List of waterfalls in West Virginia

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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

Name Height Coordinates USGS Map GNIS ID
Black Fork Falls 20 ft (6.1 m) ????? ????? ?????
Blackwater Falls 57 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 Falls 1550380
Brush Creek Falls 25 ft (7.6 m) ????? ????? ?????
Cathedral Falls 60 ft (18 m) 38.15444 N 81.1788 W ????? ?????
Douglas Falls 35 ft (11 m) ????? ????? ?????
Elakala Falls (3rd fall) 40 ft (12 m) ????? ????? ?????
Falling Spring Run Falls 40 ft (12 m) ????? ????? ?????
High Falls of Cheat 15 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 East 1551426
Jordan Run Falls 25 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)) Hopeville 1551612
Kanawha Falls 15 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 Bridge 1556129
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)) Lobelia 1551095
Mill Creek Falls 20 ft (6.1 m) ????? ????? ?????
Pendleton Falls 20 ft (6.1 m) [fall]
150 ft (46 m) [cascade]		 ????? ????? ?????
Pipestem Falls 15 ft (4.6 m) ????? ????? ?????
Sandstone Falls 15 to 25 ft (4.6 to 7.6 m) ????? ????? ?????
Valley Falls 20 ft (6.1 m) 39°23′12″N 80°05′16″W / 39.386735°N 80.087832°W / 39.386735; -80.087832 ????? ?????
Wonder Falls 15 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.

Name Height Coordinates USGS Map GNIS 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