Union Falls by David Rothenburger

Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park .

Compiled from Yellowstone Place Names by Lee H. Whittlesey and other Sources

* - Falls that I have named but have not been officially recognized as of yet.

I am organizing the falls in alphabetic order but will use the quadrant system to tell you where the falls are located.

* 125 Anniversary Falls - These falls have three drops the first one is about 30 feet, the second is 20 feet and the third drop is 177 feet making it a 227 feet drop on an unnamed stream about 3 miles down stream of the Yellowstone River Bridge leading to Lamar Valley. - Named by David Rothenburger in 1997 in conjunction with the 125 aniversity of Yellowstone National Park. Map2

Albright Falls - 260 foot cascade on the unnamed branch of the Bechler River - Named by Robert Barbee in 1986 was originally called Batchelder Column Cascade- Map3

*Apron Falls - 40 to 60 feet high on Garnet Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

Boulder Falls - 20 to 30 feet high on Tower Creek just above Tower Falls - map2

Cave Falls - 20 feet high and 200 feet wide. On the Falls River- named by Explorer W.C. Gregg and topographer C.H. Birdseye in 1920 or 1921. - map3

Colonnade Falls - 35 feet high and 67 feet high on the Bechler River- Named by the members of the Hague party in 1885 - map3

Crystal Falls - 129 feet high on the Cascade Creek - Named by Cornelius Hedges in 1870. Map2

Dundanda Falls - 150 foot high falls on the Boundary Creek. Named by Explorer W.C.Gregg in 1920 - map3

Fairies Fall - 30 foot high water fall on Amethyst Creek Named by Herman Haupt, Jr in 1882 - map2

Fairy Falls - 197 feet high on Fairy Creek - this is the fourth highest falls in Yellowstone - Named by Captain J. W. Barlow and F. V. Hayden in 1871. Map3

Firehole Falls - 40 foot falls on the Firehole River - Named in 1890's but recorded by A.C. Pearl and F. H. Bradely in 1871 - map3

*Flag Pole Falls - 22 feet high on Buffalo Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

*Geode Falls - 16 foot falls on Geode Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

Gibbon Falls - 84 foot falls on the Gibbon River - named in 1871 By W.H Jackson and John M Coulter - Map1

*Grotto Falls - 12 to 14 feet high on an unnamed branch that flows into South branch of Glade Creek - Named by Michael Stevens in 1996.

*Horsetail Falls - About 80 feet on an unnamed stream that flows into the South Branch of Glade Creek - map2

Hourglass Falls - 30 meters high on the Phillips Fork of the Bechler River - Named by David Lentz in 1978 - Map3

Iris Falls - 45 foot falls on the Bechler River - Named by members of the Hague party in 1885 - map3

Knowles Falls - 15 feet high on the Yellowstone River - named by originally Canon Falls by Doane in 1876 it was renamed in 1930 by park service personnel. - map1

Lewis Canyon Falls - Upper falls is 80 feet and the lower one is 50 feet high on the Lewis river - Map3

Little Gibbon Falls - 25 foot high falls on the Gibbon River - Named in 1920 but was called Upper Falls of the Gibbon renamed in 1939 by John Seamans - map1

*Log Bridge Falls - 18 to 20 feet high on Buffalo Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River - 308 feet high also known as the Great Falls - (Yellowstone's Highest) - map2

*Lower Buffalo cascades - 50 to 60 feet high on Buffalo Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

*Lower Geode Falls - 18 feet falls on Geode Creek - Named by David Rothenburger in 1996 - map2

Morning Falls - is on the unnamed branch of the Mountain Ash Creek - Named by Thomas B. Carter in 1976 - map3

Mystic Falls - 70 feet high on the Little Firehole River - Named by the Hayden Survey Party in 1872 but called it Little Firehole Falls renamed in 1885 by the Hauge Parties.- map3

*Otter Creek Falls - (Otter Falls) - 35 Feet in three drops on Otter Creek - Named by David Rothenburger in 1991 - map2

