This is a list of the (43) officially named waterfalls found in the state of Alaska in the United States, according to the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System.
List of waterfalls
| Waterfall (Name, Borough/Census Area, Alaska) |
Latitude |
Longitude |
GNIS Feature ID # Link |
Coordinates |
Elevation |
Borough or Census area |
Watercourse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Chief Falls | 58.305000 N | 134.340000 W | 1893245 | 58°18′18″N 134°20′24″W / 58.30500°N 134.34000°W | 1,286 feet (392 m) | Juneau | 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 / 55.38167°N 131.52278°W | 1,312 feet (400 m) | Ketchikan Gateway | 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 / 59.56944°N 135.20833°W | 2,802 feet (854 m) | Skagway | 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 / 61.07028°N 145.89361°W | 1,145 feet (349 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Tributary of Lowe River |
| Brooks Falls | 58.555278 N | 155.789722 W | 1399475 | 58°33′19″N 155°47′23″W / 58.55528°N 155.78972°W | 92 feet (28 m) | Lake and Peninsula | 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 / 61.85833°N 144.11639°W | 4,610 feet (1,410 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Cheshnina River between Cheshnina Glacier & the Copper River |
| Chitistone Falls | 61.547222 N | 142.174722 W | 1400340 | 61°32′50″N 142°10′29″W / 61.54722°N 142.17472°W | 3,743 feet (1,141 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Chitistone River at Chitistone Gorge |
| Cynthia Falls | 59.786111 N | 153.208611 W | 1412879 | 59°47′10″N 153°12′31″W / 59.78611°N 153.20861°W | 604 feet (184 m) | Kenai Peninsula | Hardy Creek (tributary of Fitz Creek) |
| Ebner Falls | 58.311944 N | 134.375833 W | 1401644 | 58°18′43″N 134°22′33″W / 58.31194°N 134.37583°W | 879 feet (268 m) | Juneau | Unknown Watercourse |
| Fish Ladder | 55.293056 N | 130.651944 W | 1421940 | 55°17′35″N 130°39′7″W / 55.29306°N 130.65194°W | 148 feet (45 m) | Ketchikan Gateway | Unknown Watercourse |
| Fultons Falls | 58.133333 N | 155.016667 W | 1866426 | 58°8′0″N 155°1′0″W / 58.13333°N 155.01667°W | 157 feet (48 m) | Kodiak Island | Unknown Watercourse |
| Golden Gate Falls | 1402746 | 60°30′3″N 160°10′13″W / 60.50083°N 160.17028°W | 764 feet (233 m) | Bethel (CA) | Kisaralik River | ||
| Grindstone Falls (Alaska) | 58.216667 N | 134.250000 W | 1894606 | 58°13′0″N 134°15′0″W / 58.21667°N 134.25000°W | 0 feet (0 m) | Juneau | Grindstone Creek |
| Hidden Falls (Alaska) | 57.216389 N | 134.874167 W | 1422574 | 57°12′59″N 134°52′27″W / 57.21639°N 134.87417°W | 66 feet (20 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 / 61.06806°N 145.90556°W | 299 feet (91 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Lowe River |
| Kasnyku Falls | 57.191111 N | 134.832500 W | 1422971 | 57°11′28″N 134°49′57″W / 57.19111°N 134.83250°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 / 59.78333°N 158.56667°W | 666 feet (203 m) | Dillingham (CA) | Unnamed Stream |
| Liberty Falls | 61.621389 N | 144.545000 W | 1405319 | 61°37′17″N 144°32′42″W / 61.62139°N 144.54500°W | 1,204 feet (367 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Liberty Creek (tributary Copper River) |
| Lost Rocker Falls | 58.266667 N | 134.316667 W | 1895495 | 58°16′0″N 134°19′0″W / 58.26667°N 134.31667°W | 610 feet (190 m) | Juneau | Sheep Creek |
| Lower Falls (Alaska) | 1405754 | 60°26′7″N 160°5′37″W / 60.43528°N 160.09361°W | 876 feet (267 m) | Bethel (CA) | Kisaralik River | ||
