List of waterfalls

Notable waterfalls of the world
Angel Falls – highest in the world
Location	Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Total height	979 m (3,212 ft)

This is a list of notable waterfalls of the world sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is considered notable if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and the height or width is a minimum of 15 m (50 ft), or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.

See additional lists of waterfalls by height, flow rate and type.

Africa

Angola

• Kalandula Falls – 105 m (344 ft) high

Burundi

• Kagera Falls
• Rusumo Falls

Chad

• Gauthiot Falls

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Boyoma Falls – formerly known as Stanley Falls; highest flow rate in the world
• Inga Falls
• Livingstone Falls
• Lofoi Falls – 165 m (541 ft) high

Ethiopia

• Blue Nile Falls

Ghana

• Boti Falls
• Kintampo Falls
• Tagbo Falls
• Wli Falls

Guinea

• Tinkisso Falls

Kenya

• Thomson's Falls

Lesotho

• Maletsunyane Falls – 192 m (630 ft) high

Libya

• Derna Falls

Madagascar

• Andriamamovoka Falls
• Mahamanina Falls
• Mandraka Falls
• Rianbavy Falls
• Riandahy Falls
• Sakaleona Falls – 200 m (660 ft) high

Mali

• Gouina Falls

Morocco

• Ouzoud Falls – 110 m (360 ft) high

Namibia

• Ruacana Falls – 120 m (390 ft) high

Nigeria

• Erin-Ijesha Falls
• Farin Ruwa Falls – 150 m (490 ft) high
• Gurara Falls

Rwanda

• Rusumo Falls

Somalia

• Lamadaya Falls

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal

• Howick Falls
• Ncandu Falls
• Tugela Falls – 948 m (3,110 ft) high, the highest waterfall in Africa

Mpumalanga

• Berlin Falls
• Bridal Veil Falls – 146 m (479 ft) high
• Lisbon Falls
• Lone Creek Falls
• Mac-Mac Falls

Northern Cape

• Augrabies Falls

Tanzania

• Kalambo Falls – 235 m (771 ft) high
• Rusumo Falls

Uganda

• Murchison Falls

Zambia

• Chisimba Falls
• Kabwelume Falls
• Kalambo Falls – see Tanzania above
• Kundalila Falls
• Mumbuluma Falls
• Mutumuna Falls
• Ngonye Falls
• Victoria Falls – 108 m (354 ft) high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world

Zimbabwe

• Mutarazi Falls – 762 m (2,500 ft) high; highest in Zimbabwe, second highest in Africa and 17th highest in the world
• Victoria Falls – see Zambia above

Asia

Bangladesh

• Hum Hum Falls
• Jadipai Falls
• Madhabkunda Falls
• Nafa-khum Falls

Cambodia

• Ka Choung Falls
• Kbal Chhay Falls

China

• Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – Karst Hills, Daxing County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province; along the border with Vietnam
• Huangguoshu Falls – Anshun, Guizhou Province; 74 m (243 ft) high, 81 m (266 ft) wide
• Hukou Falls – borders Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces; 50 m (160 ft) high; 30 m (98 ft) wide; second-largest waterfall in China
• Pearl Shoal Waterfall - Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China
• Yuntai Falls – Henan province; 314 m (1,030 ft) high; highest waterfall in China

East Timor

• Bandeira Falls – near Atsabe
• Berloi Falls – Fatisi

Hong Kong

• Waterfall Bay – near Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island; historically known for replenishing British merchant ships with its water

India

• Agaya Gangai Falls
• Aruvikkuzhy Falls
• Athirappilly Falls
• Barkana Falls
• Catherine Falls
• Chachai Falls
• Chitrakote Falls – also called Chitrakoot or Chitrakot Falls
• Chunchanakatte Falls
• Courtallam Falls – also called Kutralam Falls
• Dhuandhar Falls
• Dudhsagar Falls
• Duduma Falls
• Godchinamalaki Falls
• Gokak Falls
• Hebbe Falls
• Hogenakkal Falls
• Irupu Falls – also called Iruppu Falls
• Jog Falls – also called Joga or Gerosoppa Falls
• Jonha Falls
• Khandadhar Falls – Kendujhar district
• Khandadhar Falls – Sundergarh district
• Kiliyur Falls
• Kutladampatti Falls
• Lodh Falls – also called Burhaghat Falls
• Magod Falls
• Meenmutty Falls – Thiruvananthapuram district
• Meenmutty Falls – Wayanad district
• Nohkalikai Falls
• Sathodi Falls
• Thalaiyar Falls – also called Rat Tail Falls
• Thoseghar Falls – Satara district
• Unchalli Falls – also called Lushington Falls
• Vajrai Falls
• Vajrapoha Falls
• Vazhachal Falls

