Waterfall Hikes in Nevada (NV)
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Nevada's waterfalls form where Great Basin ranges and high-elevation systems such as the Spring and Ruby Mountains drop into arid basins, creating alpine cascades in glacial cirques, steep canyon runs and seasonal desert falls fed by snowmelt and springs. Hikes tend to be moderate—often remote backcountry routes and canyon scrambles with one easy and one very difficult option—and Nevada is distinctive for its abrupt desert-to-mountain transitions that concentrate waterfalls in isolated, ephemeral canyons. See waterfalls near major Nevada cities .
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Flowing strongest right now in Nevada
Updated 33 minutes agoRanked by live stream-gauge flow versus each waterfall's seasonal normal.
- 1 Twenty Six Foot Drop Strong · 112 cfs 86th percentile
- 2 Big Falls Strong · 0 cfs 75th percentile
- 3 Little Falls Strong · 0 cfs 75th percentile
- 4 Mary Jane Falls Strong · 0 cfs 75th percentile
- 5 Water and Ice Falls Moderate · 2 cfs 59th percentile
- 6 Jumbo Falls Barely Flowing · 0 cfs 0th percentile
Best Waterfall Hikes in Nevada
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