List of waterfalls of Alaska

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
Alaska Chief Falls 58.305000 N 134.340000 W 1893245 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 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 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 1,145 feet (349 m) Valdez-Cordova (CA) Tributary of Lowe River
Brooks Falls (Alaska) 58.555278 N 155.789722 W 1399475 92 feet (28 m) Lake and Peninsula Brooks River between Lake Brooks and Naknek Bay
Cheshnina Falls 61.858333 N 144.116389 W 1400211 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 3,743 feet (1,141 m) Valdez-Cordova (CA) Chitistone River at Chitistone Gorge
Cynthia Falls 59.786111 N 153.208611 W 1412879 604 feet (184 m) Kenai Peninsula Hardy Creek (tributary of Fitz Creek)
Ebner Falls 58.311944 N 134.375833 W 1401644 879 feet (268 m) Juneau Unknown Watercourse
Fish Ladder 55.293056 N 130.651944 W 1421940 148 feet (45 m) Ketchikan Gateway Unknown Watercourse
Fultons Falls 58.133333 N 155.016667 W 1866426 157 feet (48 m) Kodiak Island Unknown Watercourse
Golden Gate Falls 1402746 764 feet (233 m) Bethel (CA) Kisaralik River
Grindstone Falls (Alaska) 58.216667 N 134.250000 W 1894606 0 feet (0 m) Juneau Grindstone Creek
Hidden Falls (Alaska) 57.216389 N 134.874167 W 1422574 66 feet (20 m) Sitka between Hidden Falls Lake and Kasnyku Bay
Horsetail Falls (Alaska) 61.068056 N 145.905556 W 1417165 299 feet (91 m) Valdez-Cordova (CA) Lowe River
Kasnyku Falls 57.191111 N 134.832500 W 1422971 151 feet (46 m) Sitka Between Kasnyku Lake and Waterfall Cove
Kolevokharit Koygut Falls 59.7833333 N 158.5666667 W 1895213 666 feet (203 m) Dillingham (CA) Unnamed Stream
Liberty Falls 61.621389 N 144.545000 W 1405319 1,204 feet (367 m) Valdez-Cordova (CA) Liberty Creek (tributary Copper River)
Lost Rocker Falls 58.266667 N 134.316667 W 1895495 610 feet (190 m) Juneau Sheep Creek
Lower Falls (Alaska) 1405754 876 feet (267 m) Bethel (CA) Kisaralik River
Nugget Falls 58.4272 N 134.5367 W Not recorded by the GNIS 377 feet (115 m) Below Mendenhall Glacier Nugget Creek
Nutkwa Falls 55.118611 N 132.539444 W 1424029 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 407 feet (124 m) Valdez-Cordova (CA) Power Creek
Petrof Falls 59.800000 N 154.950000 W 1896178 220 feet (67 m) Lake and Peninsula Newhalen River
Pitchfork Falls 59.531111 N 135.196389 W 1424288 2,119 feet (646 m) Skagway Outlet Stream from Goat Lake to Skagway River
Rainbow Falls (Alaska) 56.422778 N 132.332778 W 1424726 535 feet (163 m) Wrangell Unknown Watercourse
Reid Falls 59.473333 N 135.284722 W 1424799 446 feet (136 m) Skagway Unknown Watercourse
Rudleston Falls 61.084167 N 145.891111 W 1417163 869 feet (265 m) Valdez-Cordova (CA) Lowe River
Sahlin Falls 60.694444 N 145.966944 W 1414404 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 443 feet (135 m) Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Fish Creek, near Logjam Creek
Silver Salmon Falls 55.791389 N 133.094722 W 1414717 108 feet (33 m) Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Stanley Creek (tributary Lester River)
Sockeye Falls 55.916667 N 133.000000 W 1877213 151 feet (46 m) Petersburg (CA) Lyman Creek?
Suicide Falls 58.275556 N 134.353611 W 1410316 249 feet (76 m) Juneau Cross Bay Creek (tributary of Gastineau Channel)
Sweetheart Falls 57.945278 N 133.676667 W 1415133 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 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 1,309 feet (399 m) Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Seventymile River
Thunder Bird Falls 61.442500 N 149.355556 W 1416869 446 feet (136 m) Anchorage Thunder Bird Creek (tributary of Eklutna River)
Tikchik Falls 1896967 377 feet (115 m) Dillingham (CA) Nuyakuk River
Upper Falls (Alaska) 1411561 1,230 feet (370 m) Bethel (CA) tributary ?
White Falls (1), (Aleutians West, Alaska) 51.786111 N 176.798611 W 1419716 0 feet (0 m) Aleutians West (CA) Unknown Watercourse
White Falls (2), (Aleutians West, Alaska) 51.784722 N 175.768056 W 1897293 0 feet (0 m)
Whiting Falls 60.990833 N 144.842500 W 1415750 732 feet (223 m) Valdez-Cordova (CA) tributary of Copper River
Wolf Pass Falls 55.733889 N 132.856944 W 1985292 1,975 feet (602 m) Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) Tributary of Thorne River?
Wolverine Falls (Alaska) 58.547222 N 154.719444 W 1897338 771 feet (235 m) Lake and Peninsula Rainbow River (tributary of Savonoski River)

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