Talk:Yosemite Falls

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(I would like to submit images I took of these areas for inclusion if possible. diegodude13@hotmail.com)

Wish I'd seen this note before I collected the NOAA's photo. Since I've done the work, I'll go ahead and paste it in, see if your shots are better. For a visual subject like this, multiple illustrations from different angles are very desirable. Stan 04:57 14 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Sers!!!!

[edit] Tallest?

According to the World Waterfall Database, there are at least 2 falls in the US that are taller: Colonial Creek Falls (2584 ft) and Johannesburg Falls (2465 ft). However, a lot of this depends on how you define "waterfall". Colonial Creek looks like a long series of smaller cascades that tumbles a total of 2,600 ft or so, while Johannesburg has a nice 800 ft plunge combined with smaller cascades. There also may be questions of the viability of both of these falls, as to whether they are at enough reasonable volume to maintain their flow year-round.

A similar situation exists east of the Rockies, where the official highest waterfall is Upper Whitewater Falls in NC at 451 ft. However, there are a couple of contenders to the claim: Glassmine Falls (also in NC) claims to be 800 ft high, but A) hasn't been well-explored; and B) is usually little more than a drip or a bunch of wet rock. However, we can always go back to Whitewater Falls and combine the upper and lower falls into one giant waterfall that's nearly 900 ft high in total drop distance. There's also a few slides and rapids that could qualify. It's a difficult definition either way, which is why I inserted the term "arguably".

In other words, I've just typed 3 paragraphs to defend adding one word. I need a life... User:5minutes 11:39 AM 24 Aug 2006 EDT

[edit] Consistency is hard

According to Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Falls is the "third highest in the world", according to this article, it is the 6th highest, and according to the image caption in this article, its "World Height Ranking" is 18th. That's awesome. I'm sure the inconsistency is about how one defines the height of a waterfall, but it sure we be nice if there were less confident "it is the Nth" kind of statements. -- Cjensen 01:57, 10 November 2006 (UTC)