Indonesia

• Gitgit Falls
• Sedudo Falls
• Sipisopiso Falls

Iran

• Margoon Falls
• Shalmash Falls

Japan

• Abe Great Falls – 80 m (260 ft) high
• Fukuroda Falls – 120 m (390 ft) high
• Hannoki Falls – 497 m (1,631 ft) high; the tallest falls in Japan; only flows from April to July; twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
• Kegon Falls – 97 m (318 ft); infamous for suicides
• Nachi Falls – 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 – 350 m (1,150 ft) high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan

Kyrgyzstan

• Abshir Ata Falls
• Barskoon Falls

Laos

• Khone Phapheng Falls – southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume

Malaysia

• Berkelah Falls
• Cemerung Falls
• Chiling Falls
• Gabai Falls
• Kadamaian Falls – 700 m (2,300 ft) high; the tallest waterfall in southeast Asia
• Kanching Falls
• Kota Tinggi Falls
• Mahua Falls
• Maliau Falls
• Takob Akob Falls

Nepal

• Davis Falls
• Hyatung Falls

Pakistan

• Manthokha Falls
• Pir Ghaib Falls

Philippines

• Abaga Falls
• Camaya Falls
• Dodiongan Falls
• Epol Falls
• Hinulugang Taktak Falls
• Kaytitinga Falls
• Limunsudan Falls
• Maria Cristina Falls
• Matang Tubig Falls
• Pagsanjan Falls
• Pulacan Falls
• Tinago Falls
• Tinuy-an Falls
• Tudaya Falls

Russia (Siberia)

• Ilya Muromets Falls – 141 m (463 ft)
• Kinzelyuk Falls – 328 m (1,076 ft)
• Talnikovy Falls – 482 m (1,581 ft)

Singapore

• Jurong Falls – 30 m (98 ft) high; one of the tallest artificial waterfalls in the world

South Korea

• Cheonjeyeon Falls
• Cheonjiyeon Falls
• Jeongbang Falls

Sri Lanka

• Bambarakanda Falls – 263 m (863 ft) high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
• Diyaluma Falls – 220 m (720 ft) high; most famous waterfall in Sri Lanka
• St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka

Taiwan

• Jiao Lung Falls – 600 m (2,000 ft) high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
• Penglai Falls
• Shifen Falls – 40 m (130 ft) wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
• Wulai Falls
• Yuntan Falls

Thailand

• Mae Surin Falls
• Phu Fa Falls
• Thi Lo Su Falls
• Wachirathan Falls

Vietnam

• Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – 30 m (98 ft) high; along the border with China

Europe

Austria

• Krimml Falls – 380 m (1,250 ft), highest waterfall in Austria

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bliha Falls – 56 m (184 ft)
• Kravice Falls – 25 m (82 ft)
• Pliva Falls – 22 m (72 ft)
• Skakavac Falls – Perućica, 75 m (246 ft)

• Skakavac Falls – Sarajevo, 98 m (322 ft)
• Štrbački buk Falls – 24 m (79 ft)

Bulgaria

• Babsko Praskalo – 54 m (177 ft)
• Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft)
• Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans

Croatia

• Veliki slap (Large Waterfall) – 78 m (256 ft), highest waterfall in Croatia
• Skradinski Buk – Krka river

Estonia

• Jägala Falls
• Keila Falls
• Valaste Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft), highest waterfall in Estonia

Faroe Islands

• Bøsdalafossur – 30 m (98 ft)
• Fossá – 140 m (460 ft), highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands

