Tueeulala Falls - California Waterfalls; Yosemite Natl. Park, Hetch Hetchy Reservoir-hike/trail/map/directions

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)

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the evening.
Saturday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 70. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.