Block waterfalls

Water descends in a wide sheet that spans most of the watercourse. Below are the 28 block waterfalls in this guide, ranked by documented height.

By Reese Calder, Field Guide Editor · Updated Jun 22, 2026

#	Waterfall	State	Height	Type	Access
1	Vernal Fall	California	317 ft	Block	Moderate hike
2	Shoshone Falls	Idaho	212 ft	Block	Roadside
3	Twin Falls	Idaho	125 ft	Block	Roadside
4	Tamanawas Falls	Oregon	110 ft	Block	Short hike
5	Middle Falls of the Genesee River	New York	107 ft	Block	Roadside
6	Middle Falls (Letchworth)	New York	107 ft	Block	Roadside
7	Great Falls of the Missouri	Montana	87 ft	Block	Roadside
8	Great Falls of the Passaic River	New Jersey	77 ft	Block	Roadside
9	Cumberland Falls	Kentucky	68 ft	Block	Roadside
10	Dunn's Falls	Mississippi	65 ft	Block	Short hike
11	Soda Dam	New Mexico	50 ft	Block	Roadside
12	Tahquamenon Falls (Upper Falls)	Michigan	48 ft	Block	Short hike
13	Rainbow Falls	Montana	47 ft	Block	Roadside
14	Little River Falls	Alabama	45 ft	Block	Short hike
15	Middle McCloud Falls	California	44 ft	Block	Short hike
16	Lower Lewis River Falls	Washington	43 ft	Block	Roadside
17	Douglas Falls	West Virginia	35 ft	Block	Short hike
18	Lewis Falls	Wyoming	30 ft	Block	Roadside
19	Copper Falls	Wisconsin	29 ft	Block	Short hike
20	Sandstone Falls	West Virginia	25 ft	Block	Short hike
21	Brush Creek Falls	West Virginia	25 ft	Block	Short hike
22	Manabezho Falls	Michigan	25 ft	Block	Short hike
23	Hooker Falls	North Carolina	14 ft	Block	Short hike
24	Grand Falls	Missouri	12 ft	Block	Roadside
25	Falling Water Falls	Arkansas	10 ft	Block	Roadside
26	Berry Falls	Nebraska	8 ft	Block	Roadside
27	Natural Dam Falls	Arkansas	5 ft	Block	Roadside
28	Snake River Falls	Nebraska	—	Block	Short hike

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