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

NOTE: These are falls that I have visited (my opinion only). Last updated 11/4/2023.

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Falls
State
City/Area
Height
Rating
American Falls (Niagara Falls)
NY
Niagara
120
10
Horseshoe/Canadian Falls (Niagara)
CAN
Ontario, Canada
167
10
Yosemite Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
2425
9.9
Bridalveil Fall
CA
Yosemite National Park
617
9.8
Multnomah Falls
OR
Bridal Veil
620
9.8
Palouse Falls
WA
Palouse Falls State Park
200
9.8
Snoqualmie Falls
WA
Snoqualmie
270
9.8
Bridal Veil Falls
CO
Telluride
365
9.7
Shoshone Falls
ID
Twin Falls
212
9.7
Horsetail Fall (Firefall)
CA
Yosemite National Park
1575
9.5
Lower Falls at Yellowstone
WY
Yellowstone National Park
308
9.5
Middle Falls of the Genesee
NY
Letchworth State Park
107
9.5
High Falls of Rochester
NY
Rochester
96
9.3
Taughannock Falls
NY
Trumansburg
217
9.3
Ithaca Falls
NY
Ithaca
156
9.2
High Falls at Pigeon River
MN
Grand Portage State Park
120
9.1
Laughing Whitefish Falls
MI
Munising
100
9.1
Tahquamenon Falls (Upper)
MI
Tahquamenon State Park
48
9.1
Alamere Falls
CA
Point Reyes National Seashore
40
9
Bash Bish Falls
MA
Mount Washington
59
9
Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls)
NY
Niagara
120
9
Burney Falls
CA
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park
129
9
Cascades Of Yosemite
CA
Yosemite National Park
600
9
Cavern Cascade Falls
NY
Watkins Glen State Park
52
9
Central Cascade Falls
NY
Watkins Glen State Park
60
9
Rainbow Falls
NY
Watkins Glen State Park
150
9
Great Falls
VA
Fairfax County
76
9
Kaaterskill Falls
NY
Hunter
260
9
Passaic - Paterson Great Falls
NJ
Paterson Great Falls National Park
77
9
Ruby Falls
TN
Chattanooga
145
9
Sandstone Falls
WV
Hinton
25
9
Silver Cascade Falls
NH
Hart's Location
250
9
South Silver Falls (10 waterfalls)
OR
Silver Falls State Park
177
9
Upper Falls of the Genesee
NY
Letchworth State Park
70
9
Upper White Water Falls
NC
Nantahala Forest
411
9
Bridal Veil Falls
OR
Columbia River Gorge
118
8.75
Dingmans Falls
PA
Dingmans Ferry
130
8.75
Horsetail Falls
OR
Columbia River Gorge
176
8.75
Lower Calf Creek Falls
UT
Boulder
126
8.75
Lower Whitewater Falls
SC
Salem
411
8.75
Perrine Coulee Falls
ID
Twin Falls
197
8.75
Amicalola Falls
GA
Amicalola Falls State Park
729
8.5
Big Manitou Falls
WI
Superior, Pattison State Park
165
8.5
Bingham Falls
VT
Stowe
40
8.5
Bond Falls
MI
Ottawa National Park
50
8.5
Broadmoor Seven Falls
CO
Colorado Springs
181
8.5
Crabtree Falls
NC
Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 339.5
70
8.5
Cumberland Falls
KY
Cumberland Falls State Park
69
8.5
Devil's Kettle Falls
MN
Judge CR Magney State Park
50
8.5
Dry Falls
NC
Highlands
65
8.5
Eternal Flame Falls
NY
Orchard Park
30
8.5
Fall Creek Falls
TN
Fall Creek Falls State Park
256
8.5
Fish Creek Falls
CO
Steamboat Springs
283
8.5
Gabbro Falls
MI
Bessemer
40
8.5
Gooseberry Falls
MN
Two Harbors
35
8.5
Hemmed-In Hollow Falls
AR
Ponca Wilderness Area/Buffalo Nat'l River
209
8.5
Illilouette Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
