Waterfall Hikes in Missouri (MO)
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Missouri's waterfalls are concentrated in the Ozark Plateau and St. Francois Mountains, where sandstone and dolomite ledges, spring-fed creeks, steep stream-cut hollows and river bluffs produce cascades and small plunges amid forested ridges and narrow gorges. Hikes are generally moderate on maintained park and conservation-area trails with uneven, rocky footing and occasional short scrambles, and the state is distinctive for its limited but seasonally variable, karst-influenced falls tucked into accessible lowland and upland settings. See waterfalls near major Missouri cities .
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Parks in Missouri
Flowing strongest right now in Missouri
Updated about 2 hours agoRanked by live stream-gauge flow versus each waterfall's seasonal normal.
- 1 Rocky Falls Strong · 145 cfs 87th percentile
- 2 Chain of Rocks Moderate · 5 cfs 63rd percentile
- 3 Rochester Falls Low · 32300 cfs 10th percentile
- 4 Shoal Creek Falls Barely Flowing · 110 cfs 7th percentile
- 5 The Falls Barely Flowing · 340 cfs 2nd percentile
- 6 Mina Sauk Falls Barely Flowing · 4 cfs 0th percentile
Best Waterfall Hikes in Missouri
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