List of waterfalls
This is a list of waterfalls of the world by continent. See also List of waterfalls by height, List of waterfalls by flow rate and List of waterfalls by type.
Africa
Angola
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Chad
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
- Wli Falls
- Boti Falls
- Kintampo
- Aflabo Fall
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Morocco
Namibia
South Africa
Northern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Asia
Bangladesh
- Madhabkunda Waterfall
- Khagrachari Waterfall
- Sitakunda Waterfall
- [[Hamham Waterfall, Moulovibazaar]
- Jadipai waterfall,Ruma,Bandarban
- Baklai waterfall,Ruma,Bandarban
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
East Timor
India
Indonesia
Iran
- Abshar Doughoolo (Twin Falls)
- 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
Japan
- Fukuroda Falls - 120 m (390 ft)
- Hannoki Falls - The tallest falls in Japan, 497 m (1,631 ft); Only flows from April to July.
- Kegon Falls - 97 m (318 ft) infamous for suicides
- Nachi Falls - Well known falls in Japan, 133 m (436 ft)
- Nunobiki Falls - 120 m (390 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
- Shindō Falls - 83 m (272 ft) high, and, after rain, large in volume
- Shōmyō Falls - The tallest year-round waterfall in Japan, at 349 m (1,145 ft)
Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Malaysia
Mongolia
- Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall - 20 m drop. On a tributary of the Orkhon River.
Nepal
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam
- Dam Ri Waterfall - 90 meters
- Xung Khoeng Waterfall - 40 meters
- Ban Gioc Waterfall - 30 meters
- Pongour waterfall, near Đà Lạt[1]
- Prenn Waterfall, Đà Lạt
- Pong Gua Falls
- Thac Voi (Elephant Waterfall) - Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province
Europe
Austria
Armenia
- Shaqi Waterfalls-high 18m
- Trchkan Waterfalls-high 25,5 mriver Chichkhan
- Tcopq Waterfalls-high 84m, river Jermuk
- Gegharoti Waterfalls
- Khosrov waterfalls river Goght
- Ambert waterfalls
- Aghstev waterfalls
- Worotan waterfalls
- Lalvar waterfalls
- Herher waterfalls
- Mantash waterfalls
- Amasia waterfalls
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Full list images and description of all waterfalls in Bulgaria
Croatia
- Bilušića buk - 19,6 m
- Brljanski slap - 15,5 m
- Rošnjak - 8,4 m
- Miljacka(Krka) - 23,8 m
- Roški slap - 27 m
- Manojlovac - 60 m
- Skradinski Buk - 45.7 m (all on river Krka)
- Plitvice Lakes - with highest waterfall in Croatia, 78 m
Czech Republic
- Pančavský vodopád (Pančava Waterfall) - the highest waterfall in the Czech republic, Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 148 m
- Horní Úpský vodopád (Horni Upa Waterfall) - the highest altitude of all Czech waterfalls, Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 129 m
- Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava Waterfall) - Krkonoše, Giant Mountains, 122 m
- Rudické propadání (Rudice Sink) - subterranean, in a karst cave, Moravský kras (Moravian Karst), 90 m
- Dvorský vodopád (Dvorsky Waterfall) - Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 68 m
- Dolní Úpský vodopád (Dolni Upa Waterfall) - Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 45 m
- Labský vodopád(Elbe Waterfall) - Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 35 m
- Velký Štolpich - Jizerské hory (Jizera Mountains), 30 m
- Vysoký vodopád (High Waterfall) - Hrubý Jeseník, 28 m
- Kýšovický vodopád (Kýšovice Waterfall) - Krušné hory (Ore Mountains), 26 m
Estonia
Finland
- Auttiköngäs
- Fiellun putous
- Hepoköngäs
- Jyrävä
- Kitsiputous - Probably the highest one in Finland
- Kiutaköngäs
- Koivuköngäs
- Komulanköngäs
- Korkeakoski
- Pihtsusköngäs - Probably the highest free-falling one in Finland with 17 meters.