381
8.5
Linville Falls
NC
Linville Gorge
150
8.5
McWay Falls
CA
Big Sur
80
8.5
Rainbow Falls
NC
Gorges State Park
125
8.5
Raymondskill Falls
PA
Milford
150
8.5
Ribbon Fall
CA
Yosemite National Park
1611
8.5
Saint Mary Falls
MT
Glacier National Park
35
8.5
Sentinel Fall
CA
Yosemite National Park
1920
8.5
Sol Duc Fall
WA
Olympic National Park
48
8.5
Tamolitch Falls (Blue Pool)
OR
Willamette National Forest
49
8.5
Toccoa Falls
GA
Toccoa College
186
8.5
Toketee Falls
OR
Idleyld Park
120
8.5
Triple Falls
NC
DuPont State Forest
125
8.5
Upper Mesa Falls
ID
Ashton
114
8.5
Vernal Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
317
8.5
Virginia Falls
MT
Glacier National Park
50
8.5
Wapama Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
1080
8.5
Anna Ruby Falls
GA
Anna Ruby Falls Recreation Area
154
8.25
Baring Falls
MT
Glacier National Park
30
8.25
Bastion Falls
NY
Hunter
71
8.25
Blackwater Falls
WV
Blackwater Falls State Park
57
8.25
Falling Spring Falls
VA
Falling Spring
80
8.25
Glen Ellis Falls
NH
Jackson
64
8.25
Latourell Falls
OR
Guy W. Talbot State Park (Columbia Gorge)
249
8.25
Lower Falls of the Genesee
NY
Letchworth State Park
55
8.25
Middlebury Falls
VT
Middlebury
18
8.25
Potato River Falls (Lower)
WI
Gurney
50
8.25
Rifle Falls
CO
Rifle Falls State Park
80
8.25
Spokane Falls
WA
Spokane
146
8.25
Spray Falls
MI
Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore
70
8.25
Superior Falls
WI
Saxon
90
8.25
Turner Falls
OK
Davis
77
8.25
Vergennes Falls
VT
Vergennes
37
8.25
Wahkeena Falls
OR
Columbia River Gorge
242
8.25
Willamette Falls
OR
West Linn
40
8.25
Bushkill Falls
PA
Lehman Township
100
8
Campbell Falls
CT
Campbell Falls State Park
50
8
Crabtree Falls
VA
Tyro
1214
8
Douglass Houghton Falls
MI
Calumet
110
8
Falls Park
SD
Sioux Falls
25
8
Great Conglomerate Falls
MI
Ottawa National Forest
30
8
High Falls
NC
DuPont State Forest
125
8
High Falls at Baptism River
MN
Tettegouche State Park
100
8
Ingram Falls
CO
Telluride
280
8
Kent Falls
CT
Kent Falls State Park
250
8
Looking Glass Falls
NC
Brevard
60
8
Madison Falls
WA
Olympic National Park
50
8
Marymere Falls
WA
Olympic National Park
90
8
Muddy Creek Falls
MD
Oakland
53
8
Narada Falls
WA
Mt. Rainier National Park
188
8
Opaeka'a Falls
HI
Kauai
151
8
Potato River Falls (Upper)
WI
Gurney
90
8
Sabbaday Falls
NH
Campton
45
8
Saxon Falls
WI
Saxon
90
8
Sentry Falls
NY
Watkins Glen State Park
25
8
Sliding Rock Falls
NC
Brevard
60
8
Triphammer Falls
NY
Ithaca
80
8
Upper Falls at Yellowstone
WY
Yellowstone National Park
108
8
Watson Falls
OR
Umpqua National Forest
272
8
Willow Falls
WI
Hudson
45
8
Alberta Falls
CO
Rocky Mountain National Park
30
7.75
Cascade River Falls
MN
Cascade River State Park
30
7.75
Cedar Creek Falls
CA
Ramona - Cleveland National Forest
80
7.75
Christine Falls
WA
Mt. Rainier National Park
69
7.75
Fallingwater Falls
PA
Mill Run
45
7.75
Great Falls
CT
Canaan
50
7.75
Hickory Nut Falls
NC
Chimney Rock State Park
404
7.75
Hooker Falls
NC
DuPont State Forest
14
7.75
Hungarian Falls
MI
Hubbell
50
7.75
Little Manitou Falls
WI
Superior, Pattison State Park
31
7.75
