Ribbon Fall

Infobox Waterfall
name = Ribbon Fall


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location = Yosemite NP, CA, US
type = Plunge
height = 1,612 ft (491 m)
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number_drops = 1
average_flow =
world_rank = 99

Ribbon Fall [cite web |title=USGS National Mapping Information: Ribbon Fall |url=Gnis3|265392 ] , located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan, and is the largest single-drop waterfall in North America. [cite web|url=http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/California/Yosemite_National_Park-756823/Things_To_Do-Yosemite_National_Park-Ribbon_Falls-BR-1.html|publisher=Yosemite National Park Travel Guide|title= Ribbon Falls, Yosemite National Park|accessdate=2008-05-13] The fall is fed by melting winter snow; while therefore dry for much of the year, the fall is a spectacular 1,612 feet (491 m) in the spring. In exceptional years, an ice cone develops at its base during the winter months similar to that which usually forms beneath Upper Yosemite Fall. This deposit can reach a depth of 200 feet, versus 322 feet for the greatest depth of the ice cone beneath the Upper Fall.

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