List of waterfalls
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This is a list of worldwide waterfalls.
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[edit] Africa
[edit] Burkina Faso
- Tagbaladougou Falls
[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls)
- Lofoi Falls
[edit] Central African Republic
- Matakil Falls
[edit] Chad
[edit] Ethiopia
[edit] Gabon
[edit] Guinea
- Tinkisso Falls
[edit] Lesotho
- Maletsunyane Falls
[edit] Madagascar
- Mandraka Falls
[edit] Morocco
[edit] South Africa
[edit] Uganda
[edit] Zambia
- Kalambo Falls
- Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls) - one of the widest in the world
- Ngonye Falls
[edit] Zimbabwe
[edit] North America
[edit] Canada
- Bow Glacier Falls - Banff National Park
- Churchill Falls, Labrador 245 ft (75 m)
- Della Falls - highest in western Canada at 440 m (1,443 ft)
- Emperor Falls - Mount Robson Provincial Park
- Helmcken Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park - Canada's fourth highest with a vertical drop of 141 m.
- Horseshoe Falls, Ontario - part of Niagara Falls, with a 53 m (173 ft) drop
- Hunlen Falls
- Montmorency Falls, Quebec - 83 m (272 ft)
- Pissing Mare Falls, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, highest in Canada, with a drop of 564 m (1,850 ft)
- Takakkaw Falls - Yoho National Park
- Twin Falls - Yoho National Park
- Virginia Falls - Nahanni River, NWT
- Wilberforce Falls - Hood River, NWT (highest waterfall north of the Arctic Circle)
[edit] Greenland
- Qorlortorsuaq
[edit] Jamaica
[edit] Mexico
- Basaseachi Falls
- Piedra Volada Falls
[edit] United States
- For waterfalls in Hawaii, see: Hawaii List
[edit] East of the Mississippi River
(in order of vertical drop)
- Crabtree Falls, Virginia - 305 m (1,000) [although often listed at 1200 feet], this cascading waterfall features a drop of 122 m (400 ft); it is the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi River and has the tallest single drop east of the Mississippi River
- Amicalola Falls, Georgia - 222 m (729 ft)
- Cascade Falls, Georgia - 183 m (600 ft) cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m (262 ft).
- Cochrans Falls, Georgia - 183 m (600 ft) cascade.
- Whitewater Falls, North Carolina - 125 m (411 ft) cascade
- Fall Creek Falls, Tennessee - 78 m (256 ft) sheer drop
- Taughannock Falls, New York - 66 m (215 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
- DeSoto Falls, Georgia - the upper falls drop about 61 m (200 ft), the middle falls about 24 m (80 ft) and the lower falls cascade about 6 m (20 ft)
- Estatoah Falls, Georgia - several hundred feet, exact height not known
- Toccoa Falls, Georgia – 56 m (186 ft) sheer drop
- American Falls, New York - part of Niagara Falls with a drop of 52 m (170 ft), flowing year-round
- Anna Ruby Falls, Georgia – 47 m (153 ft) on the Curtis Creek side
- Dukes Creek Falls, Georgia – 46 m (150 ft)
- Dingmans Falls, Pennsylvania - 39.6 m (130 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
- Holcomb Creek Falls, Georgia - 36 m (120 ft)
- Triple Falls, North Carolina 36 m (120 ft) drop in three steps.
- Raymondskill Falls, Pennsylvania 32 m (105 ft), in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- DeSoto Falls, Alabama – 31.7 m (104 ft)
- Minnehaha Falls, Georgia – 30.5 m (100 ft)
- Noccalula Falls, Alabama - 27 m (90 ft) in Gadsden, Alabama
- Silverthread Falls, Pennsylvania - 24.3 m (80 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
- Great Falls of the Passaic River, New Jersey - 23 m (77 ft) drop.
