My Rating System of Falls (by ranking)...

NOTE: These are falls that I have visited (my opinion only). Last updated 10/2/2025.

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Falls Rating State City/Area Height
American Falls (Niagara Falls) 10 NY Niagara 120
Horseshoe/Canadian Falls (Niagara) 10 CAN Ontario, Canada 167
Yosemite Falls 9.9 CA Yosemite National Park 2425
Bridalveil Fall 9.8 CA Yosemite National Park 617
Multnomah Falls 9.8 OR Columbia River Gorge 620
Palouse Falls 9.8 WA Palouse Falls State Park 200
Snoqualmie Falls 9.8 WA Snoqualmie 270
Bridal Veil Falls 9.7 CO Telluride 365
Shoshone Falls 9.7 ID Twin Falls 212
Horsetail Fall (Firefall) 9.5 CA Yosemite National Park 1575
Lower Falls at Yellowstone 9.5 WY Yellowstone National Park 308
Middle Falls of the Genesee 9.5 NY Letchworth State Park 107
High Falls of Rochester 9.3 NY Rochester 96
Taughannock Falls 9.3 NY Trumansburg 217
Ithaca Falls 9.2 NY Ithaca 156
High Falls at Pigeon River 9.1 MN Grand Portage State Park 120
Laughing Whitefish Falls 9.1 MI Munising 100
Tahquamenon Falls (Upper) 9.1 MI Tahquamenon State Park 48
Alamere Falls 9 CA Point Reyes National Seashore 40
Bash Bish Falls 9 MA Mount Washington 59
Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls) 9 NY Niagara 120
Burney Falls 9 CA McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park 129
Cascades of Yosemite 9 CA Yosemite National Park 600
Cavern Cascade Falls (Watkins Glen Park) 9 NY Watkins Glen State Park 52
Central Cascade Falls (Watkins Glen Park) 9 NY Watkins Glen State Park 60
Great Falls 9 VA Fairfax County 76
Kaaterskill Falls 9 NY Hunter 260
Manawaiopuna Falls (Jurassic Falls) 9 HI Kauai 400
Passaic - Paterson Great Falls 9 NJ Paterson Great Falls National Park 77
Rainbow Falls (Watkins Glen Park) 9 NY Watkins Glen State Park 150
Sandstone Falls 9 WV Hinton 25
Silver Cascade Falls 9 NH Hart's Location 250
South Falls 9 OR Silver Falls State Park 177
Takakkaw Falls 9 CAN British Columbia, Canada 1224
Upper Falls of the Genesee 9 NY Letchworth State Park 70
Upper White Water Falls 9 NC Nantahala Forest 411
Wailua Falls 9 HI Kauai 173
Bridal Veil Falls 8.75 OR Corbit (Columbia River Gorge) 118
Dingmans Falls 8.75 PA Dingmans Ferry 130
Horsetail Falls 8.75 OR Columbia River Gorge 176
Lower Calf Creek Falls 8.75 UT Boulder 130
Lower Falls of the Genesee 8.75 NY Letchworth State Park 55
Lower Whitewater Falls 8.75 SC Salem 411
Perrine Coulee Falls 8.75 ID Twin Falls 197
Amicalola Falls 8.5 GA Amicalola State Park 729
Athabasca Falls 8.5 CAN Alberta, Canada 79
Big Manitou Falls 8.5 WI Superior, Pattison State Park 165
Bingham Falls 8.5 VT Stowe 40
Bond Falls 8.5 MI Ottawa National Park 50
Brandywine Falls 8.5 OH Northfield 60
Broadmoor Seven Falls 8.5 CO Colorado Springs 181
Crabtree Falls 8.5 NC Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 339.5 70
Cumberland Falls 8.5 KY Cumberland Falls State Park 69
Devil's Kettle Falls 8.5 MN Judge CR Magney State Park 50
Dry Falls 8.5 NC Highlands 65
Eternal Flame Falls 8.5 NY Orchard Park 30
Fall Creek Falls 8.5 TN Fall Creek Falls State Park 256
