List of waterfalls

Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, Canaima National Park, Venezuela

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

Kalandula Falls - Lucala river in Malange

Burundi

Chad

Gauthiot Falls

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ethiopia

Blue Nile Falls

Ghana

Tagbo Falls, Ghana

Guinea

Tinkisso Falls

Kenya

Lesotho

Maletsunyane Falls

Libya

Madagascar

Nigeria

Somalia

Lamadaya waterfalls in Sanaag, Somalia

Lamadaya

South Africa

Main article: List of waterfalls of South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal

Howick Falls
Ncandu Falls
Tugela Falls - 947 m (3,107 ft) highest waterfall in Africa, second highest in the world.

Mpumalanga

Northern Cape

Augrabies Falls

Uganda

Murchison Falls

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Mutarazi Falls
Victoria Falls - widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world

Asia

Madhabkunda Waterfall, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Detian Falls - Karst Hills, Daxing County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province along the border with Vietnam
Huangguoshu Falls (Yellow-fruit tree) - Anshun, Guizhou Province; 74 m (243 ft), 81 m (266 ft) wide
Hukou Falls (the mouth of a pot) - borders Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces; 50 metres (160 ft); 30 m (98 ft) wide; second-largest waterfall in China
Yuntai Waterfall - Henan province; 314 metres (1,030 ft)

Hong Kong

Waterfall - near Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island; well known for replenishing early British merchant ships with its water

India

Jog Falls during Monsoon

Vajrai Waterfall during Winter

Main articles: List of waterfalls in India and List of waterfalls in India by height

Indonesia

Iran

Japan

Abe Great Falls
Fukuroda Falls - 120 m (390 ft)
Hannoki Falls - the tallest falls in Japan, 497 m (1,631 ft); only flows from April to July; perform twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
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"
Shōmyō Falls - the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan, at 349 m (1,145 ft)

Korea

The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, South Korea

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Khone Phapeng - Southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume

Malaysia

Berkelah falls
Cemerung Falls
Chiling waterfalls
Gabai Falls
Kadamaian Falls - tallest waterfall in southeast Asia
Kanching Falls
Kota Tinggi Waterfalls
Mahua Waterfall
Maliau Falls
Takob Akob Falls

Nepal

Pakistan

Main article: List of waterfalls in Pakistan

Pir Ghaib Waterfall

Philippines

Russia (Siberia)

Ilya Muromets - 141 meters
Kinzelyuksky - 328 meters
Talnikovy - 482 meters

Singapore

Jurong Falls

Sri Lanka

Diyaluma Falls

Main articles: List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka and List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka by height

Aberdeen Falls
Baker's Falls
Bambarakanda Falls - highest in Sri Lanka; 263 m high
Bopath Ella
Devon Falls
Diyaluma Falls - most famous in Sri Lanka; 220 m high
Dunhinda Falls
Ramboda Falls - in Nuwara Eliya; on the way, since Nuwara Eliya to Kandy road
Ravana Falls
St. Clair's Falls - the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Shifen waterfall

Jiao Lung Waterfall - tallest waterfall in Taiwan with a 600 m drop
Shifen waterfall - largest waterfall in Taiwan, 40 meters in width
Wulai Waterfall

Vietnam

Ban Gioc Waterfall - 30 meters

Europe

Dettifoss in northern Iceland, considered to be the most powerful in Europe

Austria

Krimmler Wasserfälle - 340 m

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bliha Waterfall
Kravice Waterfalls - radius 120 m, high 28 m
Pliva Waterfall - 20 m (66 ft)
Skakavac Waterfall - 98 m
Skakavac Waterfall - Perucica primeval forest, 75 m
Štrbački Buk Waterfalls - wide 60 m, high 29 m

Bulgaria

Babsko Praskalo - 54 m
Borov Kamak - 63 me
Raysko Praskalo - highest in the Balkans, 124.5 m

Croatia

Plitvice Lakes - with highest waterfall in Croatia, 78 m
Skradinski Buk - 45.7 m; all on river Krka

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Bøsdalafossur - 30m
Fossá - 140 m

Finland

Pihtsusköngäs is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Finland.

Hepoköngäs, Finland

Hepoköngäs
Kitsiputous - probably the highest in Finland
Pihtsusköngäs - probably the highest free-falling waterfall in Finland, 17 meters

France

Gavarnie Falls
Trou de Fer waterfalls - Reunion Island

Germany

All Saints Waterfalls - Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg; 83 m
Amsel Falls - near Rathen, Saxony; 10 m
Königshütte Waterfall - Königshütte, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony; 10 m
Röthbach Waterfall - 470 m (1,540 ft)
Sankenbach Waterfalls - Baiersbronn; 40 m
Triberg Waterfalls - River Gutach in Triberg; 163 m (535 ft)

Greece

Edessa, Greece Waterfalls - Macedonia, Greece; 70 m

Hungary

Lillafüred

Iceland

Main article: Waterfalls of Iceland

Aldeyjarfoss
Barnafoss
Dettifoss - most powerful in Europe
Fjallfoss
Gjáin
Gljufrafoss
Glymur - tallest waterfall in Iceland at 198 m (650 ft)
Goðafoss
Gullfoss
Hafragilsfoss
Háifoss
Hengifoss
Hraunfossar
Ófærufoss
Selfoss
Seljalandsfoss
Skógafoss
Svartifoss