*Narrow Chute Cascades - 15 feet high on Buffalo Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

*Narrow Chute Falls - 25 feet high on Buffalo Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

Osprey Falls - 150 feet high on the Gardiner River - Named by the Hague Party in 1885 - was called Gardiner's Falls, Middle Gardiner Falls, Gardiner's River Falls and others - map1

Ouzel Falls - 230 feet high on Ouzel River - Named by the Hague Party in 1885 - (Yellowstone's Third Highest) - map3

Phillips Fork Fall - on the Phillips Fork of the Bechler River - Named by W.C. Gregg in 1921 - map3

Ragged Falls - 45 feet high on the Ferris Fork of the Bechler River- Named in 1921 by Jack E. Haynes - map3

*Raspberry Falls - 17 feet high on unnamed creek that flows into the South Branch of Glade Creek - Named by David Rothenburger in 1996 - map2

*Rock Falls - 12 - 14 feet high on Buffalo Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

Rustic Falls - 47 feet high on Glen Creek - Named by P.W. Norris in 1879 - map1

*Shy or Bashful Falls - 35 feet drop on a creek that flows into Otter Creek - Named by David Rothenburger and Michael Stevens in 1996. - map2

Silver Cord Cascade - 1, 000 feet high on the Surface Creek - Renamed by Hauge Parties in 1885 was called Sliding Cascade, Silver Thread Cascade. - map2

Silver Scarf Falls - 250 feet high on an unnamed branch of Boundary Creek - Named by W.C. Gregg in 1921.- map3

*Six Falls - 15 to 20 feet high on Buffalo Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

*Sliprock Cascade - 100 feet long on the North Branch of Glade Creek - Named by David Rothenburger in 1995 - map2

Sluiceway Falls - 35 foot high on Ferris Fork of the Bechler River - Named By W.C. Gregg in 1921 - map3

*South Glade or Glade Falls - 65 feet high on South Glade Creek - Named by David Rothenburger and Michael Stevens in 1996 - map2

*Splendid Falls - 20 feet high on Garnet Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

Temple Cascades - 30 feet high cascade on Littles Fork of the Gregg Fork of the Bechler River was named by W.C. Gregg in 1921 - map3

Tenody Falls - 33 feet high fall on the Ferris Fork of the Bechler River - W.C. Gregg and Jack E. Haynes Named this fall in 1921. - map3

Tower Falls - 132 foot high falls on Tower Creek - Named by Members of the Washburn Party in 1870 - map2

*Tree Root Falls - 12 to 15 feet high on Geode Creek - Named in 1996 by David Rothenburger - map2

Twin Falls - 137 feet high (measured by David Rothenburger and Michael Stevens in 1996) on an intermitting stream near Glen Creek - Named by Norris in 1880 - map2

Twister Falls - 55 feet high on the Gregg Fork of the Bechler River - named by W.C. Gregg in 1921 - map3

Undine Falls - the upper falls are 60 feet and the lower are 50 feet on the Gardner River - Named by Arnold Hague in 1885 - map1

Union Falls - 250 feet high falls on Mountain Ash Creek - Named in 1884-1886 by members of the Hague Party - this is the Second Highest Falls in Yellowstone - map3

Upper Falls (of the Yellowstone River) - 109 feet high on the Yellowstone River - Named in 1869 by the Folsum Party. - map2

*Vanishing Falls - 10 to 20 feet high - Flows into the South Branch of Glade Creek - Named by Lee Whittlesey in 1996 - map2

Virginia Cascade - 60 foot high cascade on the Gibbon River - Named by Ed Lamartine in 1886 though Norris called it Norris Falls in 1880 - map1

Wahhi Falls - 28 feet high on the Ferris Fork of the Bechler River - Named originally Two Step Falls by W.C. Gregg in 1921 it was renamed in 1922 by the USBGN. - map3

Wraith Falls - 100 foot high falls on the cascade of Lupine Creek - Named in 1885 by members of the Hague Survey Party - map1

Posted on the WEB April 10, 1997.

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