There are at least 63 named waterfalls in Idaho as listed in the Geographic Names Information System by the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Albeni Falls, Bonner County, Idaho, 48°10′5″N 117°00′05″W / 48.16806°N 117.00139°W, el. 2,064 feet (629 m) [1]
- Auger Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 42°37′5″N 114°31′38″W / 42.61806°N 114.52722°W, el. 3,025 feet (922 m) [2]
- Baron Creek Falls, Boise County, Idaho, 44°06′5″N 115°02′06″W / 44.10139°N 115.03500°W, el. 7,595 feet (2,315 m) [3]
- Bear Creek Falls, Adams County, Idaho, 44°58′5″N 116°42′07″W / 44.96806°N 116.70194°W, el. 4,055 feet (1,236 m) [4]
- Big Drops, Lincoln County, Idaho, 42°57′5″N 114°23′38″W / 42.95139°N 114.39389°W, el. 3,983 feet (1,214 m) [5]
- Big Falls, Boise County, Idaho, 44°03′5″N 115°43′23″W / 44.05139°N 115.72306°W, el. 3,497 feet (1,066 m) [6]
- Bridal Veil Falls, Custer County, Idaho, 44°12′5″N 115°06′24″W / 44.20139°N 115.10667°W, el. 7,254 feet (2,211 m) [7]
- Bull Run Creek Falls, Clearwater County, Idaho, 46°44′5″N 116°11′45″W / 46.73472°N 116.19583°W, el. 2,477 feet (755 m) [8]
- Camel Falls, Owyhee County, Idaho, 42°32′5″N 116°37′23″W / 42.53472°N 116.62306°W, el. 5,449 feet (1,661 m) [9]
- Caribou Falls, Boundary County, Idaho, 48°49′5″N 116°46′45″W / 48.81806°N 116.77917°W, el. 3,442 feet (1,049 m) [10]
- Char Falls, Bonner County, Idaho, 48°21′5″N 116°10′15″W / 48.35139°N 116.17083°W, el. 4,134 feet (1,260 m) [11]
- Copper Falls, Boundary County, Idaho, 48°58′5″N 116°08′32″W / 48.96806°N 116.14222°W, el. 3,415 feet (1,041 m) [12]
- Crane Falls (historical), Elmore County, Idaho, 42°58′5″N 115°49′50″W / 42.96806°N 115.83056°W, el. 2,457 feet (749 m) [13]
- Dagger Falls, Valley County, Idaho, 44°31′5″N 115°17′09″W / 44.51806°N 115.28583°W, el. 5,679 feet (1,731 m) [14]
- Deadman Falls, Elmore County, Idaho, 42°53′5″N 115°21′06″W / 42.88472°N 115.35167°W, el. 2,907 feet (886 m) [15]
- Devils Washboard Falls, Gooding County, Idaho, 42°40′5″N 114°46′43″W / 42.66806°N 114.77861°W, el. 2,959 feet (902 m) [16]
- Devlin Falls, Lemhi County, Idaho, 45°13′5″N 114°05′52″W / 45.21806°N 114.09778°W, el. 6,788 feet (2,069 m) [17]
- Elk Creek Falls, Clearwater County, Idaho, 46°44′5″N 116°10′27″W / 46.73472°N 116.17417°W, el. 2,562 feet (781 m) [18]
- Fall Creek Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, 43°26′5″N 111°22′38″W / 43.43472°N 111.37722°W, el. 5,266 feet (1,605 m) [19]
- Fern Falls, Boise County, Idaho, 44°02′5″N 115°05′22″W / 44.03472°N 115.08944°W, el. 6,401 feet (1,951 m) [20]
- Fern Falls, Shoshone County, Idaho, 47°45′5″N 116°06′18″W / 47.75139°N 116.10500°W, el. 3,228 feet (984 m) [21]
- Goat Falls, Custer County, Idaho, 44°10′5″N 115°01′04″W / 44.16806°N 115.01778°W, el. 8,104 feet (2,470 m) [22]
- Grouse Creek Falls, Bonner County, Idaho, 48°27′5″N 116°20′20″W / 48.45139°N 116.33889°W, el. 2,687 feet (819 m) [23]
- Hazard Falls, Idaho County, Idaho, 45°12′5″N 116°15′23″W / 45.20139°N 116.25639°W, el. 4,787 feet (1,459 m) [24]
- Jump Creek Falls, Owyhee County, Idaho, 43°28′5″N 116°55′32″W / 43.46806°N 116.92556°W, el. 2,687 feet (819 m) [25]
- Lady Face Falls, Custer County, Idaho, 44°13′5″N 115°05′45″W / 44.21806°N 115.09583°W, el. 6,637 feet (2,023 m) [26]
- Little Drops, Lincoln County, Idaho, 42°58′5″N 114°25′16″W / 42.96806°N 114.42111°W, el. 3,973 feet (1,211 m) [27]
- Little Falls, Boise County, Idaho, 44°04′5″N 115°45′45″W / 44.06806°N 115.76250°W, el. 3,409 feet (1,039 m) [28]
- Lost Creek Falls, Adams County, Idaho, 44°55′5″N 116°27′11″W / 44.91806°N 116.45306°W, el. 4,393 feet (1,339 m) [29]
- Lower Mesa Falls, Fremont County, Idaho, 44°10′5″N 111°19′11″W / 44.16806°N 111.31972°W, el. 5,518 feet (1,682 m) [30]
- Lower Salmon Falls, Gooding County, Idaho, 42°50′5″N 114°54′15″W / 42.83472°N 114.90417°W, el. 2,657 feet (810 m) [31]
- Mallard Creek Falls, Idaho County, Idaho, 45°33′5″N 115°17′53″W / 45.55139°N 115.29806°W, el. 4,757 feet (1,450 m) [32]
- McAbee Falls, Bonner County, Idaho, 48°17′5″N 116°52′19″W / 48.28472°N 116.87194°W, el. 2,192 feet (668 m) [33]
- Mission Falls, Bonner County, Idaho, 48°25′5″N 116°55′44″W / 48.41806°N 116.92889°W, el. 2,323 feet (708 m) [34]
- Moyie Falls, Boundary County, Idaho, 48°43′5″N 116°10′32″W / 48.71806°N 116.17556°W, el. 1,936 feet (590 m) [35]
- Napias Creek Falls, Lemhi County, Idaho, 45°08′5″N 114°12′04″W / 45.13472°N 114.20111°W, el. 5,059 feet (1,542 m) [36]
- Patsy Ann Falls, Idaho County, Idaho, 45°57′5″N 114°27′29″W / 45.95139°N 114.45806°W, el. 5,400 feet (1,600 m) [37]
- Perrine Coulee Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 42°35′5″N 114°28′21″W / 42.58472°N 114.47250°W, el. 3,573 feet (1,089 m) [38]
- Phantom Falls, Cassia County, Idaho, 42°05′5″N 114°07′54″W / 42.08472°N 114.13167°W, el. 6,375 feet (1,943 m) [39]
- Pillar Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 42°35′5″N 114°25′52″W / 42.58472°N 114.43111°W, el. 3,140 feet (960 m) [40]
- Rambiker Falls, Shoshone County, Idaho, 47°01′5″N 115°05′17″W / 47.01806°N 115.08806°W, el. 6,250 feet (1,900 m) [41]
