List of waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park explained

Yellowstone National Park contains at least 45 named waterfalls and cascades, and hundreds more unnamed, even undiscovered waterfalls over 15feet high. The highest plunge type waterfall in the park is the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River at 308feet. The highest horsetail type is Silver Cord Cascade at 1200feet.

Northwest quadrant^[1]

• Firehole Falls, 40feet, Firehole River, 44.6308°N -110.8644°W^[2]
• Gibbon Falls, 84feet, Gibbon River, 44.6544°N -110.7708°W^[3]
• Hidden Falls, 20feet, Blacktail Deer Creek
• Little Gibbon Falls, 25feet, Gibbon River
• Osprey Falls, 150feet, Gardner River, 44.9283°N -110.6814°W^[4]
• Undine Falls, Lava Creek, 44.9442°N -110.6389°W^[5]
  • Upper 60feet
  • Lower 38feet
• Rustic Falls, 47feet, Glen Creek, 44.9342°N -110.7258°W^[6]
• Silver Cascades, 80feet, Stephans Creek
• Virginia Cascades, 60feet, Gibbon River, 44.7131°N -110.6461°W^[7]
• Wraith Falls, 100feet, Lava Creek, 44.9372°N -110.6236°W^[8]

Northeast quadrant^[9]

• Birdseye Falls
• Citadel of Asgard Falls, 150feet, Mystery Creek
• Crystal Falls, 129feet, Cascade Creek, 44.7181°N -110.5008°W^[10]
• Enchantress Falls, 90feet, Beauty Creek
• Faires' Fall, Amethyst Creek
• Knowles Falls, 15feet, Yellowstone River, 45.0117°N -110.5947°W^[11]
• Silver Cord Cascade, 1200feet, Surface Creek, 44.7261°N -110.4517°W^[12]
• Tower Fall, 132feet, Tower Creek
• Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone River
  • Upper Falls, 109feet, 44.7128°N -110.4994°W^[13]
  • Lower Falls, 308feet, 44.7181°N -110.4961°W^[14]

Southwest quadrant^[15]

• Albright Falls, 260feet, Bechler River, 44.2778°N -110.9036°W^[16]
• Cave Falls, 20feet, Fall River, 44.1447°N -110.9972°W^[17]
• Bechler Falls, 15feet, Bechler River, 44.1492°N -111.01°W^[18]
• Cascades of the Firehole, 40feet, Firehole River, 44.6164°N -110.8556°W^[19]
• Chasm Falls, Ouzel Creek
• Childhood's Dream Falls, 30feet, Ouzel Creek
• Colonnade Falls, Bechler River, 44.2386°N -110.9481°W^[20]
  • Upper 35feet
  • Lower 67feet
• Dunanda Falls, 150feet, Boundary Creek, 44.2478°N -111.0242°W^[21]
• Emerald Pool Falls, Ouzel Creek
• Fairy Falls, 197feet, Fairy Creek, 44.5244°N -110.8711°W^[22]
• Fern Cascades, 50feet, Iron Spring Creek, 44.4461°N -110.8442°W^[23]
• Gwinna Falls, 15feet, Bechler River, 44.2819°N -110.8803°W^[24]
• Hourglass Falls (see Quiver Cascade)
• Iris Falls, 45feet, Bechler River, 44.2417°N -110.9436°W^[25]
• Kepler Cascades, 150feet, Firehole River,44.4458°N -110.8072°W^[26]
• Lewis Canyon Falls, Lewis River
  • Upper Falls, 80feet
  • Lower Falls, 50feet
• Lewis Falls, 30feet, Lewis River, 44.2672°N -110.6375°W^[27]
• Lily Falls, 15feet, Unnamed Creek, 44.2163°N -110.657°W^[28]
• Moose Falls, 30feet, Crawfish Creek, 44.1522°N -110.6722°W^[29]
• Morning Falls, Ash Mountain Creek
• Mystic Falls, 70feet, Little Firehole River, 44.4842°N -110.8739°W^[30]
• Ouzel Falls, 230feet, Ouzel Creek, 44.235°N -110.9758°W^[31]
• Quiver Cascade, 98feet, Bechler River, 44.305°N -110.8814°W^[32]
• Ragged Falls, 45feet, Bechler River, 44.2881°N -110.89°W^[33]
• Rainbow Falls, 55feet, Fall River
• Silver Scarf Falls, 250feet, East Fork Boundary Creek, 44.1472°N -110.8642°W
• Tempe Cascade, 30feet, Bechler River, 44.2468°N -111.0213°W^[34]
• Terraced Falls, 130feet, Fall River, 44.1472°N -110.8642°W^[35]
• Tendoy Falls, 33feet, Bechler River, Ferris Fork, 44.1472°N -110.8642°W
• "Treasure Falls", "Lilliputian Creek" (Treasure Island of the Bechler River)
• Twister Falls, 55feet, Bechler River, 44.2978°N -110.8786°W
• Union Falls, 250feet, Mountain Ash Creek, 44.1928°N -110.8708°W^[36]
• Wahhi Falls, Bechler River, 44.2753°N -110.8778°W^[37]
  • Upper 28feet
  • Lower 18feet