Finland

• Hepoköngäs – 24 m (79 ft), highest waterfall in Finland
• Kitsiputous
• Pihtsusköngäs

France

• Gavarnie Falls – 422 m (1,385 ft), highest waterfall in mainland France
• Trou de Fer Falls – Réunion Island

Germany

• All Saints Falls – 83 m (272 ft), Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg
• Röthbach Falls – 470 m (1,540 ft), Berchtesgaden, highest waterfall in Germany
• Sankenbach Falls – 40 m (130 ft), Baiersbronn
• Triberg Falls – 163 m (535 ft), River Gutach in Triberg

Greece

• Edessa Falls – 70 m (230 ft), Macedonia

Hungary

• Lillafüred Falls – 20 m (66 ft), artificial

Iceland

• Aldeyjarfoss
• Barnafoss
• Dettifoss – most powerful falls in Europe
• Fjallfoss
• Gjáin
• Gljúfrafoss
• Glymur
• Goðafoss
• Gullfoss
• Hafragilsfoss
• Háifoss
• Hengifoss
• Hraunfossar
• Ófærufoss
• Selfoss
• Seljalandsfoss
• Skógafoss
• Svartifoss

Ireland

• Assaroe Falls
• Powerscourt Falls – 121 m (397 ft), highest waterfall in Ireland
• Torc Falls

Italy

• Cascata delle Marmore – 165 m (541 ft), tallest man-made waterfall in the world
• Cascate del Rio Verde
• Cascate del Serio – 315 m (1,033 ft), highest waterfall in Italy
• Cascata del Toce
• Cascate del Varone
• Cascate Nardis

Latvia

• Abavas rumba
• Ventas rumba – 1.80–2.20 m (5.9–7.2 ft) high; 249–270 m (817–886 ft) wide

Macedonia

• Bogomila Falls
• Duf Falls
• Kolešino Falls
• Korab Falls
• Koprišnica Falls
• Smolare Falls – 39.5 m (130 ft); tallest waterfall in the Republic of Macedonia

Norway

• Espelandsfossen
• Kjelfossen – 755 m (2,477 ft)
• Kjeragfossen – 715 m (2,346 ft)
• Langfoss
• Låtefossen
• Månafossen
• Mardalsfossen
• Mongefossen – 773 m (2,536 ft)
• Ramnefjellsfossen – 818 m (2,684 ft); also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
• Rjukanfossen
• Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
• Skrikjofossen
• Søndre Mardalsfoss
• Stalheimsfossen
• Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
• Tyssestrengene
• Vettisfossen
• Vinnufossen – 860 m (2,820 ft); the highest waterfall in Europe
• Vøringfossen

Poland

• Siklawa – High Tatras – 65 m (213 ft), highest waterfall in Poland
• Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza – High Tatras

Portugal

• Pego do Inferno – Tavira, Algarve
• Penedo Furado – Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco
• Pulo do Lobo – 20 m (66 ft)

Azores

• Cascata da Ribeira Grande – 300 m (980 ft) falls is the tallest waterfall at Fajãzinha
• Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau – 90 m (300 ft); Fajã Grande

Madeira

• Risco Falls – 100 m (330 ft)
• 25 Fontes Falls – 30 m (98 ft); Madeira

Romania

• Bigăr Falls
• Vălul Miresei Falls

Russia

• Kivach Falls – 10.7 m (35 ft); Karelia
• Polikarya Falls – 70 m (230 ft); Sochi National Park

Serbia

• Kopren Falls – 103.5 m (340 ft); Stara Planina

Slovakia

• Kmeťov vodopád – 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
• Šútovský vodopád – 38 m (125 ft); Lesser Fatra

Slovenia

• Javornik Falls
• Peričnik Falls
• Rinka Falls

Sweden

• Fettjeåfallet – 60 m (200 ft)
• Hällingsåfallet – 43 m (141 ft)
• Hallamölla – 23 m (75 ft)
• Njupeskär – 125 m (410 ft)
• Stora Sjöfallet National Park – 40 m (130 ft); once one of the most powerful in Europe; however, after construction of the Suorva Dam, the flow rate decreased from an average of 160 m³/s to 6 m³/s
• Styggforsen – 36 m (118 ft)
• Tännforsen – 38 m (125 ft) high, 60 m (200 ft) wide, average flow rate 60 m³/s; the largest waterfall in Sweden
• Västanåfallet – 90 m (300 ft)

