Name of Waterfall

Gunaldo Falls

Description

Gunaldo Falls is a minor waterfall located along a tributary of small Sourgrass Creek along the Three Rivers Highway near the small town of Dolph. The unnamed creek flows down a twisting gully fanning out at the end of its descent, totalling about 40 feet in height. The falls are barely recognizable even in the winter and even when they are, it certainly isn't something worth visiting unless you happen to be a die hard waterfall hunter. On top of that, the Sourgrass Creek ravine has been relegated to a dumping ground - with beer cans, tires, glass, food wrappers and pretty much any other object seen in a landfill littering the side of the hill. People, there are places specifically to throw your junk away. Just because landfills are located on the earth doesn't make the whole earth a landfill. Best to just leave this one alone.Gunaldo Falls was apparently well known when a county road was constructed between 1915 and 1919. The name of the falls is said to stem from the amalgamation of the first two letters of three locals of influence at the time - county commissioners William Gunning and W.S. Allan and county judge J. B. Dodson.

Other Names

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Magnitude

18.67

IWC Rating (International Waterfall Classification)

0

Total Height (ft)

40

Tallest Drop

35

Number of Drops

2

Average Width

10

Average High Volume (Cubic ft per second)

15 cfs

Average Low Volume (Cubic ft per second)

0 cfs

Pitch

77 degrees

Run (ft)

15

Watershed or Feeder Stream

Pacific Ocean Unnamed