Blackwater Falls in Tucker County
Falls of Hills Creek (Lower) in Pocahontas County
Cathedral Falls in Fayette County.
Elakala Falls in Tucker County
Douglas Falls in Tucker County

There are about 275 waterfalls in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Surface waterfalls

NameHeightCoordinatesUSGS MapGNIS ID
Black Fork Falls20 ft (6.1 m) ????? ????? ?????
Blackwater Falls57 to 63 ft (17 to 19 m)39°06′50″N 79°29′00″W / 39.113889°N 79.483333°W / 39.113889; -79.483333 (Blackwater Falls (Tucker County, West Virginia))Blackwater Falls1550380
Brush Creek Falls25 ft (7.6 m) ????? ????? ?????
Cathedral Falls60 ft (18 m)38.15444 N 81.1788 W ????? ?????
Douglas Falls35 ft (11 m) ????? ????? ?????
Elakala Falls (3rd fall)40 ft (12 m) ????? ????? ?????
Falling Spring Run Falls40 ft (12 m) ????? ????? ?????
High Falls of Cheat15 to 18 ft (4.6 to 5.5 m)38°46′21″N 79°46′38″W / 38.772500°N 79.777222°W / 38.772500; -79.777222 (High Falls (Randolph County, West Virginia))Beverly East1551426
Jordan Run Falls25 to 30 ft (7.6 to 9.1 m)38°59′39″N 79°15′58″W / 38.994131°N 79.266189°W / 38.994131; -79.266189 (Jordan Run Falls (Grant County, West Virginia))Hopeville1551612
Kanawha Falls15 to 21 ft (4.6 to 6.4 m)38°09′04″N 81°12′44″W / 38.151111°N 81.212222°W / 38.151111; -81.212222 (Kanawha Falls (Fayette County, West Virginia))Gauley Bridge1556129
Hills Creek Falls (Lower)63 to 65 ft (19 to 20 m)38°10′25″N 80°20′06″W / 38.173611°N 80.335000°W / 38.173611; -80.335000 (Falls of Hills Creek (Pocahontas County, West Virginia))Lobelia1551095
Mill Creek Falls20 ft (6.1 m) ????? ????? ?????
Pendleton Falls20 ft (6.1 m) [fall]
150 ft (46 m) [cascade]		 ????? ????? ?????
Pipestem Falls15 ft (4.6 m) ????? ????? ?????
Sandstone Falls15 to 25 ft (4.6 to 7.6 m) ????? ????? ?????
Valley Falls20 ft (6.1 m)39°23′12″N 80°05′16″W / 39.386735°N 80.087832°W / 39.386735; -80.087832 ????? ?????
Wonder Falls15 ft (4.6 m)39°29′47″N 79°38′40″W / 39.496331°N 79.644476°W / 39.496331; -79.644476 ????? ?????

Underground waterfalls

Many of the state's subterranean waterfalls far exceed the surface falls in height.

NameHeightCoordinatesUSGS MapGNIS ID
Suicide Falls (Cass Cave)[1][2]139 ft (42 m) ????? ????? ?????
Monster Falls (Friars Hole Cave)[3]103 to 105 ft (31 to 32 m) ????? ????? ?????

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Dasher, George R., Editor (2000), The Caves of East-Central West Virginia: The Guidebook of the National Speleological Society's 2000 Convention; West Virginia Speleological Survey, Bulletin #14, pg 171.
  2. ↑ Mohr, Charles E. (1964), “Exploring America Underground”, National Geographic Magazine; Vol. 125, No. 6 (June issue), pp 803–837. (Includes photo [2-page spread] of the falls).
  3. ↑ Dasher, Op. cit., pg 169.

Further reading

  • Adams, Kevin (2002), Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia: A Hiking and Photography Guide; Menasha Ridge Press.
  • Rehbein, Ed and Randall Sanger (2011), West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge; Terra Alta, West Virginia: Headline Books, Inc. [Photographs]
  • Hartigan, Rick (2017), West Virginia Waterfalls, Nature Trek Publishing, LLC, [Directory with directions, GPS, maps, & photographs]
Kanawha Falls on the Kanawha River at Glen Ferris, West Virginia.
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