France
- Cascade Arpenaz
- Cascade Berard
- Cascade Bergerac
- Cascade Brezons
- Cascade D'auzet
- Cascade Druise
- Cascade Du Dard
- Cascade Du Moulin Du Saut
- Cascade Du Pont D'Aptier
- Cascade Du Ray
- Cascade Du Sartre
- Cascade Faillitoux
- Cascades Herisson
- Cascade Piche
- Cascade Queue Cheval
- Cascade Queureuilh
- Cascade Quinquenouille
- Cascade Roucole
- Cascade Rouget
- Cascade Salins
- Cascade Seythenex
- Cascade Sillans
- Cascade Tarn
- Gavarnie Falls
- Grande Cascade Du Moulinet
- Saut Du Doubs
- Trou de Fer waterfalls, on Reunion Island
Germany
Hungary
- Lillafüred
- Fátyol-vízesés
- Ilona-völgyi-vízesés
- Ördögmalom-vízesés
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro
- Grulja Waterfall (15m high)
Norway
Poland
Portugal
- Cascata da Ribeira Grande (Fajãzinha, Azores) - 300 m (tallest of around 20 waterfalls at this location, some falling into the sea)
- Cascata de Fisgas do Ermelo - 200 m
- Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau (Fajã Grande) - 90 m
- Frecha da Mizarela - 75 m
- Água Cai d`Alto - 60 m
- Faia da Água Alta - 35 m
- Pitões das Júnias - 30+ m
- Peneda - 30 m
- Cascata das 25 Fontes (25 Fontes Falls) (Madeira) - 30 m
- Cabreia - 25 m
- Pulo do Lobo - 20+ m
- Fraga da Pena - 20 m
- Açude de Valverde - 6+ m
- Vale do Muro - S. Jorge da Beira - 4,23 m
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
- Batizovské Vodopád - High Tatras
- Biely Potok Vodopád - Slovenský raj
- Hviezdoslav Vodopád (15 m) - High Tatras
- Kmeť Vodopád (80 m) - High Tatras
- Obrovský Vodopád (20 m) - High Tatras
- Studený Potok Vodopád - High Tatras
- Skok Vodopád - High Tatras
- Vajanský Vodopád (30 m) - High Tatras
- Šutovsky Vodopád- One of the falls most sought by tourists
Slovenia
Spain
- Fall of the Nervión
- Chorro de Navafría
- Falls of the lower Orós
Sweden
- Njupeskär (125 m)
- Västanåfallet (90 m)
- Fettjeåfallet (60 m)
- Hällingsåfallet (43 m)
- Tännforsen (38 m)
- Styggforsen (36 m)
- Trollhättefallen (32 m)
- Hallamölla (23 m)
- Ristafallet (14 m)
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Ukraine
America
North America
Belize
Canada
Niagara Falls
- Alexander Falls, Callaghan Valley, near Whistler, British Columbia
- Athabasca Falls, Jasper National Park, Alberta (24 m)
- Bow Glacier Falls, Alberta in Banff National Park
- Brandywine Falls, near Whistler, British Columbia
- Bridal Veil Falls (also called Bridal Falls) near Rosedale, British Columbia
- Canim Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, South Cariboo region, British Columbia
- Churchill Falls, Labrador 245 ft (75 m)
- Crescent Falls, Alberta, on the David Thompson Highway; 25 meters (82 ft)
- Crown Lake Falls, Marble Canyon, British Columbia
- Dawson Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Della Falls, British Columbia - 440 m (1,443 ft)
- Elk Falls, near Campbell River, British Columbia
- Emperor Falls, British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park
- Englishman River Falls, near Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Eugenia Falls, in Grey County, ON
- Helen Falls - Lady Evelyn River, Ontario (highest waterfall on the Lady Evelyn River)
- Helmcken Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Horseshoe Falls, Ontario - part of Niagara Falls, with a 53 m (173 ft) drop
- Horseshoe Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Hunlen Falls, South Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Inglis Falls - Owen Sound, Ontario
- Kakabeka Falls - Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Keyhole Falls, the largest waterfall along the Lillooet River in British Columbia.
- Little Qualicum Falls, near Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
- Mahood Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Majerus Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- McDiarmid Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- McDougall Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Meadow Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Montmorency Falls, Quebec - 83 m (272 ft)
- Moul Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Nairn Falls, near Pemberton, British Columbia
- Pissing Mare Falls, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, with a drop of 350 m (1,148 ft)
- Ram Falls, Alberta, on Alberta Highway 734
- Shannon Falls, near Squamish, British Columbia
- Spahats Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Sunwapta Falls, Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Takakkaw Falls, British Columbia - Yoho National Park
- Tews Falls- Hamilton, Ontario, with a drop of 41 m, just 11 m short of the height of Niagara's Horseshoe Falls.
