Upper Mesa Falls
Pleased to scratch off another waterfall at the top of my bucket list. Upper Mesa Falls is the 2nd most impressive large waterfall in Idaho, IMHO. Shoshone Falls is considerably larger.
Was a wet, rainy day so wasn't able to get a rainbow in the spray. Darn.
"Upper Mesa Falls was formed when Henry's Fork cut its canyon deep enough to encounter an especially resistant layer of hard volcanic rock. As the canyon deepened downstream, a ledge formed overwhich the river flowed. Because the layers beneath the resistant one are softer, the falling water undercut the ledge above, eventually causing pieces of the harder rock to break away. This creates the sharp lip and spectacular drop of the waterfall you see today.
Upper Mesa Falls is approximately 114 feet / 35 meters high and 300 feet / 91 meters wide. The average volume of water flowing over the falls varies between 600 to 1,500 cubic feet per second. This equates to 387 million to 967 million gallons of water per day." yellowstone.co
Thanks for your visit! Always appreciated!
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Upper Mesa Falls
Pleased to scratch off another waterfall at the top of my bucket list. Upper Mesa Falls is the 2nd most impressive large waterfall in Idaho, IMHO. Shoshone Falls is considerably larger.
Was a wet, rainy day so wasn't able to get a rainbow in the spray. Darn.
"Upper Mesa Falls was formed when Henry's Fork cut its canyon deep enough to encounter an especially resistant layer of hard volcanic rock. As the canyon deepened downstream, a ledge formed overwhich the river flowed. Because the layers beneath the resistant one are softer, the falling water undercut the ledge above, eventually causing pieces of the harder rock to break away. This creates the sharp lip and spectacular drop of the waterfall you see today.
Upper Mesa Falls is approximately 114 feet / 35 meters high and 300 feet / 91 meters wide. The average volume of water flowing over the falls varies between 600 to 1,500 cubic feet per second. This equates to 387 million to 967 million gallons of water per day." yellowstone.co
Thanks for your visit! Always appreciated!
Have a wonderful Sunday!