Switzerland

• Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
• Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
• Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen
• Staubbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
• Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen

Turkey

• Düden Falls – Antalya
• Göksu Falls – Sivas
• Gürlevik Falls – Erzincan
• Kurşunlu Falls – Antalya
• Manavgat Falls in Antalya
• Tortum Falls – Erzurum

Ukraine

• Djur-Djur Falls – 16 m (52 ft)
• Dzhurynskyi Falls – 16 m (52 ft)
• Maniava Falls – 20 m (66 ft)
• Uchan-su Falls – 98 m (322 ft), highest waterfall in Ukraine
• Zhenetskyi Huk Falls – 15 m (49 ft)

United Kingdom

England

• Aira Force – 66 ft (20 m); Ullswater in the Lake District
• Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
• Canonteign Falls – 220 ft (67 m); an artificial waterfall in Devon
• Cauldron Snout – 200 ft (61 m); one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
• Cautley Spout – 650 ft (200 m); highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
• East Gill Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
• Falling Foss – 67 ft (20 m); near Whitby, North Yorkshire
• Gaping Gill – 361 ft (110 m); highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into an underground cavern
• Hardraw Force – 100 ft (30 m); highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
• High Force – 71 ft (22 m); largest volume of water falling over an unbroken drop; one of the more popular waterfalls in England
• Kisdon Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
• Low Force – downstream from High Force
• Mallyan Spout – Goathland in the North Yorkshire Moors
• Moss Force – Newlands Valley in the Lake District
• Wain Wath Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
• White Lady Falls – 100 ft (30 m); falls located in a narrow gorge

Northern Ireland

• Glenariff Forest Park

Scotland

• Eas a' Chual Aluinn – 658 ft (201 m), highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
• Steall Falls – 394 ft (120 m), 2nd highest waterfall in the United Kingdom

Wales

• Aber Falls
• Aberdulais Falls – powers Europe's largest hydro-electric water wheel
• Devil's Appendix – 305 ft (93 m), highest waterfall in Wales
• Henrhyd Falls
• Pistyll Rhaeadr
• Swallow Falls

North America

Belize

• Big Rock Falls – Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
• Thousand Foot Falls – Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District

Canada

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

• 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
• Emperor Falls – Mount Robson Provincial Park
• Helmcken Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
• Hunlen Falls – Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
• Keyhole Falls – near Pemberton
• Kinuseo Falls – near Tumbler Ridge
• Mahood Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
• Moul Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
• Nairn Falls – near Pemberton
• Shannon Falls – near Squamish
• Spahats Creek 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

• Albion Falls – near Hamilton
• Helen Falls – Lady Evelyn River
• Horseshoe Falls – part of Niagara Falls, highest flow rate in North America including the American Falls
• Inglis Falls – Owen Sound
• Kakabeka Falls – near Thunder Bay
• Tew's Falls – Hamilton

Quebec

• Canyon Sainte-Anne – near Quebec City
• Montmorency Falls – near Quebec City

Costa Rica

• La Fortuna Falls
• La Paz Falls
• Volio Waterfall

Greenland

• Qorlortorsuaq Falls

Guadeloupe

• Carbet Falls

Haiti

• Saut-Mathurine Falls

Jamaica

• Dunn's River Falls – St. Ann
• Mayfield Falls – Westmoreland

Mexico

• Agua Azul
• Basaseachic Falls
• Cascada de Texolo
• Cola de Caballo
• Piedra Volada

Saint Lucia

• Sault Falls

United States

Category:Waterfalls of the United States by state

Alabama

• DeSoto Falls – 31.7 m (104 ft)
• Grace's High Falls – 40.5 m (133 ft), highest in Alabama, Little River Canyon National Preserve
• Little River Falls – 14 m (46 ft)
• Noccalula Falls – 27 m (89 ft), Gadsden