- Ross Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 42°12′5″N 114°17′23″W / 42.20139°N 114.28972°W, el. 6,407 feet (1,953 m) [42]
- Rush Falls, Washington County, Idaho, 44°43′5″N 116°41′24″W / 44.71806°N 116.69000°W, el. 6,073 feet (1,851 m) [43]
- Salmon Falls, Idaho County, Idaho, 45°29′5″N 114°59′56″W / 45.48472°N 114.99889°W, el. 2,677 feet (816 m) [44]
- Salmon Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 42°46′5″N 114°53′50″W / 42.76806°N 114.89722°W, el. 2,871 feet (875 m) [45]
- Selway Falls, Idaho County, Idaho, 46°03′5″N 115°18′26″W / 46.05139°N 115.30722°W, el. 1,706 feet (520 m) [46]
- Shadow Falls, Shoshone County, Idaho, 47°45′5″N 116°06′25″W / 47.75139°N 116.10694°W, el. 3,350 feet (1,020 m) [47]
- Sheep Falls, Fremont County, Idaho, 44°04′5″N 111°05′31″W / 44.06806°N 111.09194°W, el. 5,909 feet (1,801 m) [48]
- Sheep Falls, Fremont County, Idaho, 44°12′5″N 111°23′38″W / 44.20139°N 111.39389°W, el. 5,820 feet (1,770 m) [49]
- Shoestring Falls, Idaho County, Idaho, 46°16′5″N 115°23′25″W / 46.26806°N 115.39028°W, el. 1,913 feet (583 m) [50]
- Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 42°35′5″N 114°24′03″W / 42.58472°N 114.40083°W, el. 3,255 feet (992 m) [51]
- Smith Falls, Boise County, Idaho, 44°00′5″N 115°02′26″W / 44.00139°N 115.04056°W, el. 7,060 feet (2,150 m) [52]
- Smith Falls, Boundary County, Idaho, 48°57′5″N 116°33′29″W / 48.95139°N 116.55806°W, el. 1,909 feet (582 m) [53]
- Snow Creek Falls, Boundary County, Idaho, 48°40′5″N 116°25′46″W / 48.66806°N 116.42944°W, el. 2,293 feet (699 m) [54]
- The Falls, Caribou County, Idaho, 42°45′5″N 111°06′46″W / 42.75139°N 111.11278°W, el. 7,047 feet (2,148 m) [55]
- The Falls, Owyhee County, Idaho, 42°31′5″N 116°11′17″W / 42.51806°N 116.18806°W, el. 5,463 feet (1,665 m) [56]
- Torrelle Falls, Bonner County, Idaho, 48°17′5″N 116°57′31″W / 48.28472°N 116.95861°W, el. 2,287 feet (697 m) [57]
- Twin Falls, Jerome County, Idaho, 42°35′5″N 114°21′14″W / 42.58472°N 114.35389°W, el. 3,517 feet (1,072 m) [58]
- Upper Mesa Falls, Fremont County, Idaho, 44°11′5″N 111°19′48″W / 44.18472°N 111.33000°W, el. 5,613 feet (1,711 m) [59]
- Upper Priest Falls, Boundary County, Idaho, 48°59′5″N 116°56′27″W / 48.98472°N 116.94083°W, el. 3,432 feet (1,046 m) [60]
- Upper Salmon Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, 42°46′5″N 114°53′50″W / 42.76806°N 114.89722°W, el. 2,871 feet (875 m) [61]
- Wildhorse Falls, Adams County, Idaho, 44°50′5″N 116°49′04″W / 44.83472°N 116.81778°W, el. 2,795 feet (852 m) [62]
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I love the Mesa Falls area. The comments about the falls are just many. People say they've seen falls all over the world, but they come here and see this falls and are just amazed by it, saying it is more fabulous than any of the other falls they have seen. Of course I agree. I tell them that this is the most beautiful falls in America. People are pretty happy, people come here and they have a good time. A lot of picnic tables and things to do like that. So over the lunch times and weekends, we have people picnicking everywhere, so it's fun. So this is the North Fork or Henry's Fork of the Snake River. Water from this river starts way up in Island Park up in Big Springs, comes down and is joined by several tributaries and a lot of springs along the way too that feed into this waterway. The river of course is named after Andrew Henry who is one of the first white explorers in this area. Because he worked for the Missouri Fur company and came out just after Lewis and Clark actually. A lot of points of interest along in this country are named after him. Yes, when people visit our visitor center, and the surrounding area here, we do have facilities. We have drinking water, we have restroom facilities. We have information inside the lodge. When people come to visit here at Mesa Falls, they ask what is there to see? What is there to do? And ask about hiking trails and so on. Of course we have all these paved trails. And also the nature trail going down to the lower falls. So, people get plenty of walking here. Yes, the loop starting from the parking lot here, the loop going down and around to the falls, is oh, I tell people that it's only like a city block from the parking lot to the falls. And then of course going around depending on how fast people want to walk takes ten, fifteen, twenty minutes. Now inside we have the fur room in the back which is a real hit because it is really unique in that we say yes, touch the furs. A lot of places that you visit they say don't. That you can't touch. But we, we're different that way. We let the people actually feel the furs, the difference in textures and such. And we have them labeled by numbers so people can tell what each one is. Where we give programs and we explain the history of the area. And programs in the fur room where we talk about the different animals, some of their characteristics, habits, what they eat, that type of thing. And so we have everything like I say from the muskrat on down to the lynx. We even have the wild and dangerous wolverine, they are very illusive, you rarely see them. They