List of waterfalls in Alaska
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This is a list of the (43) officially named waterfalls found in the state of Alaska in the United States, according to the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System.
List of waterfalls
Waterfall (Name, Borough/Census Area, Alaska) | Latitude | Longitude | GNIS Feature ID # Link | Coordinates | Elevation | Borough or Census area | Watercourse |
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Alaska Chief Falls | 58.305000 N | 134.340000 W | 1893245 | 58°18′18″N 134°20′24″W / 58.30500°N 134.34000°W / 58.30500; -134.34000 (Alaska Chief Falls (Juneau)) | 1,286 feet (392 m) | Juneau | Icy Gulch near confluence Gold Creek (near Lurvey Creek) |
Beaver Falls (Alaska) | 55.381667 N | 131.522778 W | 1420335 | 55°22′54″N 131°31′22″W / 55.38167°N 131.52278°W / 55.38167; -131.52278 (Beaver Falls (Ketchikan Gateway)) | 1,312 feet (400 m) | Ketchikan Gateway | Beaver Falls Creek between Upper & Lower Silvis Lake |
Bridal Veil Falls (Skagway, Alaska) | 59.569444 N | 135.208333 W | 1416669 | 59°34′10″N 135°12′30″W / 59.56944°N 135.20833°W / 59.56944; -135.20833 (Bridal Veil Falls (Skagway)) | 2,802 feet (854 m) | Skagway | Tributary of Captain William Moore Creek (tributary of Skagway River) |
Bridal Veil Falls (Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska) | 61.070278 N | 145.893611 W | 1417164 | 61°4′13″N 145°53′37″W / 61.07028°N 145.89361°W / 61.07028; -145.89361 (Bridal Veil Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 1,145 feet (349 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Tributary of Lowe River |
Brooks Falls | 58.555278 N | 155.789722 W | 1399475 | 58°33′19″N 155°47′23″W / 58.55528°N 155.78972°W / 58.55528; -155.78972 (Brooks Falls (Lake and Peninsula)) | 92 feet (28 m) | Lake and Peninsula | Brooks River between Lake Brooks and Naknek Bay |
Cheshnina Falls | 61.858333 N | 144.116389 W | 1400211 | 61°51′30″N 144°6′59″W / 61.85833°N 144.11639°W / 61.85833; -144.11639 (Cheshnina Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 4,610 feet (1,410 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Cheshnina River between Cheshnina Glacier & the Copper River |
Chitistone Falls | 61.547222 N | 142.174722 W | 1400340 | 61°32′50″N 142°10′29″W / 61.54722°N 142.17472°W / 61.54722; -142.17472 (Chitistone Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 3,743 feet (1,141 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Chitistone River at Chitistone Gorge |
Cynthia Falls | 59.786111 N | 153.208611 W | 1412879 | 59°47′10″N 153°12′31″W / 59.78611°N 153.20861°W / 59.78611; -153.20861 (Cynthia Falls (Kenai Peninsula)) | 604 feet (184 m) | Kenai Peninsula | Hardy Creek (tributary of Fitz Creek) |
Ebner Falls | 58.311944 N | 134.375833 W | 1401644 | 58°18′43″N 134°22′33″W / 58.31194°N 134.37583°W / 58.31194; -134.37583 (Ebner Falls (Juneau)) | 879 feet (268 m) | Juneau | Unknown Watercourse |
Fish Ladder | 55.293056 N | 130.651944 W | 1421940 | 55°17′35″N 130°39′7″W / 55.29306°N 130.65194°W / 55.29306; -130.65194 (Fish Ladder (Ketchikan Gateway)) | 148 feet (45 m) | Ketchikan Gateway | Unknown Watercourse |
Fultons Falls | 58.133333 N | 155.016667 W | 1866426 | 58°8′0″N 155°1′0″W / 58.13333°N 155.01667°W / 58.13333; -155.01667 (Fultons Falls (Kodiak Island)) | 157 feet (48 m) | Kodiak Island | Unknown Watercourse |
Golden Gate Falls | 1402746 | 60°30′3″N 160°10′13″W / 60.50083°N 160.17028°W / 60.50083; -160.17028 (Golden Gate Falls (Bethel)) | 764 feet (233 m) | Bethel (CA) | Kisaralik River | ||
Grindstone Falls (Alaska) | 58.216667 N | 134.250000 W | 1894606 | 58°13′0″N 134°15′0″W / 58.21667°N 134.25000°W / 58.21667; -134.25000 (Grindstone Falls (Juneau)) | 0 feet (0 m) | Juneau | Grindstone Creek |