Fish Creek Falls 8.5 CO Steamboat Springs 283
Gooseberry Falls 8.5 MN Two Harbors 35
Hemmed-In Hollow Falls 8.5 AR Ponca Wilderness Area/Buffalo Nat'l River 209
Illilouette Falls 8.5 CA Yosemite National Park 381
Linville Falls 8.5 NC Linville Gorge 150
McWay Falls 8.5 CA Big Sur 80
Nevada Fall 8.5 CA Yosemite National Park 594
Oberlin Falls 8.5 MT Glacier National Park 200
Rainbow Falls 8.5 NC Gorges State Park 125
Raymondskill Falls 8.5 PA Milford 150
Ribbon Fall 8.5 CA Yosemite National Park 1611
Ruby Falls 8.5 TN Chattanooga 145
Saint Mary Falls 8.5 MT Glacier National Park 35
Sentinel Fall 8.5 CA Yosemite National Park 1920
Sol Duc Falls 8.5 WA Olympic National Park 50
Sunwapta Falls 8.5 CAN Alberta, Canada 61
Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool) 8.5 OR Willamette National Forest 49
Toccoa Falls 8.5 GA Toccoa College 186
Toketee Falls 8.5 OR Idleyld Park 120
Tokopah Falls 8.5 CA Sequoia National Park 1200
Tower Fall 8.5 WY Yellowstone National Park 132
Triple Falls 8.5 NC DuPont State Forest 125
Upper Mesa Falls 8.5 ID Ashton 114
Vernal Falls 8.5 CA Yosemite National Park 317
Virginia Falls 8.5 MT Glacier National Park 50
Wapama Falls 8.5 CA Yosemite National Park 1080
Anna Ruby Falls 8.25 GA Anna Ruby Recreation Area 154
Baring Falls 8.25 MT Glacier National Park 30
Bastion Falls 8.25 NY Hunter 71
Blackwater Falls 8.25 WV Blackwater Falls State Park 57
Eagle Falls (Lower) 8.25 CA Lake Tahoe 140
Eagle Falls (Upper) 8.25 CA Lake Tahoe 50
Falling Spring Falls 8.25 VA Falling Spring 80
Glen Ellis Falls 8.25 NH Jackson 64
Latourell Falls 8.25 OR Guy W. Talbot State Park (Columbia Gorge) 249
Middlebury Falls 8.25 VT Middlebury 18
North Falls 8.25 OR Silver Falls State Park 136
Potato River Falls (Lower) 8.25 WI Gurney 50
Rifle Falls 8.25 CO Rifle Falls State Park 80
Spokane Falls (Upper & Lower) 8.25 WA Spokane 146
Spray Falls 8.25 MI Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore 70
Superior Falls 8.25 WI Saxon 90
Turner Falls 8.25 OK Turner Falls Park 77
Vergennes Falls 8.25 VT Vergennes 37
Wahkeena Falls 8.25 OR Columbia River Gorge 242
Willamette Falls 8.25 OR West Linn 40
Bird Woman Falls 8 MT Glacier National Park 492
Bow Glacier Falls 8 CAN Alberta, Canada 410
Burgess Falls 8 TN Burgess Falls State Park 135
Bushkill Falls 8 PA Lehman Township at Bushkill 100
Crabtree Falls 8 VA Tyro 1214
Cummins Falls 8 TN Cummins Falls State Park 75
Double Falls 8 OR Silver Falls State Park 178
Falls Park 8 SD Sioux Falls 25
Gabbro Falls 8 MI Bessemer 40
Great Conglomerate Falls 8 MI Ottawa National Forest 30
Hidden Falls 8 WY Grand Teton National Park 100
High Falls 8 NC DuPont State Forest 125
High Falls at Baptism River 8 MN Tettegouche State Park 100
Horsetail Falls 8 CA Lake Tahoe 791
Ingram Falls 8 CO Telluride 280
Kent Falls 8 CT Kent Falls State Park 250
Looking Glass Falls 8 NC Brevard 60
Lower Lewis River Falls 8 WA Cougar 43
Lower South Falls 8 OR Silver Falls State Park 93
Madison Falls 8 WA Olympic National Park 50
Marymere Falls 8 WA Olympic National Park 90
Muddy Creek Falls 8 MD Oakland 53
Murhut Falls 8 WA Hoodsport 130
