While the Pelican State is known for having a relatively flat terrain, there are areas where rocky inclines can be found, and some of them even boast waterfalls.
The U.S. boasts impressive waterfalls, like the rushes of water seen at Niagara Fall and Yosemite Falls, yet the natural phenomena can be found all throughout the U.S.
These waterfalls are created by the process of erosion, as rivers or streams flow over different layers of rock and erode softer rocks until the characteristic drop or cascade of waterfall if formed.
The best waterfall in Louisiana according to Travel + Leisure
Rock Falls is located within the J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area in Catahoula Parish near Sicily Island and is accessible via a 0.7 mile loop known as Rock Falls Trail.
Rock Falls is Louisiana's tallest waterfall, measuring as 17-foot tiered waterfall that drops down a rock face and is surrounded by a thick, hardwood forest, says Travel + Leisure.
The area's terrain is especially rugged for Louisiana, with high ridges dropping sharply into creek bottoms and elevations ranging from 35 to 245 feet above sea level, says the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Within the J.C. "Sonny" Gilbert Wildlife Management Area, there are four streams that meander and total to approximately 10 miles in length. "Big Creek" is the longest of the streams, it has a rapid flow and sand, gravel and sandstone bottom, says the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Found among rolling hills and creeks are are number of tree species, including magnolia, sweetgum, blackgum, shortleaf pine, hickory, elm, ash, post oak and red maple.
Other waterfalls in Louisiana include:
Kisatchie Falls: Provencal, Louisiana
Woodriff Falls: St. Francisville, Louisiana
Odum Falls: Natchitoches Parish
Waterfall Bayou: East Feliciana Parish
St. Mary's Falls: Catahoula Parish
The best waterfall in every U.S. state Travel + Leisure
Little River Falls, Alabama
Horsetail Falls, Alaska
Grand Falls, Arizona
Twin Falls, Arkansas
Burney Falls, California
North Clear Creek Falls, Colorado
Kent Falls, Connecticut
Brandywine Creek Falls, Delaware
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park, Florida
Amicacola Falls, Georgia
Manawaiopuna Falls, Hawaii
Minnie Miller Springs, Idaho
Starved Rock State Park Falls, Illinois
Cataract Falls, Indiana
Dunning's Spring, Iowa
Geary Lake Falls, Kansas
Cumberland Falls, Kentucky
Rock Falls, Louisiana
Screw Auger Falls, Maine
Muddy Creek Falls, Maryland
Bash Bish Falls, Massachusetts
Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan
High Falls, Minnesota
Clark Creek Waterfalls, Mississippi
Grand Falls, Missouri
St. Mary Falls, Montana
Smith Falls, Nebraska
Tamarack Peak (Galena Creek) Falls, Nevada
Diana's Baths, New Hampshire
Buttermilk Falls, New Jersey
Sitting Bull Falls, New Mexico
Niagara Falls, New York
Dry Falls, North Carolina
Mineral Springs Waterfall, North Dakota
Ash Cave Falls, Ohio
Turner Falls, Oklahoma
Toketee Falls Oregon, Oregon
Cucumber Falls, Pennsylvania
Pawtucket Falls, Rhode Island
Yellow Branch Falls, South Carolina
Roughlock Falls, South Dakota
Cummins Falls, Tennessee
Gorman Falls, Texas
Fifth Water Hot Springs Waterfall, Utah
Bingham Falls, Vermont
Cascade Falls, Virginia
Palouse Falls, Washington
Blackwater Falls, West Virginia
Big Manitou Falls, Wisconsin
Shell Falls, Wyoming
Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team for Gannett/USA Today. Find her on X @PresleyTyler02 and email at [email protected]
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Does Louisiana have waterfalls? Here's the best one in the state
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