Alaska

• Brooks Falls – Katmai National Park and Preserve
• Nugget Falls – also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, near Juneau

Arizona

• Grand Falls – 56 m (184 ft), Little Colorado River
• Havasu Falls – 37 m (121 ft)
• Mooney Falls – 60 m (200 ft)

Arkansas

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

California

• 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 – one of the highest waterfalls in North America with a total height of 739 m (2,425 ft) over three sections; the tallest single drop is 436 m (1,430 ft)

Colorado

• Bridal Veil Falls – Telluride; 111 m (364 ft)
• Fish Creek Falls – 85 m (279 ft)
• Seven Falls – 55 m (180 ft)

Connecticut

• Great Falls – Housatonic River
• Roaring Brook Falls

Georgia

• Amicalola Falls – 222 m (728 ft), highest waterfall in Georgia
• 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 61 m (200 ft), the middle falls about 27 m (89 ft) and the lower falls cascade about 11 m (36 ft)
• 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

(listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)

Idaho

• Lower Mesa Falls
• Moyie Falls
• Shoshone Falls – 65 m (213 ft)
• Twin Falls
• Upper Mesa Falls

Indiana

• Cataract Falls
• Williamsport Falls

Kentucky

• Cumberland Falls – 69 ft (21 m) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
• Seventy Six Falls – 76 ft (23 m) drop in Clinton County
• 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

Maine

• Angel Falls
• Katahdin Falls – 800 ft (240 m), tallest waterfall in Maine
• Moxie Falls
• Smalls Falls

Maryland

• Cunningham Falls – 26 m (85 ft), cascading waterfall
• Great Falls – 16 m (52 ft), cascading waterfall
• Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland

Massachusetts

• Bash Bish Falls – 61 m (200 ft); a series of cascades with the final one being split into twin falls dropping 80-foot (24 m) over boulders to a pool below

Michigan

See also Category:Waterfalls of Michigan

• Bond Falls – 15 m (49 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
• Bridalveil Falls – 30 m (98 ft) slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m (98 ft)
• Mackinac Falls – 30 m (98 ft) drowned falls east of Arch Rock
• Munising Falls – 15 m (49 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
• Tahquamenon Falls – upper falls have a 15 m (49 ft) drop, and are 61 m (200 ft) wide

Minnesota

• Cannon Falls – namesake of the city of Cannon Falls
• Gooseberry Falls – North Shore of Lake Superior
• Hidden Falls – Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park
• Minnehaha Falls – 16 m (52 ft), with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
• 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
• Mina Sauk Falls – 132 ft (40 m), highest waterfall in Missouri

Montana

• Bird Woman Falls – Glacier National Park
• Great Falls – Missouri River
• Rainbow Falls – 13 m (43 ft), 1,320 feet (400 m) wide; flows controlled by the Rainbow Dam
• Weeping Wall – Glacier National Park

Nebraska

• Smith Falls – 63 ft (19 m), highest waterfall in Nebraska

New Hampshire

• Amoskeag Falls – 15 m (49 ft), on the Merrimack River
• Arethusa Falls – 43 m (141 ft), on Bemis Brook
• Diana's Baths – 23 m (75 ft), on Lucy Brook

New Jersey

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

New Mexico

• Jemez Falls
• Sitting Bull Falls

New York

• American Falls – 52 m (171 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
• Barberville Falls – 28 m (92 ft) drop, in the town of Poestenkill in Rensselaer 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
• 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
• High Falls – 29 m (95 ft), downtown Rochester
• Indian Chimney Falls – 18 m (59 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm in Tompkins County
• Ithaca Falls – 46 m (151 ft) cascade, 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) in 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

See also Category:Waterfalls of 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• Mingo Falls – 36.5 m (120 ft) just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Rainbow Falls – 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County
• Rainbow Falls – 49 m (161 ft) waterfall in Rutherford County
• Setrock Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft) in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
• 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
• Upper Whitewater Falls – 126 m (413 ft) cascade

Ohio

• Brandywine Falls – 26.2 m (86 ft); Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Northfield
• Cuyahoga Falls – namesake of the city of Cuyahoga Falls

