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LakesideChick Feb 15th, 2010 08:50 PM

Yellowstone waterfalls in September
 
Potentially silly question... but I cant seem to find an answer.... do the waterfalls in Yellowstone flow in September?

PaulRabe Feb 16th, 2010 07:09 AM

Very few of the falls listed in

http://camelot.legendarydragons.com/cam-yell.htm

are described as "seasonal." All of the ones listed in

www.yellowstone-natl-park.com/wfalls.htm

are year-round, although they are all more spectacular in the spring.

Note that falls in Yosemite are quite a different matter.

HowardR Feb 16th, 2010 11:27 AM

A simple answer: Yes!

asdaven Feb 16th, 2010 12:35 PM

Check out Yellowstone Falls, the main waterfall in the park that will for sure be flowing.

janetchapple Feb 16th, 2010 05:06 PM

A more complex answer than HowardR's is yes, the Upper and Lower falls of the Yellowstone River do flow, but with much less water than at other seasons, since much of the water is frozen above the falls. The Lower Falls can be utterly spectacular in the coldest part of winter, since a cone of ice often forms over about the lower two-thirds of the height of the falls (which is 308 feet high), and sometimes there is also an ice bridge across the top.

Janet
http://www.yellowstonetreasures.com

HowardR Feb 17th, 2010 04:23 AM

Good job, janetchapple. I was just trying add a light touch after paulrabe's response that also was quite thorough.

LakesideChick Feb 17th, 2010 09:36 PM

Thanks everyone, much appreciated :-)


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