Lower Lewis River Falls
WA
Cougar
43
7.75
Manabezho Falls
MI
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
25
7.75
Minnehaha Falls
MN
Minneapolis
53
7.75
Potawatomi Falls
MI
Ottawa National Forest
30
7.75
Shequaga Falls
NY
Montour Falls
165

7.75

Silver Strand Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
574
7.75
Statons Creek Falls
VA
Amherst County
140
7.75
Treasure Falls
CO
Pagosa Springs
105
7.75
Upper Falls at Brule River
MN
Judge CR Magney State Park
25
7.75
White River Falls
OR
Maupin
90
7.75
Agate Falls
MI
Interior Township
39
7.5
Bear Creek Falls
CO
Ouray
120
7.5
Brownstone Falls
WI
Copper Falls State Park
30
7.5
Burgess Falls
TN
Burgess Falls State Park
135
7.5
Canyon Falls
MI
L'Anse
15
7.5
Carter Falls
WA
Mt. Rainier National Park
50
7.5
Cascade Falls
VA
Pembroke
66
7.5
Cascade Falls at Baptism River
MN
Tettegouche State Park
30
7.5
Cascade Falls at Manitou River
MN
George Crosby Manitou State Park
30
7.5
Cummins Falls
TN
Cummins Falls State Park
75
7.5
DeSoto Falls
AL
DeSoto State Park
104
7.5
Dismal Falls
VA
Pembroke
66
7.5
Franklin Falls
WA
North Bend
135
7.5
Gibbon Falls
WY
Yellowstone National Park
84
7.5
Glade Creek Grist Mill Falls
WV
Babcock State Park
20
7.5
Illgen Falls
MN
Tettegouche State Park
40
7.5
Kanawha Falls
WV
Gauley Bridge
15
7.5
Long Slide Falls
WI
Pembine
50
7.5
Lower Falls of Rochester
NY
Rochester
20
7.5
Manido Falls
MI
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
20
7.5
Mill Shoals & French Broad Falls
NC
Balsom Grove
15
7.5
Minneopa Falls
MN
Mankato
39
7.5
Panther Creek Falls
WA
Carson
130
7.5
Rainbow Falls
MI
Ottawa National Forest
45
7.5
Rocky Falls
NY
Ithaca
55
7.5
Sandstone Falls
MI
Ottawa National Forest
15
7.5
Screw Auger Falls
ME
North Oxford
23
7.5
Shepherd's Dell Falls
OR
Corbit (Columbis Gorge)
220
7.5
Soco Falls
NC
Maggie Valley
30
7.5
Tahquitz Falls
CA
Palm Springs - Taquitz Canyon
60
7.5
Thundering Brook Falls
VT
Killington
125
7.5
Tropic Ditch Falls
UT
Bryce Canyon National Park
15
7.5
Tueeulala Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
880
7.5
Undine Falls
WY
Yellowstone National Park
100
7.5
Wolf Creek Falls
WV
Fayetteville
25
7.5
Big Falls
MT
Great Falls
87
7.25
Black Eagle Falls
MT
Great Falls
26
7.25
Box Canyon Falls
CO
Ouray
35
7.25
Bust Your Butt Falls
NC
Highlands
80
7.25
Caribou Falls
MN
Silver Bay
40
7.25
Cascade Falls
CO
Ouray
200
7.25
Cataracts Falls
ME
North Oxford
110
7.25
Copper Falls
WI
Copper Falls State Park
20
7.25
Crystal Falls
WY
Yellowstone National Park
129
7.25
Factory Falls
PA
George W. Childs Park
18
7.25
Glen Falls
NY
Williamsville
30
7.25
McDonald Falls
MT
Glacier National Park
15
7.25
Miner's Falls
MI
Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore
40
7.25
Nawadaha Falls
MI
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
15
7.25
Rainbow Falls
CO
Cascade
46
7.25
Rainbow Falls
MT
Great Falls
47
7.25
Ramsey Falls
MN
Redwood Falls
50
7.25
Royal Arch Cascade Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
1250
7.25
Sable Falls
MI
Pictured Rocks National Lake Shore
25
7.25
Sacred Dancing Cascade
MT
Glacier National Park