- Tsusiat Falls, Pacific Rim National Park, near Clo-oose, British Columbia
- Twin Falls, British Columbia - Yoho National Park
- Virginia Falls - Nahanni River, NWT
- Wilberforce Falls - Hood River, NWT
Costa Rica
Greenland
Guatemala
- Salto de Chilascó Waterfall
- Tzuul Tak´a, Waterfall
- Pajaj Waterfall
Guadeloupe
Jamaica
- Dunn's River Falls, St. Ann
- Milford Falls, St. Ann
- Mountain River Falls, St. Catherine
- Y. S. Falls, St. Elizabeth
- Fish Dunn Falls, Portland
- Tacky Falls, St. Mary
- Reggae Falls, St. Thomas
- Mayfield Falls, Westmoreland
Mexico
Saint Lucia
United States
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
- Bonita Falls – 152 m (500 ft) while flowing
- Bridalveil Fall – 189 m (620 ft) sheer when flowing
- Burney Falls – 39 m (129 ft), spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
- Chilnualna Falls – 210 m (690 ft)
- Darwin Falls – 24 m (80 ft), split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
- Feather Falls – 125 m (410 ft)
- McWay Falls – 24 m (80 ft), flowing year-round
- Nevada Fall, Yosemite National Park – 181 m (594 ft), followed by 97 m plunge at Vernal Fall, year-round
- Ribbon Fall – 491 m (1612 ft) when flowing
- Silver Strand Falls – 175 m (574 ft) when flowing
- Three Chute Falls - 24 m (80 ft) on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
- Vernal Fall - 97 m (317 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
- Yosemite Falls – generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round
- Alamere Falls
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kentucky
Maryland
- Cunningham Falls – 26 m (78 ft), cascading waterfall
- Great Falls (Potomac River) - 16 m (76 ft), cascading waterfall
- Kilgore Falls - 5 m (17 ft),free-falling
- Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (53 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
Massachusetts
- Bash Bish Falls - 61 m (200 ft), The falls are made up of a series of cascades with the final cascade being split into twin falls by a jutting rock, dropping in an 80-foot (24 m) "V" over boulders to a serene pool below.
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
- Acworth Gorge – 18 m (60 ft), on the Cold River
- Amoskeag Falls – 15 m (50 ft), on the Merrimack River
- Arethusa Falls – 54 m (176 ft), on Bemis Brook
- Beaver Brook Falls – 30 m (100 ft), on Beaver Brook
- Cascading Falls – on Pond Brook
- Crystal Cascade – 24 m (80 ft), on the Cutler River
- Crystal Falls – 17 m (55 ft), on Phillips Brook
- Diana's Baths – 23 m (75 ft), on Lucy Brook
- Dixville Flume – 5 m (18 ft), on Flume Brook
- Flume Cascade – 91 m (300 ft), in Crawford Notch State Park
- Garfield Falls – 12 m (40 ft), on the East Branch Dead Diamond River
- Glen Ellis Falls – 20 m (64 ft), on the Ellis River
- Huntington Cascades – 21 m (68 ft), on Cascade Brook
- Jackson Falls – 30 m (100 ft), on Wildcat Brook
- Kedron Flume – 46 m (150 ft), on Kedron Brook
- Ripley Falls – 33 m (108 ft), on Avalanche Brook
- Rocky Gorge – 4 m (12 ft) on the Swift River
- Sabbaday Falls – 12 m (40 ft), on Sabbaday Brook
- Silver Cascade – 195 m (640 ft), a series of waterfalls in Crawford Notch State Park
- Thompson Falls – 46 m (150 ft), on Thompson Brook
New Jersey
New York
- American Falls - part of Niagara Falls with a drop of 52 m (170 ft), flowing year-round
- Buttermilk Falls - 4.8 m (16 ft) located in Schaghticoke, NY along the Tomhannock Creek.
- Cohoes Falls - 20 m (65 ft) drop
- High Falls - 29 m (96 ft), located in downtown Rochester, New York
- Indian Chimney Falls - 18 m (60 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm
- Kaaterskill Falls - 53 m (175 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (260 ft)
- Lucifer Falls - 35 m (115 ft) waterfall located in Robert H. Treman State Park
- Taughannock Falls - 66 m (215 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
- VerKeerderkill Falls - 54.6 m (180 ft) sheer drop
- Buttermilk Falls, located in Buttermilk Falls State Park
- Salmon River Falls, with a 110-foot (34 m) drop, is located in the town of Orwell, Oswego County, New York State. (The "Salmon River Falls Unique Area" is a 112-acre (0.45 km2) parcel maintained around it for recreational purposes.)
North Carolina
- Batson Creek Falls - 34 m (110 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County, NC.
- Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest) - 37 m (120 ft) waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest in North Carolina.
- Bridal Veil Falls (Macon County) - 13.9 m (45 ft) drop directly next to U.S. Highway 64 in Macon County, NC.
- Bull Cove Falls - 12.1 m (45 ft) 2-tiered cascade in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness
- Buttermilk Falls (North Carolina) - a sliding falls near Rosman
- Cascade Falls (Falls Creek) - 15 m (50 ft) sliding cascade. Also called "The Cascades".
- Connestee Falls - 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County, NC.