Ireland

Assaroe Falls
Powerscourt Waterfall - tallest in Ireland; 121m
Torc Waterfall

Italy

Cascata del Toce
Cascata delle Marmore - tallest man-made waterfall in the world
Cascate del Rio Verde
Cascate del Serio
Cascate del Varone
Cascate Nardis

Latvia

Abavas rumba
Ventas rumba - the widest waterfall in Europe at 120 m, but it is not high, only 2.3 m

Republic of Macedonia

Korab Waterfall, Republic of Macedonia

Norway

Vøringsfossen, Norway

Espeland Falls
Kjelfossen
Langfoss
Låtefossen
Månafossen
Mardalsfossen
Mongefossen
Ramnefjellsfossen - also known as Utigord Falls
Rjukan Falls
Sarp Falls - the largest waterfall in Europe
Skrikjofossen
Søndre Mardalsfoss
Steinsdalsfossen - with a path behind the waterfall
Tyssestrengene
Vettisfossen
Vøringsfossen

Poland

Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza - High Tatras

Portugal

Pego do inferno - Tavira, Algarve
Pulo do Lobo - 20+ m

Azores

Cascata da Ribeira Grande - Fajãzinha, Azores; 300 m; the tallest of around 20 waterfalls at this location, some falling into the sea
Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau (Fajã Grande) - 90 m

Madeira

Risco waterfall - 100 m
25 Fontes Falls - Madeira; 30 m

Romania

European Russia

Kivach - Karelia; 10.7 m
Polikarya - Sochi National Park; ca. 70 m

Serbia

Bigar Waterfall - eastern Serbia; 35m
Kopren Waterfall - Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia; 103,5m

Slovakia

Kmeťov vodopád - High Tatras; 80 m
Šútovský vodopád - Lesser Fatra; one of the falls most sought by tourists; 38 m

Slovenia

Sweden

Fettjeåfallet - 60 m
Hällingsåfallet - 43 m
Hallamölla - 23 m
Njupeskär - 125 m
Stora Sjöfallet - once one of the largest and powerful in Europe; however, after construction of the Suorva dam, the flow rate decreased from average 160 m³/s to 6 m³/s; 40 m
Styggforsen - 36 m
Tännforsen - the largest waterfall in Sweden; 60 m wide, avg 60 m³/s; 38 m
Västanåfallet - 90 m

Switzerland

The Rhine Falls, largest in Europe

Turkey

Düden Waterfall Karstic System - Antalya
Göksu Waterfall - Sivas
Gürlevik Waterfalls - Erzincan
Kursunlu Waterfall - Antalya
Manavgat Waterfall in Antalya
Tarsus Waterfall (Tarsus) - Mersin
Tortum Waterfall - Erzurum

Ukraine

Main article: Waterfalls of Ukraine

Bukhtivets - 8 metres (26 ft)
Chernytskiy - 8 metres (26 ft)
Dhzurla - 6 metres (20 ft)
Djur-Djur - 16 metres (52 ft)
Dzhurinskiy - 16 metres (52 ft)
Genetckiy Huk - 15 metres (49 ft)
Golovkinskogo waterfall - 12 metres (39 ft)
Hurkalo - 5 metres (16 ft)
Kamianka waterfall - 7 metres (23 ft)
Maniava waterfall - 20 metres (66 ft)
Probiy - 8 metres (26 ft)
Rusyliv Falls - 12 metres (39 ft)
Shypit - 14 metres (46 ft)
Sukil waterfalls
Uchan-su - 98 metres (322 ft), highest waterfall in Ukraine
Vchelka - 10 metres (33 ft)
Voyevodyn waterfall - 9 metres (30 ft)

Djur-Djur
Dhzurla
Gurkalo
Kamianka
Maniava
Rusilivski
Shipot
Uchan-su

United Kingdom

Main article: List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom

England

Aira Force - 66 ft fall at Ullswater in the Lake District
Aysgarth Falls - Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
Canonteign Falls - artificial 220 ft (67 m) high waterfall in Devon; part of some Victorian pleasure grounds
Cauldron Snout - upstream from High Force, and at 200 feet (61 m) one of England's highest
Cautley Spout - highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
East Gill Force - Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Falling Foss - 67 ft fall near Whitby, North Yorkshire
Gaping Gill - highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling 361 ft from the surface into an underground cavern
Hardraw Force - highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
High Force - impressive and much-visited waterfall in England
Kisdon Force - Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Low Force - downstream from High Force
Lydford Gorge - spectacular narrow gorge, with the 100 ft (30 m) high White Lady Waterfall
Mallyan Spout - Goathland in the North Yorkshire Moors
Moss Force - the Newlands Valley in the Lake District
Wain Wath Force - Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales

