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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 slight chance of snow before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Snow level 6900 feet rising to 7500 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain after 4am. Snow level 6600 feet. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Rain, mainly after 10am. High near 51. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain before 10pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10pm. Low around 34. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Saturday
Rain. Snow level 7300 feet lowering to 6800 feet in the afternoon . High near 41. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow. Snow level 6300 feet. Low around 28. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow likely before 7am, then snow likely between 7am and 10am, then rain and snow likely after 10am. Snow level rising to 6500 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain and snow likely. Snow level 6300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 1pm. Snow level 6000 feet rising to 6600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Rain and snow likely. Snow level 6300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Rain and snow likely. Snow level 6300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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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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