- Corbin Creek Falls - 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
- Courthouse Falls - 12 m (40 ft) waterfall near Devil's Courthouse Mountain.
- Cullasaja Falls - 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County, NC
- Douglas Falls - 21.6 m (70 ft) plunging falls.
- Dry Falls - 20 m (65 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
- Eastatoe Falls - 18 m (60 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman.
- Glassmine Falls - 271 m (800 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Hickory Nut Falls - 124 m (404 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock Park
- Hidden Falls - 3.7 m (12 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park
- High Falls (DuPont State Forest) - 38 m (125 ft) drop.
- High Shoals Falls - 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
- Hooker Falls - 4 m (14 ft) drop, seen in Last of the Mohicans
- Key Falls - 15 m (50 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County.
- Linville Falls - 46 m (150 ft) drop over several steps, culminating in a large 45 ft (14 m) drop
- Looking Glass Falls - 18 m (60 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County.
- Lower Cascades - 11 m (35 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
- McGalliard Falls - 12 m (40 ft) cascade in a city park in Valdese, North Carolina
- Mitchell Falls - 8 m (25 ft) slide in Yancey County
- Moravian Falls - 13 m (42 ft) cascade in Wilkes County
- Moore Cove Falls - 15 m (50 ft) drop
- Quarry Falls (Macon County) - 4.3 m (15 ft) cascade on the Cullasaja River
- Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River) - 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River.
- Rainbow Falls (Rutherford County) - 160 ft (49 m) waterfall
- Roaring Fork Falls - 13.9 m (45 ft) falls in the Pisgah National Forest - height disputed
- Setrock Creek Falls - 17 m (55 ft) in the Pisgah National Forest, height disputed
- Slick Rock Falls - 9 m (30 ft) plunge falls near Brevard in Transylvania County
- Sliding Rock - 18 m (60 ft) slide used as a natural water slide, located near Brevard in Transylvania County
- Tory's Falls - 30.5 m (100 ft)
- Triple Falls - 38 m (125 ft) drop in three steps.
- Turtleback Falls - 6.1 m (20 ft) slide and plunge on the Horsepasture River
- Upper Cascades - 8 m (25 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
- Upper Whitewater Falls - 126 m (411 ft) cascade
- Walker Falls - 13.9 m (45 ft) cascade next to Forest Road 74 in Buncombe County. The parking area for Douglas Falls is further down this road.
- Window Falls - 8.3 m (27 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park
Oklahoma
Oregon
There are hundreds of waterfalls in Oregon. Some of the more notable include:
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
- Cascades - 69 ft (21 m), this waterfall is near Pembroke in Giles County; the creek, Little Stony, originates in Mountain Lake and flows into the New River
- Crabtree Falls - 366 m (1,200 ft), 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
Washington
- Angeline Falls - 137m (450 ft)
- Berdeen Falls – 259 m (850 ft)
- Blum Basin Falls - 512m (1,680 ft)
- Boston Creek Falls- 496m (1,627 ft)
- Bridal Veil Falls – 404 m (1,328 ft)
- Comet Falls - 97 m (320 ft)
- Depot Creek Falls- 295 m (967 ft)
- Green Lake Falls – 298 m (979 ft)
- Mazama Falls - 152 m (500 ft)
- Morning Star Falls- 402m (1,320 ft)
- Palouse Falls - 60 m (198 ft)
- Pearl Falls - 122 m (400 ft)
- Rainbow Falls, Stehekin, North Cascades National Park – 312 feet (95 m), flowing year round
- Rainy Lake Falls - 244 m (800 ft)
- Seahpo Peak Falls- about 670m (2,200 ft)
- Silver Lake Falls - 648m (2,128 ft)
- Snoqualmie Falls – 82 m (268 ft)
- Sulphide Creek Falls – 665 m (2,182 ft)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
- Big Manitou Falls - 165 ft (50 m). in Douglas County
- Brownstone Falls - 30 ft (9.1 m) in Ashland County
- Copper Falls - 40 ft (12 m) in Ashland County
- Foster Falls - 25 ft (7.6 m) in Iron County
- Little Manitou Falls - 30 ft (9.1 m) in Douglas County
- Morgan Falls - 80–100 ft in Ashland County
- Peterson Falls - 35 ft (11 m) in Iron County
- Potato Falls - 90 ft (27 m) in Iron County
- Saxon Falls - 90 ft (27 m) in Iron County
- Superior Falls - 27 m (90 ft) on the Montreal River into Lake Superior
Wyoming
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
- Gocta
- Las Tres Hermanas
- Yumbila Falls
Venezuela
Oceania
Australia
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
Tasmania
Victoria
Hawaiian Islands
New Zealand
French Polynesia
Tahiti
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