Goal: Visit all Wisconsin naturally-occurring waterfalls. This list (generally) does not include various man-made spillways and unremarkable rapids/creeks.
Waterfalls by Wisconsin County
- Adams
- Ashland
- Bad River Falls (Private – Bad River Reservation)
- Brownstone Falls
- Copper Falls
- Morgan Falls
- Red Granite Falls
- Second Trestle Falls
- Third Trestle Falls
- Tyler Fork Cascades
- Bayfield
- Echo Dells Falls
- Houghton Falls
- Little Sioux River Falls
- Lost Creek Falls
- Orienta Falls
- Siskiwit Falls
- Twin Falls
- Brown
- Baird Creek Falls (10/23/19: Maybe I missed the upper falls? Need to revisit…)
- Fonferek Falls
- Wequiock Falls
- Buffalo
- Modena Rod & Gun Club Waterfall
- Chippewa
- Duncan Creek Rapids
- Lake Wissota Rapids
- Clark
- Swimming Falls
- Douglas
- Amnicon Falls
- Big Manitou Falls
- Buckley Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
- Copper Creek Falls
- Little Manitou Falls
- Mays Ledges
- Now and Then Falls
- Shale Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
- Snake Pit Falls
- Dunn
- Falls City Falls
- Rock Falls
- Eau Claire
- Big Falls (Seymour)
- Hamilton Falls
- Florence
- Big Bull Falls
- Breakwater Falls (aka Pine River Falls)
- Bull Falls
- Jennings Falls
- LaSalle Falls
- Little Bull Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
- Meyers Falls
- Washburn Falls
- Forest
- Grant
- Iowa
- Iron
- Foster Falls
- Gile Falls
- Interstate Falls
- Kimball Falls
- Lake of the Falls Falls
- Little Balsam Falls
- Peterson Falls (Private land)
- Potato River Falls
- Rice Lake Rapids/Falls
- Rock Cut Falls (No longer possible – Private Land)
- Rouse Falls
- Saxon Falls
- Spring Camp Falls
- Superior Falls
- Tyler Forks Dells Falls
- Upson Falls
- Willard Falls
- Wren Falls
- Jackson
- Lost Falls
- Black River Falls (aka Ni-ho-kha-wa-ne-ey-ja [1])
- North Bend Falls
- Perry Creek Rapids
- Polly Falls
- Lincoln
- Manitowoc
- Cato Falls (Lower)
- Cato Falls (Upper)
- Devils River Falls
- Nachtwey Falls
- Marathon
- Marinette
- Big South Falls
- Bull Falls (Amberg)
- Bull Falls (Blanchett Rd517)
- Carney Rapids
- Dave’s Falls
- Eightfoot Falls
- Eighteenfoot Falls
- Fivefoot Falls
- Four Foot Falls
- Horseshoe Falls
- Kremlin Falls
- Long Slide Falls
- McClintock Falls
- Miscauno Falls (Private – No Public Access)
- Mishicot Falls (aka Misicot Falls)
- Pemene Falls
- Piers Gorge 2nd Pier (2 Sisters)
- Quiver Falls
- Sand Portage Falls
- Smalley Falls
- South Branch Pike River Falls
- Strong Falls
- Three Foot Falls (Rd517) (Failed Attempt #1)
- Three Foot Falls
- Twelve Foot Falls
- Veteran’s Falls
- Menominee
- Bear Trap Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
- Big Eddy Falls
- Big Smokey Falls
- Ducknest Falls
- Ducknest Rapids
- Evergreen Falls
- Keshena Falls
- Peavey Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
- Pissmire Falls
- Rainbow Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
- Shotgun Eddy Rapids
- Sullivan Falls
- Tea Kettle Rapids
- Wayka Falls (Private – Menominee Reservation)
- Wolf River Dalles
- Milwaukee
- Monroe
- Cascade Creek Falls
- Trout Falls
- Oconto
- Oneida
- Cedar Falls
- Willow River Rapids
- Ozaukee
- Pierce
- Boy Scout Falls
- Glen Park Falls
- Junction Falls & Lake George Spillway
- Polk
- Price
- Racine
- Rusk
- Red Canyon Falls
- Saint Croix
- Apple River Falls
- Little Falls Lake Rapids (Failed Attempt #1)
- Willow Falls
- Sauk
- Baxter’s Hollow (added 4/24; check Google photos, needs confirmation)
- Black Bear Falls
- December Falls
- Hemlock Draw State Natural Area (added 4/24; check Google photos, possible ice falls, needs confirmation)
- Honey Creek Falls (added 4/24; check Google photos, needs confirmation)
- Parfrey’s Glen Falls
- Pewits Nest Falls (Failed Attempt #1)
- Pine Hollow State Natural area (added 4/24; check Google photos, possible ice falls, needs confirmation)
- Redstone Falls
- Skillet Falls
- Sawyer
- Bellile Falls
- Flambeau Falls Rapids
- Little Falls (Winter)
- Pipestone Falls (Private – Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation)
- Yarnell Creek Falls
- Shawano
- Freeman Falls (aka Monastery Falls)
- Gilmer Falls
- Hayman Falls / Rapids
- Little Bull Falls
- Sheboygan
- Vernon
- Eagle Eye Rapids
- Tunnelville Cliffs Ice Falls
- Wildcat Mountain Ice Falls
- Washburn
- Buck Falls
- Colton Rapids
- High Falls
- Waukesha
- Waupaca
- Wood
- Little Bull Falls
Man-Made but worth visiting
- Eau Claire: Dells Mill
- Dane: Belleville Spillway
- Dunn: Eau Galle Spillway
- Calumet: Chilton Spillways (State Street, Madison, Walking Path, Main Street)
- Richland: Cazenovia “Falls” Spillway
Wisconsin counties with no remarkable natural falls
- Barron
- Burnett
- Calumet
- Columbia
- Crawford
- Dane
- Dodge
- Door
- Fond du Lac
- Green
- Green Lake
- Jefferson
- Juneau
- Kenosha
- Kewaunee
- La Crosse
- Lafayette
- Langlade
- Marquette
- Outagamie
- Pepin
- Portage
- Richland
- Rock
- Taylor
- Trempealeau
- Vilas
- Walworth
- Washington
- Waushara
- Winnebago
References:
- http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/maps/statewisconsin.shtml
- http://www.wisconline.com/attractions/waterfalls.html
- https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=b0ee7b2e-5536-40c5-81d7-5b1af48d7324
- http://dnr.wi.gov/wnrmag/html/stories/2001/apr01/waterfall.htm
- http://www.waterfallswisconsin.com/
- KML file for Wisconsin county lines from the Wisconsin Coastal GIS Applications Project.
- http://www.visitashland.com/files/AShlandWaterfallsbrochure.pdf
- https://www.exploreflorencecounty.com/i/f/Waterfall%20Guide%20inside%200716.pdf
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