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

• Multnomah Falls – 189 m (620 ft) in two steps of 165 m (541 ft) and 21 m (69 ft), flowing year-round
• 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), Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
• 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), Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Rhode Island

• Pawtucket Falls

South Carolina

• Isaqueena Falls – 100 ft (30 m) cascade, near Walhalla, South Carolina
• Kings Creek Falls – 65 ft (20 m) drop, near the Chattooga River
• Raven Cliff Falls – 320 ft (98 m) drop, Caesars Head State Park
• Whitewater Falls – 200 ft (61 m) "lower" cascade, Oconee County (the larger, "upper" falls are in North Carolina)

South Dakota

• Sioux Falls – namesake of the city of Sioux Falls

Tennessee

• Burgess Falls – 41 m (135 ft), Burgess Falls State Park
• Fall Creek Falls – 78 m (256 ft), Fall Creek Falls State Park, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River
• Ozone Falls – 34 m (112 ft), Ozone Falls State Natural Area
• Rockhouse Falls – 38 m (125 ft), near Spencer
• Ruby Falls – 44 m (144 ft), near Chattanooga

Texas

• Hamilton Pool Preserve – 50 ft (15 m) high falls drop into the Hamilton Pool
• Pedernales Falls State Park

Utah

• Bridal Veil Falls – 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall
• Calf Creek Falls – 65 m (213 ft) total drop over two falls; the lower drop is 38 m (125 ft) high, while the upper drop (upstream) is 27 m (89 ft) high

Virginia

• Crabtree Falls – 365.7 m (1,200 ft), cascading waterfall with a 122 m (400 ft) drop; tallest waterfall and highest single drop east of the Mississippi River
• Great Falls

Washington

• Angeline Falls – 137 m (449 ft)
• Berdeen Falls – 259 m (850 ft)
• Blum Basin Falls – 512 m (1,680 ft)
• Bridal Veil Falls – 404 m (1,325 ft)
• Colonial Creek Falls – 788 m (2,585 ft); the tallest waterfall in the contiguous United States
• 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)
• Palouse Falls – 60 m (200 ft)
• Pearl Falls – 122 m (400 ft)
• Rainbow Falls – 119.5 m (392 ft)
• Rainy Lake Falls – 244 m (801 ft)
• Seahpo Peak Falls – about 670 m (2,200 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

• Blackwater Falls – 62 ft (19 m) sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
• Elakala Falls – Blackwater Canyon

Wisconsin

• Big Manitou Falls – 50 m (160 ft), Douglas County, highest in Wisconsin
• Superior Falls – 27 m (89 ft) on the Montreal River into Lake Superior

Wyoming

• Waterfalls of 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

Oceania

Australia

New South Wales

• Apsley Falls
• Belmore Falls
• Carrington Falls
• Ebor Falls
• Ellenborough Falls – 160 m (520 ft), one of the highest in Australia
• Fitzroy Falls
• Tin Mine Falls – estimated 360–459 m (1,181–1,506 ft) including many segments above main drop; possibly the longest, highest in Australia
• Wentworth Falls

• Wollomombi Falls – 220 m (720 ft), second or third highest in Australia

Northern Territory

• Florence Falls – aboriginal name is Karrimurra
• Jim Jim Falls – aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
• Tjaynera Falls
• Tolmer Falls
• Twin Falls – aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
• Wangi Falls
• Waterfall Creek Falls – aboriginal name is Gunlom Falls; also called UDP Falls

Queensland

• Barron Falls
• Bilbrough Falls
• Blencoe Falls
• Bloomfield Falls
• Browns Falls
• Clamshell Falls
• Coomera Falls
• Daggs Falls
• Davies Creek Falls
• Dinner Falls
• Herbert River Falls
• Josephine Falls
• Kearneys Falls
• Leichhardt Falls
• Malanda Falls
• Millaa Millaa Falls
• Millstream Falls
• Milmilgee Falls
• Morans Falls
• Murray Falls
• Purling Brook Falls
• Queen Mary Falls
• Simpson Falls
• Stoney Creek Falls
• Teviot Falls
• Tinaroo Falls
• Tully Falls
• Wallaman Falls – 305 m (1,001 ft) over multiple drops with a 268 m (879 ft) single drop; first or second highest in Australia after Tin Mine Falls
• Whites Falls
• Wongalee Falls
• Yarrbilgong Falls

