Rainbow Falls
Rainbow Falls is a waterfall on the Missouri River in Great Falls, Montana, just upstream from Crooked Falls and downstream from Colter Falls and Rainbow Dam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall on the Missouri River, Montana, US
- Also known as: “Beautiful Falls”, “Handsome Falls”, and “Napa’s Snarling”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainbow Dam and Giant Springs.
Rainbow Dam
Dam
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rainbow Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Missouri River, 29 feet high and 1,055 feet long, located six miles northeast of Great Falls in the U.S. state of Montana.
Giant Springs
Park
Photo: Montanabw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giant Springs is a large first-magnitude spring located near Great Falls, Montana and is the central feature of Giant Springs State Park. Its water has a constant temperature of 54 °F and originates from snowmelt in the Little Belt Mountains, 60 miles away.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Black Eagle and Great Falls.
Black Eagle
Village
Black Eagle is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 904 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Great Falls. Black Eagle is situated 3½ miles west of Rainbow Falls.
Great Falls
Photo: Villian88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Falls is a city in Central Montana. It is the third most populous city in Montana with approximately 60,000 people. It is the hub for commercial and financial dealings in the center of the state.
Gibson Flats
Hamlet
Gibson Flats is a census-designated place in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gibson Flats is situated 5 miles southwest of Rainbow Falls.
Rainbow Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cascade, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.53442° or 47° 32′ 4″ northLongitude
-111.2038° or 111° 12′ 14″ westElevation
3,205 feet (977 metres)Height
47 feet (14 metres)Open location code
85VCGQMW+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4080829936OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
5673011Wikidata ID
Q7284624
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