Narada Falls 8 WA Mt. Rainier National Park 188
Opaeka'a Falls 8 HI Kauai 151
Potato River Falls (Upper) 8 WI Gurney 90
Rocky Brooks Falls 8 WA Brinnon 250
Sabbaday Falls 8 NH Campton 45
Saxon Falls 8 WI Saxon 90
Sentry Falls 8 NY Watkins Glen State Park 25
Sliding Rock Falls 8 NC Brevard 60
Triphammer Falls 8 NY Ithaca 80
Upper Falls at Yellowstone 8 WY Yellowstone National Park 108
Watson Falls 8 OR Umpqua National Forest 272
Willow Falls 8 WI Hudson 45
Winter Falls 8 OR Silver Falls State Park 134
Alberta Falls 7.75 CO Rocky Mountain National Park 30
Cascade River Falls 7.75 MN Cascade River State Park 30
Cedar Creek Falls 7.75 CA Ramona 80
Christine Falls 7.75 WA Mt. Rainier National Park 69
Crescent Falls 7.75 CAN Alberta, Canada 89
Fallingwater 7.75 PA Mill Run 45
Hickory Nut Falls 7.75 NC Chimney Rock State Park 404
Hooker Falls 7.75 NC DuPont State Forest 14
Hungarian Falls 7.75 MI Hubbell 50
Little Manitou Falls 7.75 WI Superior, Pattison State Park 31
Manabezho Falls 7.75 MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park 25
Minnehaha Falls 7.75 MN Minneapolis 53
Potawatomi Falls 7.75 MI Ottawa National Forest 30
Shequaga Falls 7.75 NY Montour Falls 165
Silver Strand Falls 7.75 CA Yosemite National Park 574
Statons Creek Falls 7.75 VA Amherst County 140
Treasure Falls 7.75 CO Pagosa Springs 105
Upper Falls at Brule River 7.75 MN Judge CR Magney State Park 25
White River Falls 7.75 OR Maupin 90
Agate Falls 7.5 MI Interior Township 39
Bear Creek Falls 7.5 CO Ouray 120
Beaver Falls 7.5 WA Soppho 28
Bow Falls 7.5 CAN Alberta, Canada 30
Bridal Veil Falls 7.5 CAN Alberta, Canada 281
Brownstone Falls 7.5 WI Copper Falls State Park 30
Campbell Falls 7.5 CT Campbell Falls State Park 50
Canyon Falls 7.5 MI L'Anse 15
Caribou Falls 7.5 MN Silver Bay 40
Cascade Falls 7.5 VA Pembroke 66
Cascade Falls at Baptism River 7.5 MN Tettegouche State Park 30
Cascade Falls at Manitou River 7.5 MN George Crosby Manitou State Park 30
Chagrin Falls 7.5 OH Chagrin Falls 20
DeSoto Falls 7.5 AL DeSoto State Park 104
Dismal Falls 7.5 VA Pembroke 66
Douglass Houghton Falls 7.5 MI Calumet 110
Forest Falls 7.5 NY Ithaca 25
Franklin Falls 7.5 WA North Bend 135
Gibbon Falls 7.5 WY Yellowstone National Park 84
Glade Creek Grist Mill Falls 7.5 WV Babcock State Park 20
Illgen Falls 7.5 MN Tettegouche State Park 40
Johnson Canyon Falls (Lower) 7.5 CAN Alberta, Canada 33
Kanawha Falls 7.5 WV Gauley Bridge 15
Lewis Falls 7.5 WY Yellowstone National Park 30
Long Slide Falls 7.5 WI Pembine 50
Lower Emerald Pool 7.5 UT Zion National Park 50
Lower Falls of Rochester 7.5 NY Rochester 20
Manido Falls 7.5 MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park 20
Mill Shoals & French Broad Falls 7.5 NC Balsom Grove 15
Minneopa Falls 7.5 MN Mankato 39
Ortega Falls 7.5 CA Lake Elsinore 40
Panther Falls 7.5 WA Carson 130
Rainbow Falls 7.5 MI Ottawa National Forest 45
Rocky Falls 7.5 NY Ithaca 55
Sandstone Falls 7.5 MI Ottawa National Forest 15
Screw Auger Falls 7.5 ME North Oxford 23
Shepherd's Dell Falls 7.5 OR Corbit (Columbia River Gorge) 220
Soco Falls 7.5 NC Maggie Valley 30
