List of waterfalls of Alaska
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This is a list of the officially named waterfalls found in the state of Alaska
in the United States
,
according to the United States Geological Survey
Geographic Names Information System
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Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
in the United States
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according to the United States Geological Survey
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List of waterfalls
| Waterfall (Name, Borough/Census Area, Alaska) |
Latitude |
Longitude |
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| Alaska Chief Falls | 58.305000 N | 134.340000 W | [ 1893245] | 58°18′18"N 134°20′24"W | 1286 feet (392 m) | Juneau Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900... |
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 | 1312 feet (399.9 m) | Ketchikan Gateway Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska As of the census of 2000, there were 14,070 people, 5,399 households, and 3,633 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile... |
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 | 2802 feet (854 m) | Skagway Skagway, Alaska Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862... |
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 | 1145 feet (349 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Tributary of Lowe River |
| Brooks Falls (Alaska) | 58.555278 N | 155.789722 W | [ 1399475] | 58°33′19"N 155°47′23"W | 92 feet (28 m) | Lake and Peninsula Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alagnak Wild River* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Sutwik Island* Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge * Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve... |
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 | 4610 feet (1,405.1 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Cheshnina River between Cheshnina Glacier & the Copper River Copper River (Alaska) The Copper River or Ahtna River is a 300-mile river in south-central Alaska in the United States. It drains a large region of the Wrangell Mountains and Chugach Mountains into the Gulf of Alaska... |
| Chitistone Falls | 61.547222 N | 142.174722 W | [ 1400340] | 61°32′50"N 142°10′29"W | 3743 feet (1,140.9 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Chitistone River at Chitistone Gorge |
| Cynthia Falls | 59.786111 N | 153.208611 W | [ 1412879] | 59°47′10"N 153°12′31"W | 604 feet (184.1 m) | Kenai Peninsula Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chiswell Islands** Tuxedni Wilderness* Chugach National Forest * Katmai National Park and Preserve ** Katmai Wilderness... |
Hardy Creek (tributary of Fitz Creek) |
| Ebner Falls | 58.311944 N | 134.375833 W | [ 1401644] | 58°18′43"N 134°22′33"W | 879 feet (267.9 m) | Juneau Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900... |
Unknown Watercourse |
| Fish Ladder Fish ladder A fish ladder, also known as a fishway, fish pass or fish steps, is a structure on or around artificial barriers to facilitate diadromous fishes' natural migration. Most fishways enable fish to pass around the barriers by swimming and leaping up a series of relatively low steps into the waters on... |
55.293056 N | 130.651944 W | [ 1421940] | 55°17′35"N 130°39′7"W | 148 feet (45.1 m) | Ketchikan Gateway Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska As of the census of 2000, there were 14,070 people, 5,399 households, and 3,633 families residing in the borough. The population density was 11 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 5 per square mile... |
Unknown Watercourse |
| Fultons Falls | 58.133333 N | 155.016667 W | [ 1866426] | 58°8′0"N 155°1′0"W | 157 feet (47.9 m) | Kodiak Island Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Barren Islands** Semidi Wilderness*** Semidi Islands** Trinity Islands*** Sitkinak Island*** Tugidak Island... |
Unknown Watercourse |
| Golden Gate Falls | | | [ 1402746] | 60°30′3"N 160°10′13"W | 764 feet (232.9 m) | Bethel (CA) Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Kisaralik River | |
| Grindstone Falls (Alaska) | 58.216667 N | 134.250000 W | [ 1894606] | 58°13′0"N 134°15′0"W | 0 foot (0 m) | Juneau Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900... |
Grindstone Creek |
| Hidden Falls (Alaska) | 57.216389 N | 134.874167 W | [ 1422574] | 57°12′59"N 134°52′27"W | 66 feet (20.1 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 | 299 feet (91.1 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Lowe River |
| Kasnyku Falls | 57.191111 N | 134.832500 W | [ 1422971] | 57°11′28"N 134°49′57"W | 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 | 666 feet (203 m) | Dillingham (CA) Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Dillingham Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,922. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Unnamed Stream |
| Liberty Falls | 61.621389 N | 144.545000 W | [ 1405319] | 61°37′17"N 144°32′42"W | 1204 feet (367 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Liberty Creek (tributary Copper River Copper River (Alaska) The Copper River or Ahtna River is a 300-mile river in south-central Alaska in the United States. It drains a large region of the Wrangell Mountains and Chugach Mountains into the Gulf of Alaska... ) |
| Lost Rocker Falls | 58.266667 N | 134.316667 W | [ 1895495] | 58°16′0"N 134°19′0"W | 610 feet (185.9 m) | Juneau Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900... |
Sheep Creek |
| Lower Falls (Alaska) | | | [ 1405754] | 60°26′7"N 160°5′37"W | 876 feet (267 m) | Bethel (CA) Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Kisaralik River | |
| Nugget Falls Nugget Falls Nugget Falls, also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, is a waterfall downstream of the Mendenhall Glacier, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Formed by the receding face of the Mendenhall Glacier, the waterfall drops in two tiers of and onto a sandbar in Mendenhall Lake, which is... |
58.4272 N | 134.5367 W | Not recorded by the GNIS | 58.4272°N 134.5367°W | 377 feet (114.9 m) | Below Mendenhall Glacier Mendenhall Glacier Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier about long located in Mendenhall Valley, about from downtown Juneau in the southeast area of the U.S. state of Alaska.... |
Nugget Creek |
