List of waterfalls in West Virginia
Surface waterfalls
Name | Height | Coordinates | USGS Map | GNIS ID |
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Black Fork Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Blackwater Falls | 39.113889°N 79.483333°W | Blackwater Falls | 1550380 | |
Brush Creek Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Cathedral Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Douglas Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Elakala Falls (3rd fall) | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Falling Spring Run Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
High Falls of Cheat | 38.772500°N 79.777222°W | Beverly East | 1551426 | |
Jordan Run Falls | 38.994131°N 79.266189°W | Hopeville | 1551612 | |
Kanawha Falls | 38.151111°N 81.212222°W | Gauley Bridge | 1556129 | |
Hills Creek Falls (Lower) | 38.173611°N 80.335000°W | Lobelia | 1551095 | |
Mill Creek Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Pendleton Falls | 150 ft (46 m) [cascade] | ????? | ????? | ????? |
Pipestem Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Sandstone Falls | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Valley Falls | 39.386735°N 80.087832°W | ????? | ????? | |
Wonder Falls | 39.496331°N 79.644476°W | ????? | ????? |
Underground waterfalls
Many of the state's subterranean waterfalls far exceed the surface falls in height.
Name | Height | Coordinates | USGS Map | GNIS ID |
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Suicide Falls (Cass Cave)[1][2] | ????? | ????? | ????? | |
Monster Falls (Friars Hole Cave)[3] | ????? | ????? | ????? |
References
Citations
- 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.
- 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).
- 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]
See also
- List of West Virginia-related topics
External links
- West Virginia WaterFalls (Map) @ Great Lakes Waterfalls & Beyond
- West Virginia Waterfalls (Map) @ West Virginia Waterfalls website. http://wvwaterfalls.com/
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