- VerKeerderkill Falls, New York - 22 m (72 ft) sheer drop
- Cumberland Falls, Kentucky - 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
- Cohoes Falls, New York - 20 m (65 ft) drop
- Dick's Creek Falls, Georgia - 18 m (60 ft) sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
- Looking Glass Falls, North Carolina - 18 m (60 ft) near Brevard
- Indian Chimney Falls, New York - 18 m (60 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm
- Fulmer Falls, Pennsylvania - 16.8 (55 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
- Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan - 15 m (50 ft) drop, 61 m (200 ft) wide
- Saint Anthony Falls, Minnesota - the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
[edit] West of the Mississippi River
(in order of vertical drop)
- Ribbon Falls, California - 491 m (1612 ft) drop when flowing
- Yosemite Falls, California - generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one drop followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round
- Chilnualna Falls, California – 210 m (690 feet)
- Feather Falls, California - 195 m (640 ft) high when flowing
- Bridalveil Falls, California - 189 m (620 ft) sheer drop when flowing
- Bridal Veil Falls, Utah – 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall *Multnomah Falls, Oregon - 189 m (620 ft) drop in two steps of 165 m and 21 m (542 ft then 69 ft), flowing year-round
- Silver Strand Falls, California - 175 m (574 ft) drop when flowing
- Watson Falls, Oregon - 83 m (272 ft) sheer drop
- Snoqualmie Falls, Washington - 82 m (268 ft)
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho - 65 m (212 ft)
- Mooney Falls, Arizona – 60 m (196 ft) drop
- Burney Falls, California - spring-fed, 39 m (129 ft) drop, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
- Toketee Falls, Oregon - 36 m (120 ft) drop in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
- Petit Jean Falls, Arkansas - 70 ft (21.5 m) vertical drop in Petit Jean State Park
- Havasu Falls, Arizona – 120 ft (37 m) drop
- Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota - 16 m (53 ft) drop, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
- Willamette Falls, Oregon - 40 ft (12 m) drop, 1500 ft (460 m) wide, flowing year-round
[edit] South America
[edit] Argentina/Brazil
[edit] Brazil
- Tabuleiro Falls
- Cascata de Sete Lagoas (Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais)
- Cachoeira da Fumaça (Chapada Diamantina, Bahia) 380 meters, highest in Brazil, 25th of the World
[edit] Brazil/Paraguay
- Guaira Falls (also known as Sete Quedas) - This was once considered the "largest waterfall" in the world by some.
[edit] Colombia
- Salto del Tequendama (Tequendama Falls)-Cundinamarca
[edit] Guyana
[edit] Peru
- Gocta - third highest waterfall in the world at 771 m, first discovered in 2002 and first filmed in March 2006 [1]
[edit] Venezuela
- Angel - highest waterfall in the world, at 979 m (3,212 ft)
- Llovizna falls
- Yutaje Falls
[edit] Asia
[edit] Afghanistan
- Mahipar waterfall
[edit] China
- Huangguoshu Falls - Literally "Yellow-Fruit Tree Falls". 74 m (243 feet) high and 81 m (266 feet) wide, it's the most famous waterfall in China. Located in Anshun, Guizhou Province.
[edit] India
- List of waterfalls in India
- Abbey Falls
- Adyanpara Falls
- Athirappilly Falls
- Chachai Falls
- Chunchanakatte Falls
- Dudhsagar Falls
- Duduma Falls
- Gersoppa Falls
- Godchinamalaki Falls
- Gokak Falls
- Hebbe Falls
- Hogenakal Falls
- Irupu Falls
- Jog Falls
- Jonha Falls
- Lodh Falls
- Khandadhar Falls
- Kallatti Falls
- Kiliyur Falls
- Kutralam Falls
- Magod Falls
- Manikyandhara Falls
- Mutyalamaduvu Falls
- Sivasamudram Falls
- Shimsha Falls
- Thalaiyar Falls
- Lushington Falls
- Varapoha Falls
- Vazhachal Falls
[edit] Indonesia
- Sipisopiso waterfall
[edit] Iran
- Atashgah Falls
- Bahram Beigy Waterfall
- Bisheh Falls
- Boll Waterfall
- Ganjnameh Waterfall
- Golestan Falls
- Lar Waterfall
- Margoon Waterfall
- Masoule Falls
- Semirom Falls
- Shalmash Falls
- Shekarab waterfall
[edit] Japan
- Hannoki Falls - The tallest falls in Japan, at 497 m (1,640 ft). Only flows from April to July.
- Kegon Falls - 97 m high, and famous for suicides
- Nachi Falls - Well known falls in Japan, 133 m (436 ft) high.