Hidden Falls (Alaska) | 57.216389 N | 134.874167 W | 1422574 | 57°12′59″N 134°52′27″W / 57.21639°N 134.87417°W / 57.21639; -134.87417 (Hidden Falls (Sitka)) | 66 feet (20 m) | Sitka | between Hidden Falls Lake and Kasnyku Bay |
Horsetail Falls (Alaska) | 61.068056 N | 145.905556 W | 1417165 | 61°4′5″N 145°54′20″W / 61.06806°N 145.90556°W / 61.06806; -145.90556 (Horsetail Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 299 feet (91 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Lowe River |
Kasnyku Falls | 57.191111 N | 134.832500 W | 1422971 | 57°11′28″N 134°49′57″W / 57.19111°N 134.83250°W / 57.19111; -134.83250 (Kasnyku Falls (Sitka)) | 151 feet (46 m) | Sitka | Between Kasnyku Lake and Waterfall Cove |
Kolevokharit Koygut Falls | 59.7833333 N | 158.5666667 W | 1895213 | 59°47′0″N 158°34′0″W / 59.78333°N 158.56667°W / 59.78333; -158.56667 (Kolevokharit Koygut Falls (Dillingham)) | 666 feet (203 m) | Dillingham (CA) | Unnamed Stream |
Liberty Falls | 61.621389 N | 144.545000 W | 1405319 | 61°37′17″N 144°32′42″W / 61.62139°N 144.54500°W / 61.62139; -144.54500 (Liberty Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 1,204 feet (367 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Liberty Creek (tributary Copper River) |
Lost Rocker Falls | 58.266667 N | 134.316667 W | 1895495 | 58°16′0″N 134°19′0″W / 58.26667°N 134.31667°W / 58.26667; -134.31667 (Lost Rocker Falls (Juneau)) | 610 feet (190 m) | Juneau | Sheep Creek |
Lower Falls (Alaska) | 1405754 | 60°26′7″N 160°5′37″W / 60.43528°N 160.09361°W / 60.43528; -160.09361 (Lower Falls (Bethel)) | 876 feet (267 m) | Bethel (CA) | Kisaralik River | ||
Nugget Falls | 58.4272 N | 134.5367 W | Not recorded by the GNIS | 58°25′38″N 134°32′12″W / 58.4272°N 134.5367°W / 58.4272; -134.5367 (Nugget Falls) | 377 feet (115 m) | Juneau (below Mendenhall Glacier) | Nugget Creek |
Nutkwa Falls | 55.118611 N | 132.539444 W | 1424029 | 55°7′7″N 132°32′22″W / 55.11861°N 132.53944°W / 55.11861; -132.53944 (Nutkwa Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder)) | 30 feet (9.1 m) | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) | between Nutkwa Inlet and Nutkwa Lagoon |
Ohman Falls | 60.591389 N | 145.583056 W | 1424051 | 60°35′29″N 145°34′59″W / 60.59139°N 145.58306°W / 60.59139; -145.58306 (Ohman Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 407 feet (124 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Power Creek |
Petrof Falls | 59.800000 N | 154.950000 W | 1896178 | 59°48′0″N 154°57′0″W / 59.80000°N 154.95000°W / 59.80000; -154.95000 (Petrof Falls (Lake and Peninsula)) | 220 feet (67 m) | Lake and Peninsula | Newhalen River |
Pitchfork Falls | 59.531111 N | 135.196389 W | 1424288 | 59°31′52″N 135°11′47″W / 59.53111°N 135.19639°W / 59.53111; -135.19639 (Pitchfork Falls (Skagway)) | 2,119 feet (646 m) | Skagway | Outlet Stream from Goat Lake to Skagway River |
Rainbow Falls (Alaska) | 56.422778 N | 132.332778 W | 1424726 | 56°25′22″N 132°19′58″W / 56.42278°N 132.33278°W / 56.42278; -132.33278 (Rainbow Falls (Wrangell)) | 535 feet (163 m) | Wrangell | Unknown Watercourse |
Reid Falls | 59.473333 N | 135.284722 W | 1424799 | 59°28′24″N 135°17′5″W / 59.47333°N 135.28472°W / 59.47333; -135.28472 (Reid Falls (Skagway)) | 446 feet (136 m) | Skagway | Unknown Watercourse |
Rudleston Falls | 61.084167 N | 145.891111 W | 1417163 | 61°5′3″N 145°53′28″W / 61.08417°N 145.89111°W / 61.08417; -145.89111 (Rudleston Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 869 feet (265 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Lowe River |
Sahlin Falls | 60.694444 N | 145.966944 W | 1414404 | 60°41′40″N 145°58′1″W / 60.69444°N 145.96694°W / 60.69444; -145.96694 (Sahlin Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 210 feet (64 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Sahlin Creek, near its mouth at Sheep Bay |