Northern Ireland

Glenariff

Scotland

Eas a' Chual Aluinn - 658 ft (201 m), highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
Steall Waterfall - 394 ft (120 m), 2nd highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
Spout of Ballagan - 69 ft (21 m) waterfall in the Campsie Fells

Wales

Aber Falls
Aberdulais Falls - powering Europe's largest hydro-electric waterwheel
Devil's Appendix
Henrhyd Waterfall
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Swallow Falls

Americas

North America

Belize

Antelope Falls
Big Rock Falls
Thousand Foot Falls

Antelope Falls in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary of the Stann Creek District
Big Rock Falls in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the Cayo District
Butterfly Falls in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the Cayo District
Five Sisters Falls in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the Cayo District
Mayflower Bocawina Falls in Mayflower Bocawina National Park
Rio Blanco Falls
Rio On Pools
San Antonio Falls
Thousand Foot Falls - 150-foot (46 m) in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the Cayo District

Canada

Main article: List of waterfalls of Canada

Alberta

Athabasca Falls, Alberta

Athabasca Falls - Jasper National Park
Bow Falls - Banff National Park
Bow Glacier Falls - Banff National Park
Crescent Falls - on the David Thompson Highway
Maligne Canyon Falls - Jasper National Park
Panther Falls - Banff National Park
Sunwapta Falls - Jasper National Park

British Columbia

Helmcken Falls, British Columbia

Hunlen Falls, British Columbia

Moul Falls, British Columbia

Takakkaw Falls, British Columbia

Alexander Falls - Callaghan Valley, near Whistler
Brandywine Falls - near Whistler
Bridal Veil Falls (also called Bridal Falls) - near Rosedale
Canim Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Chatterbox Falls - Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
Dawson Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Della Falls - Strathcona Provincial Park
Elk Falls - near Campbell River
Emperor Falls - Mount Robson Provincial Park
Englishman River Falls - near Parksville
Helmcken Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Horseshoe Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Hunlen Falls - Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
Keyhole Falls - near Pemberton
Kinuseo Falls - near Tumbler Ridge
Little Qualicum Falls - near Qualicum Beach
Mahood Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Majerus Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
McDiarmid Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
McDougall Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Meadow Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Monkman Cascades - Monkman Provincial Park
Moul Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Myra Falls - Strathcona Provincial Park
Nairn Falls - near Pemberton
Rearguard Falls - Mount Robson Provincial Park
Shannon Falls - near Squamish
Spahats Falls - Wells Gray Provincial Park
Takakkaw Falls - Yoho National Park
Wapta Falls - Yoho National Park

Newfoundland and Labrador

Churchill Falls - on Churchill River, Labrador
Pissing Mare Falls - Gros Morne National Park

Northwest Territories

Alexandra Falls - on Hay River
Virginia Falls - on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park

Nunavut

Wilberforce Falls - Hood River

Ontario

Quebec

Montmorency Falls - near Quebec City

Costa Rica

Greenland

Qorlortorsuaq

Guadeloupe

Carbet Falls

Haiti

Saut-Mathurine

Jamaica

Dunn's River Falls - St. Ann
Mayfield Falls - Westmoreland

Mexico

Saint Lucia

Sault Falls

United States

Alabama

DeSoto Falls – 31.7 m (104 ft)
Little River Falls - 14 m (46 ft)
Noccalula Falls - 27 m (89 ft), Gadsden

Alaska

Main article: List of waterfalls of Alaska

Arizona

Havasu Falls, Arizona

Grand Falls Of The Little Colorado River - 56 m (184 ft)
Havasu Falls – 37 m (121 ft)
Mooney Falls – 60 m (200 ft)

Arkansas

Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – 64 m (210 ft) sheer

California

Alamere Falls

Bonita Falls

Burney Falls

Darwin Falls

Feather Falls

McWay Falls

21 Waterfalls in Yosemite

Some of the Waterfalls in California

Alamere Falls
Bonita Falls – 152 m (499 ft) while flowing
Bridalveil Fall – 189 m (620 ft) sheer when flowing
Burney Falls – 39 m (128 ft), spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
Chilnualna Falls – 210 m (690 ft)
Darwin Falls – 24 m (79 ft), split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
Feather Falls – 125 m (410 ft)
Illilouette Fall – 110 m (360 ft)
McWay Falls – 24 m (79 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 (1,611 ft) when flowing
Silver Strand Falls – 175 m (574 ft) when flowing
Three Chute Falls - 24 m (79 ft) on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
Vernal Fall - 97 m (318 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
Yosemite Falls – generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1,430 ft) in one followed by 98 m (322 ft) in another, flowing year-round

Yosemite Falls, California

Colorado

Main article: Waterfalls of Colorado

Bridal Veil Falls - Telluride; 111 m (364 ft)
Fish Creek Falls – 85 m (279 ft)
Rifle Falls State Park
Seven Falls – 55 m (180 ft)
Zapata Falls – 9 m (30 ft)