are pretty much nocturnal. However, I have seen them during the day and I've spent almost every day of my life out in the woods. Being raised in this area. I've only seen two. And if you see them and you happen to be hiking, give them a clear path. Because they go around with a chip on their shoulder pretty much all the time. Any of the animals that you see here in this on this display or in this room, are local to this area, they are native to the area. So you could see them any day just hiking in the woods. One of the things that's a real hit with folks that come here is, even if they come year after year, is that we have a telescope set up on our porch. Where you can look across the canyon and view the osprey nest. The parents raise chicks in that nest every year. It takes some time for the babies to get large enough so you can see theirlittle heads coming up out of the nest, because the osprey nest is really quite deep. That telescope on that porch is a very busy spot. I love to teach. And to tell them the importance of taking good care of our wonderful things that we have here. To preserve them for the young people coming up, to take good care of them so they will be here for generations to come.
Notes
- ^ "Albeni Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Auger Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Baron Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bear Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Big Drops". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Big Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bridal Veil Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bull Run Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Camel Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Caribou Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Char Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Copper Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Crane Falls (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Dagger Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Deadman Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Devils Washboard Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Devlin Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Elk Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Fall Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Fern Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Fern Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Goat Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Grouse Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hazard Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Jump Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lady Face Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Little Drops". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Little Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lost Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lower Mesa Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Lower Salmon Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mallard Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "McAbee Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mission Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Moyie Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Napias Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Patsy Ann Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Perrine Coulee Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Phantom Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Pillar Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Rambiker Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Ross Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Rush Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Salmon Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Salmon Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Selway Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Shadow Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Sheep Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Sheep Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Shoestring Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Shoshone Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Smith Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Smith Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Snow Creek Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "The Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "The Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Torrelle Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Twin Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Upper Mesa Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Upper Priest Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Upper Salmon Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wildhorse Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
See also
- List of Idaho rivers
- List of longest streams of Idaho
- Lost streams of Idaho
- Snake River Plain (ecoregion)
- Snake River Plain
- List of lakes of Idaho