South Australia

• First Falls in Waterfall Gully – 25m

Tasmania

• Adamsons Falls
• Delaneys Falls
• Dip Falls
• Guide Falls
• Horseshoe Falls
• Lady Barron Falls
• Liffey Falls
• Montezuma Falls
• Nelson Falls
• Pelverata Falls
• Russell Falls
• Slippery Falls

Victoria

• Hopetoun Falls
• Nigretta Falls
• Silverband Falls – Grampians National Park
• Steavenson Falls
• Triplet Falls – Great Otway National Park
• Wannon Falls

French Polynesia

• Fautaua Falls

Hawaiian Islands

• Akaka Falls – 442 ft (135 m) drop, Hawaiʻi (hereafter meaning the Big Island)
• Hanakapiai Falls – 300 ft (91 m) drop, Kauai
• Hiilawe Falls – 1,450 ft (440 m) drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaiʻi
• Kahiwa Falls – 1,750 ft (530 m) drop, Molokai
• Makahiku Falls – 200 ft (61 m) drop, Maui
• Oloʻupena Falls – 2,953 ft (900 m) drop, Molokaʻi north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world
• 'Opaeka'a Falls – 151 ft (46 m) drop, Kauaʻi east shore
• Pu'uka'oku Falls – 2,756 ft (840 m) drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
• Rainbow Falls- 80 ft (24 m) drop, Hawaiʻi
• Waihīlau Falls – 2,600 ft (790 m) drop, Hawaiʻi
• Wailua Falls – 173 ft (53 m) drop, Kauaʻi east shore

New Zealand

• Āniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
• Bridal Veil Falls – 55 m (180 ft) plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
• Browne Falls – cascades 619 m (2,031 ft) or 836 m (2,743 ft), depending on source
• Huka Falls
• Humboldt Falls
• Kitekite Falls – 40 m (130 ft) 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland
• Lady Alice Falls – 200 m (660 ft) horsetail in Doubtful Sound
• Madonna Falls
• Mokau Falls
• Mount Damper Falls
• Owharoa Falls
• Purakaunui Falls
• Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
• Sutherland Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in New Zealand, at 580 m (1,900 ft)
• Tarawera Falls
• Wairere Falls – highest in the North Island at 153 m (502 ft)

South America

Argentina

• Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province; highest flow rate in South America

Brazil

• Guaíra Falls – Portuguese: Salto das Sete Quedas do Guaíra; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil–Paraguay border
• Iguazu Falls – Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu; Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná; highest flow rate in South America
• Smoke Falls – 340 m (1,120 ft) high; Portuguese: Cachoeira da Fumaça; Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia
• Waterfall Park – Portuguese: Parque da Cascata; Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais

Chile

• Huilo-Huilo Falls
• Laja Falls – Spanish: Salto del Laja
• Petrohué Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Petrohué

Colombia

• Tequendama Falls – 132 m (433 ft) high; Spanish: Salto del Tequendama; Cundinamarca
• Tequendamita Falls

Guyana

• Kaieteur Falls
• King Edward VIII Falls

Paraguay

• Guaíra Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Guairá; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil-Paraguay border
• Monday Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Monday; along the Monday River

Peru

• Gocta Falls – Spanish: Catarata del Gocta
• Three Sisters Falls – 914 m (2,999 ft) high; Spanish: Cataratas Tres Hermanas; highest falls in Peru and may be the 3rd highest in the world
• Yumbilla Falls

Venezuela

• Angel Falls – 979 m (3,212 ft); Spanish: Salto Ángel; the highest waterfall in the world
• Cuquenan Falls – Spanish: Salto Kukenan
• Llovizna Falls
• Yutaje Falls

Angel Falls, Venezuela

See also

• List of waterfalls by flow rate
• List of waterfalls by height
• List of waterfalls by type

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waterfalls.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Waterfalls.

• World waterfall database