Natural Waterfalls
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.3% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #21 of 105 Environmental mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
By Clofas & ToosTruus-
[] Redesigns every exterior waterfall location into something more immersive, including Dragonborn & Dawnguard DLCs
[
]Optional plugin for Blackreach[]All new models and textures for waterfalls & rapids
[]Brand new sound effects to replace waterfalls, rapids, & rivers
[]Optional Water Overhaul that complements NWF
[]Several patches included
Mesh Choices
Brighter or Darker foam
I recommend brighter foam.
Keep in mind that your weather and/or ENB will have a significant impact on
color and brightness of your foam
Texture Resolution
Choose between 4k, 2k, & 1k resolutions.
Frankly, you won't notice much difference using 1k textures
Blackreach Optional Plugin
Gives Blackreach the Natural Waterfalls treatment
Volcanic Mineral Pools
Disable Jumping Salmon
Replaces the jumping salmon with 2
blank meshes
Water Overhaul
Included is a complete and simplistic water overhaul that complements NWF well.
Not compatible with any other water mod!
Natural Waterfalls is a comprehensive environmental mod that overhauls every waterfall in the Tamriel worldspace, including DLCs. With 8,875 endorsements and 2.9 million downloads, it's a highly popular choice for players seeking visual improvements. Last updated in January 2026, it remains actively maintained.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 8,875 endorsements and 2.9 million downloads.
- Covers every waterfall in the base game and DLCs—no gaps.
- Recent update (Jan 2026) means it's still being maintained.
⚠️ Cons
- May conflict with other mods that alter the same waterfall meshes or textures.
- Performance impact on lower-end systems due to overhauling many locations.
For Skyrim players who want a cohesive visual upgrade to all waterfalls without hunting for individual mods. Perfect for landscape enthusiasts who value consistency. Skip if you're on a low-end PC or prefer gameplay-focused mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check for compatibility patches if you use other landscape or water mods.
- Use a mod manager to avoid overwriting files manually.
- Test in a few waterfall locations to ensure performance is acceptable.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Clofas and ToosTruus
- Version
- 3.7
- Downloads
- 2,895,717
- Endorsements
- 8,875
- Category
- Environmental
- Created
- 3/18/2023
- Updated
- 1/23/2026
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