- Nunobiki Falls - 120 m (394 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
- Shindō Falls - 83 m high, and, after rain, large in volume
- Shōmyō Falls - The tallest year-round waterfall in Japan, at 349 m (1,146 ft).
[edit] Korea
[edit] Laos
[edit] Mongolia
- Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall - 20 m drop. On the Orhon River.
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Singapore
- Jurong Falls - tallest man-made falls in the world
[edit] Sri Lanka
- Bambarakande Falls - highest in Sri Lanka 263 m high
- Diyaluma Falls - most famous in Sri Lanka 220 m high
[edit] Thailand
- Thee Lor Sou Falls - biggest falls in South-East Asia and holding the 6th in Asia
- Mae Klang Falls
- Vachiratarn Falls
- Mae Ya Falls
- Mae Surin Falls
- Pha Suea Falls
- Wang Keaw Falls
- Kang So Pa Falls
- Poi Falls
- Roum Klaw Paradorn Falls
[edit] Europe
[edit] Austria
- Krimmler Wasserfälle - 380 m
[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Pliva Waterfall - 20 m (65ft)
- Skakavac Waterfall - 98 m
[edit] Bulgaria
- Raysko Praskalo - highest in the Balkans, 124.5 m
- Borov Kamak
- Babsko Praskalo - 54 m
- Boyanski Vodopad (Boyana Waterfall)
- Skakavitsa - 70 m
[edit] France
[edit] Finland
- Hepoköngäs
- Kiutaköngäs
- Korkeakoski
[edit] Germany
- Röthbach-Fall - 470m
- Seebach-waterfall (de:Oytal bei de:Oberstdorf) - 300 Meter
- Zipfelsbach-waterfall (de:Hinterstein - 300 Meter
- Kuhflucht-waterfall (de:Farchant - 200 Meter
- Königsbach-waterfall (de:Königssee-Ostufer) - 200 Meter
- Staubfall (de:Ruhpolding) - 200 Meter
- waterfall at Soiernsee (de:Mittenwald) - 200 Meter
- waterfall at Ristfeuchthorn (de:Schneizlreuth) - 200 Meter
- Triberger-Wasserfall (River Gutach in de:Triberg) - 163 Meter
- Dietersbach--waterfall (near de:Oberstdorf) - 150 Meter
[edit] Iceland
- Aldeyjarfoss
- Barnafoss
- Dettifoss - most powerful in Europe
- Fjallfoss
- Gjáin
- Glymur - tallest waterfall in Iceland
- Goðafoss
- Gullfoss
- Hafragilsfoss
- Háifoss
- Hengifoss
- Hraunfossar
- Ófærufoss
- Selfoss
- Seljalandsfoss
- Skógafoss
- Svartifoss
[edit] Ireland
- Glencar
- Glenevin
- Kilfane
- Glenariff
- Skibbereen
- O'Sullivans Cascade
[edit] Italy
- Cascate del Dardagna
- Cascata del Fiumelatte
- Cascate del Rio Verde
- Cascata del Serio (tallest watefall in Italy)
- Cascata delle Marmore
- Cascata di Valbondione
[edit] Latvia
- Abavas rumba
- Ventas rumba(the longest waterfall in Europe-120m, but it is not high-2,30m)
[edit] Norway
- Espelandsfossen
- Kjelfossen
- Mardalsfossen
- Mongefossen
- Månafossen
- Ramnefjellsfossen (also known as Utigord Falls)
- Rjukanfossen
- Skrikjofossen
- Søndre Mardalsfoss
- Steinsdalsfossen (With a path behind the waterfall)
- Tyssestrengene
- Vettisfossen
- Vøringsfossen
[edit] Russia
- Kivach (highest plain waterfall in Europe)
[edit] Slovenia
- Čedca (highest waterfall in Slovenia - 130m)
- Klonte Falls
- Lehnjak Falls
- Rinka Falls
- Waterfalls of Triglav national park
- Mostnice Falls
- Peričnik Falls
- Savica Falls
[edit] Switzerland
- Engstligen Falls - Adelboden
- Giessbach Falls - Brienz
- Reichenbach Falls - Meiringen
- Rhine Falls
- Staubbach Falls - Lauterbrunnen
- Trümmelbach Falls - Lauterbrunnen
[edit] United Kingdom
See also List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom
[edit] England
- Broadgate Centre Falls in London second largest man-made falls after the Jurong Falls. Local workers use it to cool their feet of a lunch hour.
