Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley Yosemite Valley ( ) is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7.5 miles (12 km) long and approximately 3000–3500 feet deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines. The valley is drained by the Merced River, and a multitude of streams and waterfalls flow into it, including Tenaya, Illilouette, Yosemite and Bridalveil Creeks. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America, and is a big attraction especially in the spring when the water
Artificial waterfall Gate Park, San Francisco, California. In 1896, "Gardening Magazine" reported that it was the only artificial waterfall in a public park in North America. The Liebian International Plaza in Guiyang, Guizhou, China has a waterfall on one face of the mixed-use skyscraper. Artificial waterfalls installed inside of buildings can be small or quite large. Some of the benefits of indoor waterfalls are considered to be their production of white noise, humidity, as well as naturally peaceful feelings engendered among onlookers. Jurong Falls is tall, and is located within the open-access "Waterfall Aviary" at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore. Artificial