Georgia

Ada-Hi Falls - 11 m (36 ft)
Amicalola Falls - 222 m (728 ft)
Anna Ruby Falls – 47 m (154 ft) on the Curtis Creek side
Cascade Falls - 183 m (600 ft) cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m (260 ft)
Cochrans Falls - 183 m (600 ft) cascade
DeSoto Falls - the upper falls drop about 200 ft (61 m), the middle falls about 80 ft (24 m) and the lower falls cascade about 20 ft (6.1 m)
Dick's Creek Falls - 18 m (59 ft) sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
Dukes Creek Falls – 46 m (151 ft)
Estatoah Falls - several hundred feet, exact height not known
Holcomb Creek Falls - 37 m (121 ft)
Minnehaha Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft)
Toccoa Falls – 56 m (184 ft) sheer drop

Hawaii

Main article: § Hawaiian Islands

Idaho

Kentucky

Cumberland Falls

Anglin Falls - 75 ft (23 m)
Bad Branch Falls - 60 ft (18 m) drop over sandstone cliffs
Broke Leg Falls - 60 ft (18 m)
Cumberland Falls - 69 ft (21 m) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
Eagle Falls - 44 ft (13 m)
Gabe's Branch Falls - 20 ft (6.1 m) drop in Harlan County.
Quadrule Falls - 12 ft (3.7 m) drop in the Wild River in Harlan County
Seventy Six Falls - 76 ft (23 m) drop in Clinton County
Tioga Falls - 130 ft (40 m) waterfall with three drops
Torrent Falls
Yahoo Falls - 113 ft (34 m), tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky

Louisiana

Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster - 50 m (160 ft) drop (all below sea-level) flowed for 3 days in 1980 due to an oil rig drilling into a salt mine

Maryland

Raven Rock Falls is a little-known waterfall in Parkton, Maryland.

Dulaney Valley Falls is a 17-foot cascading waterfall in Baldwin, Maryland.

Cascade Falls (Ellicott City) - +/- 15 feet, small cascading waterfall in Patapsco Valley State Park
Cunningham Falls – 26 m (85 ft), cascading waterfall
Great Falls (Potomac River) - 16 m (52 ft), cascading waterfall
Kilgore Falls - 5 m (16 ft), free-falling
Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (56 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

Agate Falls – 12 m (39 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
Alger Falls - on the Anna River
Algonquin Falls - on the Black River
Bond Falls – 15 m (49 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
Bridal Veil Falls – 30 m (98 ft) slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Chippewa Falls - 3 m (9.8 ft) on the Black River
Gorge Falls – 6.1 m (20 ft) on the Black River
Great Conglomerate Falls – 9 m (30 ft) on the Black River
Horseshoe Falls - 3 m (9.8 ft) on the Anna River
Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m (98 ft)
Mackinac Falls - 30 m (98 ft) drowned falls east of Arch Rock
Manabezho Falls – 8 m (26 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
Manido Falls – 4.3 m (14 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
Miners Falls – 12 m (39 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Munising Falls – 15 m (49 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Narrows Falls - on the Black River
Nawadaha Falls – 4.3 m (14 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
Ocqueoc Falls – 3.0 m (9.8 ft); the only waterfall of importance in the Lower Peninsula
Potawatomi Falls – 12 m (39 ft) on the Black River
Rainbow Falls – 13.9 m (46 ft) on the Black River
Sable Falls – 4.3 m (14 ft) in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Sandstone Falls – 8 m (26 ft) on the Black River
Sturgeon Falls - 4.6 m (15 ft) on the Sturgeon River
Tahquamenon Falls, Lower - on the Tahquamenon River
Tahquamenon Falls, Upper – 15 m (49 ft) drop, 61 m (200 ft) wide on the Tahquamenon River
Wagner Falls

Minnesota

Cannon Falls - Cannon Falls
Gooseberry Falls - Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior
Hidden Falls - Nerstrand Big Woods State Park
High Falls of the Pigeon River - 37 m (121 ft) waterfall Grand Portage State Park, Minnesota and Pigeon River Provincial Park, Ontario on the U.S.-Canada Border
Minnehaha Falls – 16 m (52 ft), with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
Minneopa Falls - Mankato
Pickwick Falls - Pickwick Village
Ramsey Falls - Redwood Falls
Saint Anthony Falls - the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
Vermillion Falls - Hastings
Wolf Creek Falls - Banning State Park

Missouri

Marvel Cave - 50 ft (15 m), subterranean waterfall, plus others
Mina Sauk Falls – 132 ft (40 m), highest waterfall in Missouri

Montana

Rainbow Falls – 13 m (43 ft), 1,320 feet (400 m) wide; flows controlled by the Rainbow Dam

