{{Short description|Waterfall in California, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{one source |date=May 2024}} {{Infobox waterfall | name = Waterwheel Falls | photo = Waterwheel Falls in Yosemite.jpg | photo_caption = Waterwheel Falls | photo_width = 224 | location = Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, Yosemite National Park, California, U.S. | coords = {{coord|37|55|38|N|119|27|32|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | type = Slide }}
'''Waterwheel Falls''' is a waterfall in the Sierra Nevada of California, located in Yosemite National Park. It is the largest of the many waterfalls of the Tuolumne River. Its upper part contains a series of small ledges, each of which creates a small plume as the water is deflected away from the rock face. A regular phenomenon appears at the first and largest of these ledges during the high-water season of early summer. Strong gusts of wind can lift part of the spray and blow it back upward, causing it to reenter the falls above the ledge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.latimes.com/destinations/high-sierra/yosemite-national-park/attractions/glen-aulin-high-sierra-camp-to-waterwheel-falls/review|title= Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp to Waterwheel Falls|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2008-07-27}}</ref> This cyclic "waterwheel" gives the falls their name.
==See also== * List of waterfalls * List of waterfalls in California
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==External links== * [https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tmhikes.htm NPS.gov: "Day Hikes in Tuolumne Meadows"]
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Category:Waterfalls of Yosemite National Park Category:Cascade waterfalls Category:Tuolumne River Category:Landforms of Tuolumne County, California
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