Waterfalls are magical places for Scott and me. There is something about the sound of the rushing water leading to it crashing down below. In the spray, we find rainbows which always bring a smile to our faces. We decided in 2020 we would “collect” twenty water features that fit into the “waterfall” category. We took the year and found eleven waterfalls, one Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) dams, one Work Projects Administration (WPA) dam, six spillways, and one cascade. We did not have any criteria as to what to look for, we just tailored our travel plans to finding water features. It may not sound surprising or magical, but where we found the waterfalls blew us away.
We started to write about this project before and, honestly, got distracted by everything that was going on in our lives. You can read the first article (waterfalls 1-4) CLICK HERE.
To read about Natural Dam, waterfall #5, CLICK HERE, Charlotte Lake Spillway, waterfall #6 CLICK HERE, and Butcher Falls, waterfall #7 CLICK HERE.
The Grand Falls near Joplin are the only waterfalls we visited in 2020. It is known as the largest continuously flowing natural waterfall in the state and is a 163-foot wide ledge of solid chert that crosses Shoal Creek. When standing below the falls, you can see the water plunge 25-feet causing there to be a loud roaring sound that caused Native Americans in the area to have called this place “the place of the singing waters.”
The first week of February it was cold and we were hoping the snow would still be around to help make this location magical and we were not disappointed. We were able to locate a small horseshoe-type waterfall off to the right of the falls where cold water cascaded down.
It was a pleasant time for this cold wintery day as Scott took photos with his camera and I was busy searching the river rolled stones for unique stones to add to my collection and fossils. Missouri did not let us down with this beautiful natural waterfall for sure.
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