Minnesota · 40 ft
- Adams Canyon Falls · Utah · 40 ft
- Copperas Falls · Kentucky · 40 ft
- Hickory Canyons Falls · Missouri · 40 ft
- Pam's Grotto Falls · Arkansas · 37 ft
- Elakala Falls · West Virginia · 35 ft
- Hayden Falls · Ohio · 35 ft
- Flat Lick Falls · Kentucky · 33 ft
- Glory Hole Falls · Arkansas · 30 ft
- Hedge Creek Falls · California · 30 ft
- Cibecue Falls · Arizona · 30 ft
- Brownstone Falls · Wisconsin · 30 ft
- Stinging Fork Falls · Tennessee · 30 ft
- Grotto Falls · Tennessee · 25 ft
- LaSalle Canyon Falls · Illinois · 25 ft
- Chasm Falls · Colorado · 25 ft
- Silver Run Falls · North Carolina · 25 ft
- Schoolhouse Falls · North Carolina · 20 ft
- Rock Falls (Sicily Island Falls) · Louisiana · 17 ft
- Lost Creek Falls · Nevada
- Twin Falls · Hawaii
- Lick Creek Falls · Kentucky
- Stephens Gap Falls · Alabama
- Makapipi Falls · Hawaii
- Cascades at Glen Helen · Ohio
- Jackson Falls · Illinois
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