Nebraska

Smith Falls - 63 ft (19 m), highest water in Nebraska

New Hampshire

Amoskeag Falls, New Hampshire

Acworth Gorge – 18 m (59 ft), on the Cold River
Amoskeag Falls – 15 m (49 ft), on the Merrimack River
Arethusa Falls – 54 m (177 ft), on Bemis Brook
Beaver Brook Falls – 30 m (100 ft), on Beaver Brook
Cascading Falls – on Pond Brook
Champney Falls – 21 m (69 ft), on Champney Brook
Crystal Cascade – 24 m (79 ft), on the Cutler River
Crystal Falls – 17 m (56 ft), on Phillips Brook
Diana's Baths – 23 m (75 ft), on Lucy Brook
Dixville Flume – 5 m (16 ft), on Flume Brook
Flume Cascade – 91 m (298 ft 7 in) Crawford Notch State Park
Garfield Falls – 12 m (39 ft), on the East Branch Dead Diamond River
Glen Ellis Falls – 20 m (66 ft), on the Ellis River
Huntington Cascades – 21 m (69 ft), on Cascade Brook
Jackson Falls – 30 m (98 ft), on Wildcat Brook
Kedron Flume – 46 m (151 ft), on Kedron Brook
Ripley Falls – 33 m (108 ft), on Avalanche Brook
Rocky Gorge – 4 m (13 ft) on the Swift River
Sabbaday Falls – 12 m (39 ft), on Sabbaday Brook
Silver Cascade – 195 m (640 ft), a series of waterfalls in Crawford Notch State Park
Thompson Falls – 46 m (151 ft), on Thompson Brook
Thoreau Falls - 24 m (79 ft), on North Fork of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River
Zealand Falls - 8 m (26 ft), on Whitewall Brook

New Jersey

Great Falls - 23 m (75 ft) drop; Passaic River, Paterson

New York

Niagara Falls (American Falls), New York

Akron Falls - 12.1 m (40 ft) drop, in the village of Akron, in Erie County
American Falls - 52 m (171 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls
Beaver Kill Falls, a.k.a. Valatie Kill Falls - 18.3 m (60 ft), in the village of Valatie, in Columbia County
Bouck's Falls - 52 m (171 ft), in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County
Bridal Veil Falls - 55 m (180 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls
Buttermilk Falls - Buttermilk Falls State Park
Buttermilk Falls - 4.8 m (16 ft), Schaghticoke, along the Tomhannock Creek
Chittenango Falls - 50.9 m (167 ft), in Madison County
Cohoes Falls - 20 m (66 ft) drop, Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
Eternal Flame Falls - 9.1 m (30 ft) cascade in Chestnut Ridge Park in Erie County; a small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a flame
Glen Falls - 9.1 m (30 ft), village of Williamsville in Erie County
High Falls - near the hamlet of High Falls in Ulster County
High Falls - 4.6 m (15 ft), on the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County
High Falls - 29 m (95 ft), downtown Rochester
Indian Chimney Falls - 18 m (59 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm in Tompkins County
Indian Falls - 6.1 m (20 ft) drop, at Indian Falls in Genesee County
Ithaca Falls - on Fall Creek in Ithaca
Kaaterskill Falls - 53 m (174 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (259 ft), in Greene County
Lucifer Falls - 35 m (115 ft) ;Robert H. Treman State Park
Pixley Falls - 15 m (50 ft); Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County
Salmon River Falls - 33.5 m (110 ft) waterfall; Oswego County
Stony Kill Falls - 27 m (89 ft), Ulster County
Taughannock Falls - 66 m (217 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
Trenton Falls - Trenton in Oneida County
Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls - a series of waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
VerKeerderkill Falls - 54.6 m (179 ft) sheer drop

North Carolina

Batson Creek Falls - 34 m (112 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County
Bridal Veil Falls - 37 m (121 ft); DuPont State Forest
Bridal Veil Falls - 13.9 m (46 ft) drop directly next to U.S. Highway 64 in Macon County
Bull Cove Falls - 12.1 m (40 ft) 2-tiered cascade in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Buttermilk Falls - a sliding falls near Rosman
Cascade Falls - 15 m (49 ft) sliding cascade; also called "The Cascades"; Falls Creek
Connestee Falls - 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County
Corbin Creek Falls - 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
Courthouse Falls - 12 m (39 ft) waterfall near Devil's Courthouse Mountain
Cullasaja Falls - 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County
Douglas Falls - 21.6 m (71 ft) plunging falls
Dry Falls - 20 m (66 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
Eastatoe Falls - 18 m (59 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman
Glassmine Falls - 271 m (889 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County
Hickory Nut Falls - 124 m (407 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock Park
Hidden Falls - 3.7 m (12 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park
High Falls - 38 m (125 ft) drop; DuPont State Forest
High Shoals Falls - 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
Hooker Falls - 4 m (13 ft) drop, seen in Last of the Mohicans
Key Falls - 15 m (49 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County
Linville Falls - 46 m (151 ft) drop over several steps, culminating in a large 45 ft (14 m) drop
Looking Glass Falls - 18 m (59 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County
Lower Cascades - 11 m (36 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
McGalliard Falls - 12 m (39 ft) cascade in a city park in Valdese
Mitchell Falls - 8 m (26 ft) slide in Yancey County
Moore Cove Falls - 15 m (49 ft) drop
Moravian Falls - 13 m (43 ft) cascade in Wilkes County
Quarry Falls (Macon County) - 4.3 m (14 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 (46 ft) falls in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
Setrock Creek Falls - 17 m (56 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 (59 ft) slide used as a natural water slide, 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 (26 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
Upper Whitewater Falls - 126 m (413 ft) cascade
Walker Falls - 13.9 m (46 ft) cascade next to Forest Road 74 in Buncombe County; parking area for Douglas Falls is further down this road
Window Falls - 8.3 m (27 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park

