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State-level waterfall inventories in the United States
A state-level waterfall inventory is a compiled catalog of the waterfalls of one or more U.S. states, built by federal agencies, state surveys, or volunteer projects.
Waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park
Waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park: 22 named falls on Kitchen Creek's Glen Leigh and Ganoga Glen branches, uniting at Waters Meet; tallest is 94-foot Ganoga Falls, seen via the 7.2-mile Falls Trail loop.
Waterfalls of Glacier National Park
The waterfalls of Glacier National Park in Montana number about 46 named falls, formed by Pleistocene glaciation, peaking in June and early July and frozen by November.
Waterfalls of Oregon
Oregon is among the most waterfall-dense US states, with 1,633 inventoried falls, more than 90 clustered in the Columbia River Gorge and Multnomah Falls the most visited.
Waterfalls of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Waterfalls of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, including Raymondskill Falls, Dingmans Falls, and Silver Thread Falls, are glacial-meltwater knickpoint cascades on Pocono Plateau streams in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with access rules set by the park compendium.
Waterfalls of Washington (state)
Waterfalls of Washington (state): over 2,900 falls, more than any other US state, led by Colonial Creek Falls (about 2,568 ft) and Palouse Falls, the official state waterfall since 2014, carved by Ice Age floods.
Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park
Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park: over 40 named falls, led by the 308-foot Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, formed by rock-hardness contrasts, hydrothermal weakening, and glacial floods.
Waterfalls of Yosemite National Park
Waterfalls of Yosemite National Park: seasonal Sierra Nevada cascades including Yosemite Falls (2,425 ft, tallest measured in North America), Bridalveil Fall, and Horsetail Fall, fed by snowmelt peaking in May or June.