Tahquitz Falls 7.5 CA Palm Springs 60
Thunderbird Falls 7.5 AK Aklutna 200
Thundering Brook Falls 7.5 VT Killington 125
Tropic Ditch Falls 7.5 UT Bryce Canyon National Park 15
Tueeulala Falls 7.5 CA Yosemite National Park 880
Undine Falls 7.5 WY Yellowstone National Park 100
Upper North Falls 7.5 OR Silver Falls State Park 65
Virginia Cascades 7.5 WY Yellowstone National Park 60
Weeks Falls 7.5 WA North Bend 77
Weeping Wall Falls 7.5 CAN Alberta, Canada 984
Wolf Creek Falls 7.5 WV Fayetteville 25
Wraith Falls 7.5 WY Yellowstone National Park 100
Big Falls 7.25 MT Great Falls 87
Black Eagle Falls 7.25 MT Black Eagle/Great Falls 26
Box Canyon Falls 7.25 CO Ouray 85
Bust Your Butt 7.25 NC Highlands 80
Carter Falls 7.25 WA Mt. Rainier National Park 50
Cascade Falls 7.25 CO Ouray 200
Cateracts Falls 7.25 ME North Oxford 110
Chasm Falls 7.25 CO Rocky Mountain National Park 25
Copper Falls 7.25 WI Copper Falls State Park 20
Crystal Falls 7.25 WY Yellowstone National Park 129
Dana Point Seasonal Waterfall 7.25 CA Dana Point 60
Elbow Falls 7.25 CAN Alberta, Canada 15
Factory Falls 7.25 PA George W. Childs Park 18
Freedom Falls 7.25 PA Kennerdale 20
Glen Alpine Falls 7.25 CA Lake Tahoe 60
Glen Falls 7.25 NY Williamsville 30
Great Falls 7.25 CT Canaan 50
Great Falls of Tinker's Creek 7.25 OH Bedford 20
Holley Canal Falls 7.25 NY Holley 35
Lover's Leap Falls (High Falls) 7.25 GA Rock City (Lookout Mountain) 145
McDonald Falls 7.25 MT Glacier National Park 15
Middle North Falls 7.25 OR Silver Falls State Park 106
Miner's Falls 7.25 MI Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore 40
Natural Bridge Lower Falls 7.25 CAN British Coiumbia, Canada 15
Nawadaha Falls 7.25 MI Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park 15
Paine Falls 7.25 OH Painesville 30
Panther Falls 7.25 CAN Alberta, Canada 217
Rainbow Falls 7.25 CO Cascade 46
Rainbow Falls 7.25 MT Great Falls 47
Ramsey Falls 7.25 MN Redwood Falls 50
Red Dirt Falls 7.25 HI Kauai 8
Royal Arch Cascade Falls 7.25 CA Yosemite National Park 1250
Sable Falls 7.25 MI Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore 25
Sacred Dancing Cascade 7.25 MT Glacier National Park 12
Spearfish Falls 7.25 SD Savoy - Spearfish Canyon 47
Staircase Falls 7.25 CA Yosemite National Park 1700
Tangle Creek Falls 7.25 CAN Alberta, Canada 157
Uncompahgre River Falls 7.25 CO Ouray 200
Wagner Falls 7.25 MI Munising 20
Western Falls of Cascade 7.25 OH Elyria 35
Wildcat Falls 7.25 CA Yosemite National Park 720
Akron Falls 7 NY Akron 40
Amnicon Falls 7 WI Amnicon Falls State Park 20
Berea Falls 7 OH Berea 15
Black River Falls (Lower) 7 VT Springfield 15
Bridal Veil Falls 7 CO Idaho Springs 60
Bridal Veil Falls 7 NC Highlands 45
Bridal Veil Falls 7 SD Spearfish Canyon 60
Bridal Veil Falls/Bridesmaid's Falls 7 PA Lehman Township at Bushkill 35
Cascade Falls 7 WI Osceola 25
Center Rutland Falls 7 VT Rutland 15
Devil's Washbowl Falls 7 ID Malad Gorge State Park 60
Dogwood Canyon Falls 7 MO Lampe 60
Drake Falls 7 OR Silver Falls State Park 27
Elakala Falls 7 WV Blackwater Falls State Park 35
Firehole Falls 7 WY Yellowstone National Park 40