Ohio

Ash Cave Falls - 27.4 m (90 ft); Hocking Hills State Park in Logan
Brandywine Falls - 18.3 m (60 ft); Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Northfield
Buttermilk Falls - 6.1 m (20 ft); Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Northfield
Cedar Falls - 15.2 m (50 ft); Hocking Hills State Park in Logan
Cuyahoga Falls - 7.6 m (25 ft); Cuyahoga Falls
Hayden Falls - 10.7 m (35 ft); Dublin
West Falls - 10.7 m (35 ft); on The Black River, in Elyria

Oklahoma

Turner Falls – 23 m (75 ft); in multiple steps; in the Arbuckle Mountains

Oregon

Main article: List of waterfalls in Oregon

There are over 200 waterfalls in Oregon. Some of the more notable include:

Multnomah Falls – 189 m (620 ft) in two steps of 165 m and 21 m (69 ft) then 69 ft), flowing year-round
Punch Bowl Falls
South Falls - 54 m (177 ft); the second largest waterfall in Silver Falls State Park, which also has 14 other waterfalls
Toketee Falls – 36 m (118 ft) in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
Watson Falls – 83 m (272 ft) sheer
Willamette Falls – 12 m (39 ft), 1,500 ft (460 m) wide, flowing year-round

Pennsylvania

Dingmans Falls - 39.6 m (130 ft), at Dingmans Falls Visitor Center
Fulmer Falls - 17 m (56 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
Raymondskill Falls - 32 m (105 ft 0 in) Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Silverthread Falls - 24.3 m (80 ft), at Dingmans Falls Visitor Center

South Carolina

Isaqueena Falls
Kings Creek Falls ~65 ft (20 m) drop, near the Chatooga River
Lower Whitewater Falls
Peachtree Rock Waterfall - drop on First Creek at Peachtree Rock Heritage Preserve in Gaston
Raven Cliff Falls - 121 m (397 ft) drop, Caesar's Head State Park

South Dakota

Bridal Veil Falls - Spearfish Canyon
Cascade Falls - Hot Springs
Roughlock Falls - Savoy
Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls
Spearfish Falls - Savoy

Tennessee

Bald River Falls - little-known, but breathtaking falls in Monroe County
Burgess Falls - 41 m (135 ft) drop, Burgess Falls State Park
Fall Creek Falls - 78 m (256 ft) drop, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River
Ruby Falls - Chattanooga

Texas

Cattail Falls - Big Bend National Park; segmented waterfall with a total height of 200 feet
Dolan Falls - on the Devils River; 15 feet (4.6 m) tall
Gorman Falls - Colorado Bend State Park; 65 feet (20 m) tall
Hamilton Pool Preserve falls
Hidalgo Falls - on the Brazos River
Pedernales Falls State Park falls
Slumber Falls - on the Guadalupe River

Utah

Adams Falls - located at the end of Adams Canyon Trail in Layton; this 3.7 mile out and back trail features a waterfall and is rated as difficult; primarily used for camping, cross country skiing and hiking; dogs may use this trail but must be kept on leash
Bridal Veil Falls – 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall
Calf Creek Falls
Stewart Falls

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 (1,201 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

Palouse Falls

Angeline Falls - 137 m (449 ft)
Berdeen Falls – 259 m (850 ft)
Blum Basin Falls - 512 m (1,680 ft)
Boston Creek Falls - 496 m (1,627 ft)
Bridal Veil Falls – 404 m (1,325 ft)
Colonial Creek Falls – 788 m (2,585 ft)
Comet Falls - 97 m (318 ft)
Depot Creek Falls - 295 m (968 ft)
Green Lake Falls – 298 m (978 ft)
Mazama Falls - 152 m (499 ft)
Morning Star Falls - 402 m (1,319 ft)
Palouse Falls - 60 m (200 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 (801 ft)
Seahpo Peak Falls - about 670 m (2,200 ft)
Silver Lake Falls - 648 m (2,126 ft)
Snoqualmie Falls – 82 m (269 ft)
Spokane Falls - 44.5 m (146 ft); among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
Sulphide Creek Falls - 665 m (2,182 ft)

West Virginia

Main article: List of waterfalls in West Virginia

Cathedral Falls in Fayette County

Black Fork Falls - 20 ft (6.1 m)
Blackwater Falls - 62 ft (19 m) sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
Brush Creek Falls - 25 ft (7.6 m)
Cathedral Falls - 60 ft (18 m), along the Midland Trail
Elakala falls in Blackwater Canyon
Kanawha Falls
Lower Mill Creek Falls - 63 ft (19 m)
Mill Creek Falls - 20 ft (6.1 m)
Pipestem Falls - 15 ft (4.6 m)
Sandstone Falls - 15 to 25 ft (4.6 to 7.6 m)with a crest of 1500 ft
Valley Falls - 20 ft (6.1 m), focal point of Valley Falls State Park
Wonder Falls - 15 ft (4.6 m)