| Nugget Falls | 58.4272 N | 134.5367 W | Not recorded by the GNIS | 58°25′38″N 134°32′12″W / 58.4272°N 134.5367°W | 377 feet (115 m) | Juneau (below Mendenhall Glacier) | Nugget Creek |
| Nutkwa Falls | 55.118611 N | 132.539444 W | 1424029 | 55°7′7″N 132°32′22″W / 55.11861°N 132.53944°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 / 60.59139°N 145.58306°W | 407 feet (124 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Power Creek |
| Petrof Falls | 59.800000 N | 154.950000 W | 1896178 | 59°48′0″N 154°57′0″W / 59.80000°N 154.95000°W | 220 feet (67 m) | Lake and Peninsula | Newhalen River |
| Pitchfork Falls | 59.531111 N | 135.196389 W | 1424288 | 59°31′52″N 135°11′47″W / 59.53111°N 135.19639°W | 2,119 feet (646 m) | Skagway | 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 / 56.42278°N 132.33278°W | 535 feet (163 m) | Wrangell | Unknown Watercourse |
| Reid Falls | 59.473333 N | 135.284722 W | 1424799 | 59°28′24″N 135°17′5″W / 59.47333°N 135.28472°W | 446 feet (136 m) | Skagway | Unknown Watercourse |
| Rudleston Falls | 61.084167 N | 145.891111 W | 1417163 | 61°5′3″N 145°53′28″W / 61.08417°N 145.89111°W | 869 feet (265 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | Lowe River |
| Sahlin Falls | 60.694444 N | 145.966944 W | 1414404 | 60°41′40″N 145°58′1″W / 60.69444°N 145.96694°W | 210 feet (64 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | 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 / 55.97917°N 130.05306°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 / 55.79139°N 133.09472°W | 108 feet (33 m) | Prince of Wales-Hyder (CA) | Stanley Creek (tributary Lester River) |
| Sockeye Falls | 55.916667 N | 133.000000 W | 1877213 | 55°55′0″N 133°0′0″W / 55.91667°N 133.00000°W | 151 feet (46 m) | Petersburg | Lyman Creek? |
| Suicide Falls | 58.275556 N | 134.353611 W | 1410316 | 58°16′32″N 134°21′13″W / 58.27556°N 134.35361°W | 249 feet (76 m) | Juneau | Cross Bay Creek (tributary of Gastineau Channel) |
| Sweetheart Falls | 57.945278 N | 133.676667 W | 1415133 | 57°56′43″N 133°40′36″W / 57.94528°N 133.67667°W | 446 feet (136 m) | Juneau | 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 / 57.55778°N 134.35417°W | 72 feet (22 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 / 64.92944°N 141.82583°W | 1,309 feet (399 m) | Southeast Fairbanks (CA) | Seventymile River |
| Thunder Bird Falls | 61.442500 N | 149.355556 W | 1416869 | 61°26′33″N 149°21′20″W / 61.44250°N 149.35556°W | 446 feet (136 m) | Anchorage | Thunder Bird Creek (tributary of Eklutna River) |
| Tikchik Falls | 1896967 | 59°54′0″N 158°8′0″W / 59.90000°N 158.13333°W | 377 feet (115 m) | Dillingham (CA) | Nuyakuk River | ||
| Upper Falls (Alaska) | 1411561 | 60°21′49″N 159°56′30″W / 60.36361°N 159.94167°W | 1,230 feet (370 m) | Bethel (CA) | tributary ? | ||
| White Falls (1), (Aleutians West, Alaska) | 51.786111 N | 176.798611 W | 1419716 | 51°47′10″N 176°47′55″W / 51.78611°N 176.79861°W | 0 feet (0 m) | Aleutians West (CA) | Unknown Watercourse |
| White Falls (2), (Aleutians West, Alaska) | 51.784722 N | 175.768056 W | 1897293 | 51°47′5″N 175°46′5″W / 51.78472°N 175.76806°W | 0 feet (0 m) | ||
| Whiting Falls | 60.990833 N | 144.842500 W | 1415750 | 60°59′27″N 144°50′33″W / 60.99083°N 144.84250°W | 732 feet (223 m) | Valdez-Cordova (CA) | tributary of Copper River |
| Wolf Pass Falls | 55.733889 N | 132.856944 W | 1985292 | 55°44′2″N 132°51′25″W / 55.73389°N 132.85694°W | 1,975 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 / 58.54722°N 154.71944°W | 771 feet (235 m) | Lake and Peninsula | Rainbow River (tributary of Savonoski River) |
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