Southeast quadrant^[38]

• Crecelius Cascade, 75feet, Eleanor Lake

Further reading

• Book: Barber, John F. . Ribbons of water : the waterfalls and cascades of Yellowstone National Park . 1984 . Yellowstone Association for Natural Science, History & Education, Incorporated . 0-934948-05-4.
• Book: Whittlesey, Lee . Yellowstone Place Names . Montana Historical Society Press . Helena, MT . 0-917298-15-2 . 1988 .
• Book: Maynard, Charles . Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park . Panther Press . 1996 . 1-887205-06-3.
• Book: Rubenstein, Paul . The guide to Yellowstone waterfalls and their discovery . 1-56579-351-X . 2000. Big Earth .

Notes and References

1. National Geographic Maps . Trails Illustrated-Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (303) . Revised . 2008 . 1:63360 . 1-56695-304-9 .
2. 1588482. Firehole Falls.
3. 1588881 . Gibbon Falls.
4. 1609327 . Osprey Falls.
5. 1609318. Undine Falls.
6. 1609294. Rustic Falls.
7. 1609319 . Virginia Cascades.
8. 1596631 . Wraith Falls.
9. National Geographic Maps . Trails Illustrated-Tower/Canyon, Yellowstone National Park (304). Revised . 2008 . 1:63360 . 1-56695-435-5 .
10. 1587274. Crystal Falls.
11. 801019. Knowles Falls.
12. 1609299. Silver Cord Cascade.
13. 1595859. Upper Yellowstone Falls.
14. 1609116 . Lower Yellowstone Falls.
15. National Geographic Maps . Trails Illustrated-Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park (302) . Revised . 2008 . 1:63360 . 1-56695-433-9 .
16. 1597088. Albright Falls.
17. 1586468. Cave Falls.
18. 1585335. Bechler River.
19. 1586417. Cascades of the Firehole.
20. 1586906. Colonnade Falls.
21. 1587915. Dunanda Falls.
22. 1588372. Fairy Falls.
23. 1588425. Fern Cascades.
24. 1589202. Gwinna Falls.
25. 1589943. Iris Falls.
26. 1590331. Kepler Cascades.
27. 1590661. Lewis Falls.
28. 1601539. Lily Falls.
29. 1601539. Moose Falls.
30. 1609277. Mystic Falls.
31. 1592510. Ouzel Falls.
32. 1593107. Quiver Cascade.
33. 1593124. Ragged Falls.
34. 1609309. Tempe Cascade.
35. 1603577. Terraced Falls.
36. 1603858. Union Falls.
37. 1609320. Wahhi Falls.
38. National Geographic Maps . Trails Illustrated-Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park (305) . Revised . 2003 . 1:63360 . 1-56695-361-8 .