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 (89 ft) on the Montreal River into Lake Superior

Wyoming

Lower Yellowstone Falls

Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park, including
- Firehole Falls
- Gibbon Falls
- Kepler Cascades
- Tower Fall
- Union Falls
- Yellowstone Falls – largest falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the lower falls 94 m (308 ft) and the upper falls 33 m (108 ft), plunge type flowing year-round

South America

Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil

Laja Falls, Chile

Gocta Waterfall, in Peru

Argentina

Iguazu Falls

Brazil

Cachoeira da Fumaça - Chapada Diamantina, Bahia; 340 m
Cachoeira do El Dorado - the highest waterfall in Brazil; 353 m
Cachoeira do Tio João - Matelândia, Paraná
Guaira Falls - Sete Quedas, on the Brazil–Paraguay border
Iguazu Falls - Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná
Cascata de Sete Lagoas - Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
Tabuleiro Falls

Chile

El Saltillo
Huilo-Huilo Falls
Los Saltos
Petrohué Falls
Rahue Falls
Salto del Itata
Salto del Laja

Colombia

Cascada la Chorrera - Cundinamarca; 590m high
Salto Candelas - Boyacá
Salto de Bordones - Huila
Salto del Duende - Santander
Salto del Mortiño - Huila
Tequendama Falls - Cundinamarca; 132m high
Tequendamita Falls

Guyana

Paraguay

Guaira Falls - Sete Quedas, on the Brazil-Paraguay border
Saltos del Monday - along the Monday River

Peru

Gocta
Las Tres Hermanas
Yumbilla falls

Venezuela

Angel Falls - the highest waterfall in the world, at 979 metres (3,211.94 ft)
Cuquenan Falls
Llovizna Falls
Para Falls
Yutaje Falls

Oceania

Australia

Apsley Falls, Walcha, New South Wales

Main article: List of waterfalls of Australia

New South Wales

Apsley Falls
Belmore Falls
Carrington Falls
Ebor Falls
Ellenborough Falls - Australia's third tallest waterfall, 160m single drop
Fitzroy Falls
Wentworth Falls
Wollomombi Falls - Australia's second highest waterfall, 220m combined drop

Northern Territory

Jim Jim Falls during the wet season, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

Wallaman Falls, Queensland

Queensland

Barron Falls
Blencoe Falls
Bloomfield Falls
Browns Falls
Clamshell Falls
Coomera Falls
Daggs Falls
Davies Creek Falls
Dinner Falls
Emerald Creek Falls
Goomoolahra Falls
Herbert River Falls
Josephine Falls
Jourama Falls
Kearneys Falls
Leichhardt Falls
Malanda Falls
Mena Creek Falls
Milla Milla Falls
Millstream Falls
Milmilgee Falls
Morans Falls
Murray Falls
Purlingbrook Falls
Queen Mary Falls
Simpson Falls
Stoney Creek Falls
Teviot Falls
Tinaroo Falls
Tully Falls
Twin Falls
Wallaman Falls - Australia's tallest waterfall, nearly 300m
Whites Falls
Wongalee Falls
Yarrbilgong Falls