- Cautley Spout - highest waterfall in England, located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Gaping Gill - "highest" unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling 110m from the surface into an underground cavern
- High Force - impressive and much-visited waterfall in England
- Low Force - downstream from High Force
- Hardraw Force - highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Cauldron Snout - upstream from High Force, and at 200 feet one of England's highest
- Lydford Gorge - spectacular narrow gorge, with the 100-ft high White Lady Waterfall
- Canonteign Falls - artificial 220-ft high waterfall in Devon, part of some Victorian pleasure grounds
- Aira Force - 20 metre fall at Ullswater in the Lake District
- Kisdon Force - In Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- East Gill Force - In Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Aysgarth Falls - In Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Wain Wath Force - In Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
[edit] Scotland
- Eas a' Chual Aluinn - 200 m (658 ft), highest waterfall in United Kingdom.
[edit] Wales
- Aber Falls
- Aberdulais Falls - powering Europe's largest hydro-electric waterwheel
- Henrhyd Waterfall
- Pistyll Rhaeadr - highest waterfall in Wales
[edit] Oceania
[edit] Australia
[edit] New South Wales
- Adelong Falls
- Apsley Falls
- Beauchamp Falls
- Belmore Falls
- Boonoo Boonoo Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Carrington Falls
- Cataract Falls
- Clarinda Falls
- Dangars Falls
- Ebor Falls
- Ellenborough Falls
- Federal Falls
- Fitzroy Falls
- Gordon Falls
- Govetts Leap near Blackheath, New South Wales, 200 m
- Horseshoe Falls
- Leslie Falls
- Leura Falls
- Linda Falls
- Macintyre Falls
- Magdala Falls
- Martins Falls
- Minnamurra Falls
- Minni-Ha-Ha Falls
- Numantia Falls
- Queen Mary Falls
- Tia Falls
- Tianjara Falls
- Tin Mine Falls
- Trinity Falls
- Tuross Falls
- Victoria Falls
- Wentworth Falls
- Wollomombi Falls
[edit] Northern Territory
- Florence Falls
- Jim Jim Falls
- Robin Falls
- Tjaynera Falls
- Tolmer Falls
- Twin Falls
- Wangi Falls
- Waterfall Creek Falls
[edit] Queensland
- Barron Falls
- Blencoe Falls
- Clamshell Falls
- Davies Creek Falls
- Goomoolahra Falls
- Herbert River Falls
- JC Slaughter Falls
- Josephine Falls
- Jourama Falls
- Kearneys Falls
- Leichhardt Falls
- Malanda Falls
- Milla Milla Falls
- Millstream Falls
- Milmilgee Falls
- Murray Falls
- Purlingbrook Falls
- Queen Mary Falls
- Simpson Falls
- Stoney Creek Falls
- Tinaroo Falls
- Wallaman Falls
- Whites Falls
- Wongalee Falls
[edit] South Australia
[edit] Tasmania
- Dip Falls
- Liffey Falls
- Lilydale Falls
- Meetus Falls
- Montezuma Falls
- Russell Falls
- St Columba Falls
- Winterbrook Falls
[edit] Victoria
- Agnes Falls
- Erskine Falls
- Lal Lal Falls
- Loddon Falls
- MacKenzie Falls, Grampians National Park, Victoria
- Sailors Falls
- Steavenson Falls
- Trentham Falls
[edit] Western Australia
- Fernhook Falls
- Gladstone Falls
- Lane-Poole Falls
- Mitchell Falls
[edit] Hawaiian Islands
- ‘Akaka Falls, Hawaii - 135 m (442 ft) sheer drop
- Kahiwa Falls - 530 m (1,750 ft)
- Kahuna Falls
- Olo'upena Falls - 900 m (2953 ft) total drop. Moloka'i North shore.
- Papalaua Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Wailua Falls
- Waipoo Falls
[edit] New Zealand
- Aniwaniwa Falls
- Browne Falls
- Huka Falls
- Mokau Falls
- Purakaunui Falls
- Sutherland Falls - usually regarded as the highest waterfall in New Zealand
[edit] Tahiti
- Fachoda Falls