Silver Falls (Alaska) | 55.979167 N | 130.053056 W | 1414713 | 55°58′45″N 130°3′11″W / 55.97917°N 130.05306°W / 55.97917; -130.05306 (Silver Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder)) | 443 feet (135 m) | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) | Fish Creek, near Logjam Creek |
Silver Salmon Falls | 55.791389 N | 133.094722 W | 1414717 | 55°47′29″N 133°5′41″W / 55.79139°N 133.09472°W / 55.79139; -133.09472 (Silver Salmon Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder)) | 108 feet (33 m) | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) | Stanley Creek (tributary Lester River) |
Sockeye Falls | 55.916667 N | 133.000000 W | 1877213 | 55°55′0″N 133°0′0″W / 55.91667°N 133.00000°W / 55.91667; -133.00000 (Sockeye Falls (Petersburg)) | 151 feet (46 m) | Petersburg | Lyman Creek? |
Suicide Falls | 58.275556 N | 134.353611 W | 1410316 | 58°16′32″N 134°21′13″W / 58.27556°N 134.35361°W / 58.27556; -134.35361 (Suicide Falls (Juneau)) | 249 feet (76 m) | Juneau | Cross Bay Creek (tributary of Gastineau Channel) |
Sweetheart Falls | 57.945278 N | 133.676667 W | 1415133 | 57°56′43″N 133°40′36″W / 57.94528°N 133.67667°W / 57.94528; -133.67667 (Sweetheart Falls (Juneau)) | 446 feet (136 m) | Juneau | Sweetheart Creek between Lower Sweetheart Lake and Gilbert Bay |
The Falls (Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska) | 57.557778 N | 134.354167 W | 1415239 | 57°33′28″N 134°21′15″W / 57.55778°N 134.35417°W / 57.55778; -134.35417 (The Falls (Hoonah-Angoon)) | 72 feet (22 m) | Hoonah-Angoon (CA) | between Salt Lake and Mitchell Bay |
The Falls (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska) | 64.929444 N | 141.825833 W | 1410799 | 64°55′46″N 141°49′33″W / 64.92944°N 141.82583°W / 64.92944; -141.82583 (The Falls (Southeast Fairbanks)) | 1,309 feet (399 m) | Southeast Fairbanks (CA) | Seventymile River |
Thunder Bird Falls | 61.442500 N | 149.355556 W | 1416869 | 61°26′33″N 149°21′20″W / 61.44250°N 149.35556°W / 61.44250; -149.35556 (Thunder Bird Falls (Anchorage)) | 446 feet (136 m) | Anchorage | Thunder Bird Creek (tributary of Eklutna River) |
Tikchik Falls | 1896967 | 59°54′0″N 158°8′0″W / 59.90000°N 158.13333°W / 59.90000; -158.13333 (Tikchik Falls (Dillingham)) | 377 feet (115 m) | Dillingham (CA) | Nuyakuk River | ||
Upper Falls (Alaska) | 1411561 | 60°21′49″N 159°56′30″W / 60.36361°N 159.94167°W / 60.36361; -159.94167 (Upper Falls (Bethel)) | 1,230 feet (370 m) | Bethel (CA) | tributary ? | ||
White Falls (1), (Aleutians West, Alaska) | 51.786111 N | 176.798611 W | 1419716 | 51°47′10″N 176°47′55″W / 51.78611°N 176.79861°W / 51.78611; -176.79861 (White Falls (Aleutians West)) | 0 feet (0 m) | Aleutians West (CA) | Unknown Watercourse |
White Falls (2), (Aleutians West, Alaska) | 51.784722 N | 175.768056 W | 1897293 | 51°47′5″N 175°46′5″W / 51.78472°N 175.76806°W / 51.78472; -175.76806 (White Falls (Aleutians West)) | 0 feet (0 m) | ||
Whiting Falls | 60.990833 N | 144.842500 W | 1415750 | 60°59′27″N 144°50′33″W / 60.99083°N 144.84250°W / 60.99083; -144.84250 (Whiting Falls (Valdez-Cordova)) | 732 feet (223 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | tributary of Copper River |
Wolf Pass Falls | 55.733889 N | 132.856944 W | 1985292 | 55°44′2″N 132°51′25″W / 55.73389°N 132.85694°W / 55.73389; -132.85694 (Wolf Pass Falls (P. of Wales-Hyder)) | 1,975 feet (602 m) | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) | Tributary of Thorne River? |
Wolverine Falls (Alaska) | 58.547222 N | 154.719444 W | 1897338 | 58°32′50″N 154°43′10″W / 58.54722°N 154.71944°W / 58.54722; -154.71944 (Wolverine Falls (Lake and Peninsula)) | 771 feet (235 m) | Lake and Peninsula | Rainbow River (tributary of Savonoski River) |
References
General references
- "USGS GNIS Falls in Alaska". United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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