South Australia

First Falls in Waterfall Gully - 25m

Tasmania

Adams Falls
Adamsons Falls
Alberton Falls
Angel Falls
Arm Falls
Arndell Falls
Arve Falls
Bagota Falls
Barren Rock Falls
Barrow Falls
Bastion Cascades
Beckett Falls
Bella-Macargee Falls
Berwyn Falls
Betts Falls
Billy Browns Falls
Blairgowrie Falls
Blushrock Falls
Boulder Falls
Branigan Falls
Bridal Veil Falls - near Moina
Cam Falls
Cam (Upper) Falls
Camp Falls
Cashs Falls
Castra Falls
Cataract Falls
Cathedral Falls
Cephissus Falls
Champagne Falls
Chasm Falls
Clarke Falls
Coal Falls
Connellys Falls
Cooee Falls
Cooma Falls
Coxs Falls
Crater Falls
Creekton Falls
Cuckoo Falls
Cumberland Falls
Curran Falls
D'Alton Falls
Darling Falls
Dasher Falls
Deep Falls
Delaneys Falls
Detention Falls
Dickensons Falls
Dip Falls
Dooleys Falls
Doone Falls
Dora Falls
Dynamo Falls
Eldon Falls
Elephant Falls
Elver Falls
Evercreech Falls
Fairy Falls
Falls of Clyde
Feather Falls
Ferguson Falls
Ferntree Falls
Fitzroy Falls
Forth Falls
Frazer Falls
Gads Falls
Galadriels Cascades
Georges Falls
Grail Falls
Granite Falls
Grey Mare's Tail Falls
Guide Falls
Halls Falls
Hardings Falls
Harman Falls
Harridge Falls
Hartnett Falls
Havelock Falls
Heemskirk Falls
Heisis Falls
Heritage Falls
Hidden Falls
Hogarth Falls
Holwell Falls
Honor Falls
Horeb Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Horsetail Falls
Hullabaloo Falls
Hutchinsons Falls
Innes Falls
Ironbark Falls
Jeanbrook Falls
Jeffries Falls
Joy Falls
Keoghs Falls
Kermandie Falls
Kettle Falls
Kia Ora Falls
Kiernans Falls
Kindred Falls
Knyvet Falls
Kohls Falls
Krushka Falls
Ladder Falls
Lady Barron Falls
Leeaberra Falls
Lewis Falls
Liffey Falls
Lilydale Falls
Lobster Falls
Logan Falls
Lomatia Falls
Lost Falls
Lovers Falls
Lower Hartz Falls
Lower Sprent Falls
Marriotts Falls
Mathinna Falls
Mavista Falls
McCoy Falls
McGowans Falls
McHughs Falls
McLean Falls
Meadstone Falls
Meander Falls
Meetus Falls
Meribah Falls
Midgley Falls
Milligan Falls
Mimosa Falls
Minnow Falls
Montana Falls
Montezuma Falls
Myrtle Forest Falls
Narrawa Creek Falls
Nelson Falls
Netherby Creek Falls
New Town Falls
Nicholls Falls
No Name Falls
O'Gradys Falls
Oldaker Falls
Orites Falls
Owen Brook Falls
Oxley Falls
Parsons Falls
Pelion Falls
Pelverata Falls
Pencil Pine Cascades
Pencil Pine Falls
Pet Falls
Phillips Falls
Philosopher Falls
Pig Trough Falls
Plateau Falls
Pooali Falls
Princess Falls
Punna Falls
Quaile Falls
Radcliff Falls
Ralphs Falls
Rawlinson Falls
Razorback Falls
Redwater Creek Falls
Redwater Falls
Reggies Falls
Reuben Falls
Reynolds Falls
Richmond Falls
Rinadena Falls
Rocky Sprent Falls
Russell Falls
Sandersons Falls
Sarahs Waterfall
Sardine Creek Falls
Serpent Falls
Sharpes Falls
Shower Falls
Silver Falls - Collinsvale
Silver Falls - Fern Tree
Silver Falls - Nietta
Sir John Falls
Six and Twenty Falls
Skew Falls
Slippery Falls
Snug Falls
Split Rock Falls
St Clair Falls
St Columba Falls
St Georges Falls
St Joseph's Falls
St Patricks Falls
Step Falls
Stitt Falls
Storys Falls
Strickland Falls
Sunshine Falls
Svengali Falls
Tailboard Falls
Tarkine Falls
Tevelein Falls
Tomahawk Falls
Tumbledown Falls
Upper Guide Falls
Upper Hartz Falls
Upper Heemskirk Falls
Upper Liffey Falls
V C Falls
Vanishing Falls
Victoria Valley Falls
Violet Falls
Wandle Falls
Waratah Falls
Warners Falls
Webber Falls
Wellington Falls
Westmorland Falls
Whalers Falls
Whitham Falls
Willies Falls
Wilsons Falls
Winsome Falls
Winterbrook Falls

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Victoria

Hopetoun Falls, Victoria, Australia

Hopetoun Falls
Mason Falls
Narracan Falls
Nigretta Falls
Silverband Falls - Grampians National Park
Steavenson Falls
Triplet Falls - Great Otway National Park
Turpins Falls
Wannon Falls

Hawaiian Islands

Akaka Falls, Hawaii

Akaka Falls - 442 ft (135 m) drop, Island of Hawaiʻi
Hiilawe Waterfall - Waipio Valley, Island of Hawaiʻi; 1,300-foot (400 m) drop Island of Hawaiʻi
Kahiwa Falls - 1,750 ft (530 m)
Kahuna Falls
Makahiku Falls - 200 ft (61 m)
Makamaka'ole Falls
Olo'upena Falls - 2,953-foot (900 m) total drop; Molokaʻi north shore; fourth tallest waterfall in the world
'Opaeka'a Falls - 151-foot (46 m) drop; Kauaʻi east shore
Papalaua Falls
Rainbow Falls
Umauma Falls
Waihīlau Falls - 2,600-foot (790 m) drop; Island of Hawaiʻi
Wailua Falls - 173-foot (53 m) drop; Kauaʻi east shore
Waimoku Falls - 400-foot (120 m) drop; Maui, Haleakalā National Park, Kipahulu district
Waipoo Falls

New Zealand

Main article: List of waterfalls of New Zealand

Aniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
Bridal Veil Falls - 55 m plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
Browne Falls - cascades 619 m or 836 m (depending on source)
Haruru Falls
Huka Falls
Humboldt Falls
Lady Alice Falls - 200 m horsetail in Doubtful Sound
Madonna Falls
Mauku Falls
Mokau Falls
Mount Damper Falls
Owharoa Falls
Palisade Falls
Purakaunui Falls
Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
Stirling Falls
Sutherland Falls - usually regarded as the highest waterfall in New Zealand, at 580 m
Tarawera Falls
Wairere Falls - highest in the North Island at 153 m

French Polynesia

Tahiti

Fachoda Falls

References

↑ http://bushwalk.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_Tasmanian_Waterfalls

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Waterfalls.

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