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Location: Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County
Stream: Falls Creek
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Height: ~800 ft.
Access:   hike   nodog  
Distance: 4.6 miles (RT)
Elevation: 3800 ft. (+300 ft.)
Season: Apr-Jun
Form:   tiered
Lat/Long:37.96384, -119.77264
Directions:Drive to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, one mile west of Big Oak Flat park entrance. The reservoir is 16 miles along Hetch Hetchy Rd.

Tueeulala Falls and Wapama Falls flow into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, which was created to provide water to San Francisco. O'Shaughnessy Dam was built in 1914, one of the greatest travesties ever to occur in America. Before it was built, Hetch Hetchy Valley was as beautiful and awe-inspiring as Yosemite Valley. Now it is destroyed.

Nonetheless, the reservoir area is still pretty, and the waterfalls here are definitely worth visiting in the spring. It is an easy and pretty hike along the reservoir to get to them. You will reach Tueeulala Falls about 1.7 miles along the trail, where it drops 800 ft. off a high cliff in the spring. I have seen the waterfall listed at 1000 ft. high, but it is closer to 800 ft., maybe slightly higher. Before the dam was built, Tueeulala Falls would have been taller, probably around 1200 ft.

Note that Tueeulala Falls is actually further to the east than how it is marked on the USGS Topo maps (closer to Wapama Falls). In fact Tueeualala Falls is actually runoff from Falls Creek, which splits at high volume above Wapama Falls. The other waterfall marked is Hetch Hetchy Falls. Even with the split of Falls Creek, Tueeulala has more volume than the marked waterfall.

18 Miles NNW Yosemite Valley CA (Elev. 5981 ft)

Overnight
A chance of rain and snow before 2am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Snow before 10am, then rain and snow between 10am and 1pm, then rain likely after 1pm. Snow level rising to 7100 feet in the afternoon. High near 45. Wind chill values as low as 27. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain, mainly before 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Snow level 6900 feet. Low around 31. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. Wind chill values as low as 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Monday Night
Snow showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 25. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Tuesday
Snow, mainly after 11am. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 35. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow after 11pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. South wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the evening.
Friday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

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Other waterfalls nearby:

Hetch Hetchy Falls 0.23 miles
Wapama Falls 0.38 miles
Lower Falls Creek Falls 1.79 miles
Tiltill Creek Falls 2.53 miles
Far Lower Rancheria Falls 2.81 miles
Lower Rancheria Falls 2.97 miles
Upper Frog Creek Falls 3.02 miles
Rancheria Falls 3.34 miles
Middle Frog Creek Falls 3.36 miles
Frog Creek Falls 3.41 miles
Upper Eleanor Creek Falls 3.78 miles
Eleanor Creek Falls 3.92 miles
Bartlett Creek Falls 4.70 miles
Far Upper Eleanor Creek Falls 4.74 miles
Kibbie Creek Falls 5.38 miles
Middle Falls Creek Falls 5.41 miles
Branigan Lake Falls 5.64 miles
Falls Creek Falls 6.03 miles
Lower Kendrick Creek Falls 6.11 miles
Middle Kendrick Creek Falls 7.15 miles
Preston Falls 7.92 miles
Upper Morrison Creek Falls 8.06 miles
Morrison Creek Falls 8.46 miles
Kendrick Creek Falls 8.59 miles
Kibbie Ridge Falls 9.12 miles
East Fork Cherry Creek Falls 9.35 miles
Far Lower Cherry Creek Canyon Falls 9.38 miles
Lower Cherry Creek Canyon Falls 9.40 miles
Upper Cherry Creek Canyon Falls 9.43 miles
Middle Cherry Creek Canyon Falls 9.49 miles
Cherry Bomb Falls 9.57 miles
Lower West Cherry Creek Falls 9.81 miles

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