| Nutkwa Falls | 55.118611 N | 132.539444 W | [ 1424029] | 55°7′7"N 132°32′22"W | 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 | 407 feet (124.1 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Power Creek |
| Petrof Falls | 59.800000 N | 154.950000 W | [ 1896178] | 59°48′0"N 154°57′0"W | 220 feet (67.1 m) | Lake and Peninsula Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alagnak Wild River* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Sutwik Island* Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge * Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve... |
Newhalen River Newhalen River The Newhalen River is a river in southern Alaska, within Lake and Peninsula Borough. It begins at Six Mile Lake and flows south to Iliamna Lake. It enters the lake south of Iliamna. The river is about long.-See also:*List of Alaska rivers... |
| Pitchfork Falls | 59.531111 N | 135.196389 W | [ 1424288] | 59°31′52"N 135°11′47"W | 2119 feet (645.9 m) | Skagway Skagway, Alaska Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862... |
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 | 535 feet (163.1 m) | Wrangell Wrangell, Alaska Wrangell is a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 2,308.Its Tlingit name is Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw . The Tlingit people residing in the Wrangell area, who were there centuries before Europeans, call themselves the Shtaxʼhéen Ḵwáan after the nearby Stikine... |
Unknown Watercourse |
| Reid Falls | 59.473333 N | 135.284722 W | [ 1424799] | 59°28′24"N 135°17′5"W | 446 feet (135.9 m) | Skagway Skagway, Alaska Skagway is a first-class borough in Alaska, on the Alaska Panhandle. It was formerly a city first incorporated in 1900 that was re-incorporated as a borough on June 25, 2007. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 862... |
Unknown Watercourse |
| Rudleston Falls | 61.084167 N | 145.891111 W | [ 1417163] | 61°5′3"N 145°53′28"W | 869 feet (264.9 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Lowe River |
| Sahlin Falls | 60.694444 N | 145.966944 W | [ 1414404] | 60°41′40"N 145°58′1"W | 210 feet (64 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
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 | 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 | 108 feet (32.9 m) | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) | Stanley Creek (tributary Lester River Lester River The Lester River, is a short tributary of Lake Superior, about 15 mi long, in northeastern Minnesota in the United States. It drains an area of 58 sq mi .-Course:... ) |
| Sockeye Falls | 55.916667 N | 133.000000 W | [ 1877213] | 55°55′0"N 133°0′0"W | 151 feet (46 m) | Petersburg (CA) | Lyman Creek? |
| Suicide Falls | 58.275556 N | 134.353611 W | [ 1410316] | 58°16′32"N 134°21′13"W | 249 feet (75.9 m) | Juneau Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900... |
Cross Bay Creek (tributary of Gastineau Channel) |
| Sweetheart Falls | 57.945278 N | 133.676667 W | [ 1415133] | 57°56′43"N 133°40′36"W | 446 feet (135.9 m) | Juneau Juneau, Alaska The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900... |
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 | 72 feet (21.9 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 | 1309 feet (399 m) | Southeast Fairbanks (CA) Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,174. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Seventymile River |
| Thunder Bird Falls | 61.442500 N | 149.355556 W | [ 1416869] | 61°26′33"N 149°21′20"W | 446 feet (135.9 m) | Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... |
Thunder Bird Creek (tributary of Eklutna River Eklutna River The Eklutna River is a 22 mile long river located in the Southcentral region of the U.S. state of Alaska. A degraded anadromous stream of glacial origin, it originates at Eklutna Glacier and flows through Eklutna Lake and a canyon up to 350 feet deep, emptying into the Knik Arm of Cook Inlet... ) |
| Tikchik Falls | | | [ 1896967] | 59°54′0"N 158°8′0"W | 377 feet (114.9 m) | Dillingham (CA) Dillingham Census Area, Alaska Dillingham Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,922. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
Nuyakuk River Nuyakuk River The Nuyakuk River is a river in southwestern Alaska. From its source at Nuyakuk Lake in Wood-Tikchik State Park it flows eastward into the larger Nushagak River.... |
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| Upper Falls (Alaska) | | | [ 1411561] | 60°21′49"N 159°56′30"W | 1230 feet (374.9 m) | Bethel (CA) Bethel Census Area, Alaska Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
tributary ? | |
| White Falls (1), (Aleutians West, Alaska) | 51.786111 N | 176.798611 W | [ 1419716] | 51°47′10"N 176°47′55"W | 0 foot (0 m) | Aleutians West (CA) Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska Aleutians West Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. It contains most of the Aleutian Islands, from Attu Island in the west to Unalaska Island in the east, as well as the Pribilof Islands, which lie north of the Aleutians in the Bering Sea. As of 2010, the population is... |
Unknown Watercourse |
| White Falls (2), (Aleutians West, Alaska) | 51.784722 N | 175.768056 W | [ 1897293] | 51°47′5"N 175°46′5"W | 0 foot (0 m) | ||
| Whiting Falls | 60.990833 N | 144.842500 W | [ 1415750] | 60°59′27"N 144°50′33"W | 732 feet (223.1 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat... |
tributary of Copper River Copper River (Alaska) The Copper River or Ahtna River is a 300-mile river in south-central Alaska in the United States. It drains a large region of the Wrangell Mountains and Chugach Mountains into the Gulf of Alaska... |
| Wolf Pass Falls | 55.733889 N | 132.856944 W | [ 1985292] | 55°44′2"N 132°51′25"W | 1975 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 | 771 feet (235 m) | Lake and Peninsula Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska -National protected areas:* Alagnak Wild River* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Sutwik Island* Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge * Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve... |
Rainbow River Rainbow River The Rainbow River is located in Dunnellon, Florida, USA, in the southwest corner of Marion County, about southwest of Ocala, northwest of Orlando and north of the Tampa Bay area. It is formed by a first-magnitude spring that is ranked fourth in the state for volume of discharge... (tributary of Savonoski River) |