A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation or nickpoint. Rock Falls, while not quite as spectacular as most falls is seasonal. This means there is not water flowing over the falls at all times.
Some waterfalls form in mountain environments where the erosive water force is high and stream courses may be subject to sudden and catastrophic change. In such cases, the waterfall may not be the end product of many years of water action over a region, but rather the result of relatively sudden geological processes such as landslides, faults or volcanic action.
Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.
Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall.
Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form, then spreads out in a wider pool.
Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
The Cache :
To claim this is an earthcache find, you must go to the posted coordinates and;
1 Take a photo with you and your GPSR in the background. Any previous photos will not apply.
2 Estimate the amount of drop the waterfall has from the top of the peak to the drop pool.
3 Please estimate, using the fence post, how wide the surface of the top of the fall is.
Please send your answers to me via email. Thanks!!
Please remember that waterfalls take thousands of years to create. Be be respectful of the area do not climb on the falls, and practice the "leave no trace policy."