12
7.25
Spearfish Falls
SD
Savoy - Spearfish Canyon
80
7.25
Staircase Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
1700
7.25
Uncompahgre River Falls
CO
Ouray
200
7.25
Wagner Falls
MI
Munising
20
7.25
Wildcat Falls
CA
Yosemite National Park
720
7.25
Akron Falls
NY
Akron
40
7
Amnicon Falls
WI
Amnicon Falls State Park
20
7
Black River Falls
VT
Springfield
15
7
Bridal Veil Falls
CO
Idaho Springs
60
7
Bridal Veil Falls
NC
Highlands
45
7
Bridal Veil Falls
SD
Spearfish Canyon
60
7
Bridal Veil Falls/Bridesmaid's Falls
PA
Lehman Township
35
7
Cathedral Falls
WV
Gauley Bridge
60
7
Center Rutland Falls
VT
Rutland
10
7
Devil's Washbowl Falls
ID
Malad Gorge State Park
60
7
Dogwood Canyon Falls
MO
Lampe
60
7
Elakala Falls
WV
Blackwater Falls State Park
35
7
Foster Falls
WI
Upson
25
7
Helen Hunt Falls
CO
Colorado Springs
35
7
Hidden Falls
MN
Temperance River State Park
25
7
Interstate Falls
WI
Interstate Falls Park
25
7
Kepler Cascades
WY
Yellowstone National Park
50
7
Morgan Falls
WI
Marengo
70
7
Munising Falls
MI
Munising
50
7
Pluto Falls
NY
Watkins Glen State Park
9
7
Powerhouse Falls
MI
L'Anse
15
7
Rumford Falls
ME
Rumford
60
7
Rustic Falls
WY
Yellowstone National Park
47
7
Silverthread Falls
PA
Dingmans Ferry
80
7
Swallow Falls
MD
Oakland
15
7
Tablerock Dam
MO
Branson
220
7
Tahquamenon Falls (Lower)
MI
Tahquamenon State Park
20
7
Upper Sunbeam Falls
WA
Mt. Rainier National Park
133
7
Winnewissa Falls
MN
Sweet Township
15
7
Aunt Sarah's Falls
NY
Montour Falls
113
6.75
Black River Falls
MI
Eli Township
20
6.75
Cascade Falls
WI
Osceola
25
6.75
Eagle River Falls
MI
Eagle River
40
6.75
Gorge Falls
MI
Ottawa National Forest
25
6.75
Moore Cove Falls
NC
Brevard
50
6.75
Pennell Falls
PA
Lehman Township
10
6.75
Two Step Falls
MN
Tettegouche State Park
15
6.75
Beaver River Falls
MN
Beaver Bay
15
6.5
Dave's Falls
WI
Amberg
10
6.5
Glenn Avon Falls
MN
Beaver Bay
7
6.5
Lower Gorge Falls at Bushkill
PA
Lehman Township
10
6.5
Thunder Bay Falls
IL
Galena
18
6.5
Tolliver Falls
MD
Oakland
5
6.5
Vermillion Falls
MN
Hastings
35
6.5
Devil's Falls
SD
Garretson
25
6.26
Dunning's Spring Falls
IA
Decorah
200
6.25
Eagle Falls
KY
Cumberland Falls State Park
44
6.25
Wolf Creek Falls
MN
Banning State Park
12
6.25
Yahoo Falls
KY
Whitley City
113
6.25
Big Spring Falls
MN
Banning State Park
5
6
Mother Walker Falls
ME
North Oxford
10
6
Silver Cascade Falls
CO
Colorado Springs
200
6
Tannery Falls
MI
Munising
40
6
Alger Falls
MI
Munising
15
5.75
Fall River Falls
MN
Cook County
30
5.75
Haven Falls
MI
Lac La Belle
40
5.5
Cross River Falls
MN
Temperance River State Park
60
5.25
Jacob's Falls
MI
Eagle River
40
5.25
Malanaphy Falls
IA
Bluffton
30
5.25
Minnemishinona Falls
MN
Belgrade Township
42
5.25
Siewers Spring Falls
IA
Decorah
10
5.25
Beulah Spring Falls
IA
McGregor
20
5
Willow Creek Falls
IA
Mason City
8
4.75
Bridal Veil Falls
IA
McGregor
10
4.5
Richmond Spring Falls
IA
Dundee
5
4.5
Wequiock Falls
WI
NE Green Bay
20
4.5
Dwightwood Spring
MI
Mackinac Island
5
4
Union Grove State Park Falls
IA
Union Grove State Park
10
4

 

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