Foster Falls 7 WI Upson 25
Helen Hunt Falls 7 CO Colorado Springs 35
Hidden Falls 7 MN Temperance River State Park 25
Horseshoe Falls 7 NY Ithaca 30
Idaho Falls 7 ID Idaho Falls 22
Interstate Falls 7 WI Interstate Falls Park 25
Kepler Cascades 7 WY Yellowstone National Park 50
Kings Canyon Falls 7 NV Carson City 30
Lowell Creek Waterfall 7 AK Seward 40
Lower North Falls 7 OR Silver Falls State Park 30
Moose Falls 7 WY Yellowstone National Park 30
Morgan Falls 7 WI Marengo 70
Munising Falls 7 MI Munising 50
Oak Canyon Falls 7 CA Santee 25
Piney Run Falls 7 VA Purcellville 20
Pluto Falls (Watkins Glen Park) 7 NY Watkins Glen State Park 9
Powerhouse Falls 7 MI L'Anse 15
Rumford Falls 7 ME Rumford 60
Rustic Falls 7 WY Yellowstone National Park 47
Silverthread Falls 7 PA Dingmans Ferry 80
Swallow Falls 7 MD Oakland 15
Tablerock Dam 7 MO Branson 220
Tahquamenon Falls (Lower) 7 MI Tahquamenon State Park 20
Twin Falls 7 OR Silver Falls State Park 31
Upper Sunbeam Falls 7 WA Mt. Rainier National Park 133
Winnewissa Falls 7 MN Sweet Township 15
Aunt Sarah's Falls 6.75 NY Montour Falls 113
Black River Falls 6.75 MI Eli Township 20
Buttermilk Falls of Mayfield 6.75 OH Willoughby 30
Cathedral Falls 6.75 WV Gauley Bridge 60
Eagle River Falls 6.75 MI Eagle River 40
Gorge Falls 6.75 MI Ottawa National Forest 25
McHugh Creek Falls 6.75 AK Anchorage 20
Moore Cove Falls 6.75 NC Brevard 50
Pennell Falls 6.75 PA Lehman Township at Bushkill 10
Two Step Falls 6.75 MN Tettegouche State Park 15
Beaver River Falls 6.5 MN Beaver Bay 15
Dave's Falls 6.5 WI Amberg 10
Glenn Avon Falls 6.5 MN Beaver Bay 7
Lower Gorge Falls at Bushkill 6.5 PA Lehman Township at Bushkill 10
Thunder Bay Falls 6.5 IL Galena 18
Tolliver Falls 6.5 MD Oakland 5
Vermillion Falls 6.5 MN Hastings 35
Devil's Falls 6.26 SD Garretson 25
Dunning's Spring Falls 6.25 IA Decorah 200
Eagle Falls 6.25 KY Cumberland Falls State Park 44
Olmsted Falls 6.25 OH Olmsted Falls 10
Wolf Creek Falls 6.25 MN Banning State Park 12
Yahoo Falls 6.25 KY Whitley City 113
Big Spring Falls 6 MN Banning State Park 5
Copeland Falls 6 CO Rocky Mountain National Park 15
Frenchie Falls 6 OR Silver Falls State Park 48
Mother Walker Falls 6 ME North Oxford 10
Seward Hwy Falls 6 AK Hope 15
Silver Cascade Falls 6 CO Colorado Springs 200
Tannery Falls 6 MI Munising 40
Unnamed North Silver Creek Falls 6 OR Silver Falls State Park 55
Alger Falls 5.75 MI Munising 15
Fall River Falls 5.75 MN Cook County 30
Haven Falls 5.5 MI Lac La Belle 40
Cross River Falls 5.25 MN Temperance River State Park 60
Jacob's Falls 5.25 MI Eagle River 40
Malanaphy Falls 5.25 IA Bluffton 30
Minnemishinona Falls 5.25 MN Belgrade Township 42
Siewers Spring Falls 5.25 IA Decorah 10
Willow Creek Falls 5.25 IA Mason City 8
Beulah Spring Falls 5 IA McGregor 20
Bridal Veil Falls 4.5 IA McGregor 10
Richmond Spring Falls 4.5 IA Dundee 5
Rogers Spring 4.5 NV Overton 4
Wequiock Falls 4.5 WI NE Green Bay 20
Dwightwood Spring 4 MI Mackinac Island 5
Union Grove State Park Falls 4 IA Union Grove State Park 10

 

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