List of waterfalls

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

There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall. No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise. See additional lists of waterfalls by height, flow rate and type.

Africa edit

Angola edit

Kalandula Falls, Angola

Kalandula Falls – 105 m (344 ft) high

Burundi edit

Central African Republic edit

Boali Falls

Chad edit

Gauthiot Falls

Democratic Republic of the Congo edit

Boyoma 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

Maletsunyane Falls – 192 m (630 ft) high

Libya edit

Derna Falls

Madagascar edit

Mali edit

Gouina Falls

Morocco edit

Ouzoud Falls, Morocco

Ouzoud Falls – 110 m (360 ft) high

Namibia edit

Epupa Falls
Ruacana Falls – 120 m (390 ft) high

Nigeria edit

Rwanda edit

Rusumo Falls

Somalia edit

Lamadaya falls in Sanaag, Somalia

Lamadaya Falls

South Africa edit

KwaZulu-Natal edit

Tugela Falls, South Africa

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

Mpumalanga edit

Northern Cape edit

Augrabies Falls

Tanzania edit

Materuni Waterfalls, Tanzania

Uganda edit

Zambia edit

Victoria Falls, Zambia / Zimbabwe border, Africa – largest sheet of falling water in the world, width by height

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

Zimbabwe edit

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 edit

Madhabkunda Falls, Bangladesh

Bangladesh edit

Cambodia edit

Ka Choung Falls
Kbal Chhay Falls

China edit

Huangguoshu Falls, China

Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – Karst Hills, Daxin County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province; Asia's largest transnational waterfall, shared between China and Vietnam
Huangguoshu Falls – Anshun, Guizhou provinces; 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 Falls – Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan
Changbai Waterfall – Jilin province; 68 m (223 ft) high
Huangmanzhai waterfalls – Guangdong province; 56 m (184 ft) high; 82 m (269 ft) wide
Dalongqiu Waterfall – Zhejiang province; 197 metres (646 ft)

East Timor edit

Bandeira Falls, East Timor

Bandeira Falls – near Atsabe
Berloi Falls – Fatisi

Hong Kong edit

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

India edit

Jog Falls, India during monsoon

Nohkalikai Falls, 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
Kunchikal Falls – 455 m (1,493 ft), tallest waterfall in India
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 edit

Sipisopiso Falls, Indonesia

Iran edit

Laton Waterfall – 105 m (344 ft), tallest waterfall in Iran
Margoon Falls
Bisheh Waterfall
Shirabad Waterfall
Gerit Waterfall
Nojian Waterfall

Japan edit

Shōmyō and Hannoki 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 edit

Laos edit

Khone Phapheng Falls, Laos – highest flow rate in Asia

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

Malaysia edit

Chiling waterfalls, 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

Mongolia edit

Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall, Mongolia

Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall – 24 m (79 ft) high

Nepal edit

Simba waterfall, Nepal (also known as Manikhel)

North Korea edit

Ullim Falls

Pakistan edit

Manthokha Falls, Pakistan

Philippines edit

Tinago Falls, Philippines

Russia (Siberia) edit

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

Singapore edit

Cloud Forest – 35 m (115 ft); an artificial waterfall
Jurong Falls – 30 m (98 ft) high; an artificial waterfall
Rain Vortex – 40 m (131 ft); reputedly, the tallest indoor artificial waterfall in the world

South Korea edit

The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Falls, South Korea

Sri Lanka edit

Bambarakanda Falls, Sri Lanka

Bambarakanda Falls – 263 m (863 ft) high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
Bomburu Ella Falls – located near Welimada
Devon Falls – located near Talawakelle
Diyaluma Falls – 220 m (720 ft) high
St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka

Thailand edit

Taiwan edit

Shifen Falls, Taiwan

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

Turkey edit

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

Vietnam edit

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

Europe edit

Austria edit

Krimml Falls, Austria

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bulgaria edit

Boyana Waterfall, Bulgaria

Skakavitsa Waterfall, Bulgaria

Raysko Praskalo, Bulgaria

Babsko Praskalo – 54 m (177 ft)
Boyana Waterfall – 25 m (82 ft), Vitosha Mountain
Emen Waterfall
Etropole Waterfall Varovitets – 15 m (49 ft)
Hotnitsa Waterfall [bg] — 30 m (98 ft)
Karlovsko Praskalo – 30 m (98 ft)
Krushuna Falls – 15 m (49 ft)
Popinolashki waterfall – 12 m (39 ft)
Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans
Skakavitsa Waterfall – 70 m (230 ft), Rila Mountain
Vratsa waterfalls
- Skaklia (not constant) – 130 m (430 ft)
- Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft)

Croatia edit

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

Czechia edit

Pančava waterfall, Krkonoše region, Czechia

Labský vodopád (Elbe waterfall) - 35 m (115 ft) followed by 200 m (656 ft) of rapids
Mumlavský vodopád (Mumlava waterfall) - 10 m (32 ft) fall with highest flow rate in Czechia
Pančavský vodopád (Pančava waterfall) - 148 m (486 ft) highest in Czechia
Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava waterfall) - 122 m (400 ft)
Rudické propadání (Rudice sinkhole) - 86 m (282 ft) highest sinkhole waterfall in Czechia

Denmark edit

Døndalen – 20 m (66 ft), highest waterfall in Denmark

Estonia edit

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

Faroe Islands edit

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

Finland edit

Pitsusköngäs, one of the most powerful waterfalls in Finland

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

France edit

Gavarnie Falls, France

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

Germany edit

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 edit

Edessa Falls – 70 m (230 ft), Macedonia

Hungary edit

Lillafüred Falls – 20 m (66 ft), artificial

Iceland edit

Dettifoss, Iceland – second most powerful waterfall in Europe

Seljalandsfoss, Iceland

Aldeyjarfoss
Barnafoss
Dettifoss
Fjallfoss
Gjáin
Gljúfrafoss
Glymur (196 m; previously believed tallest until 2011)
Goðafoss
Gullfoss
Hafragilsfoss
Háifoss
Hengifoss
Hraunfossar
Morsárfoss (tallest at 227.3 m; discovered in 2007, measured in 2011)
Ófærufoss
Selfoss
Seljalandsfoss
Skógafoss
Svartifoss

Ireland edit

Assaroe Falls
Powerscourt Falls – 121 m (397 ft), highest waterfall in Ireland
Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
Torc Falls

Italy edit

Cascata delle Marmore, 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

Kosovo edit

Latvia edit

Ventas rumba – The widest waterfall in Europe

Abavas rumba
Ventas rumba – 1.80–2.20 m (5.9–7.2 ft) high; 249–270 m (817–886 ft) wide – The widest waterfall in Europe

North Macedonia edit

Korab Falls, North Macedonia

Bogomila Falls
Duf Falls
Kolešino Falls
Korab Falls
Koprišnica Falls
Smolare Falls – 39.5 m (130 ft); tallest waterfall in North Macedonia

Norway edit

Vinnufossen, Norway

Vøringfossen, 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
Stalheimsfossen
Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
Tyssestrengene
Vettisfossen
Vinnufossen – 860 m (2,820 ft); the highest waterfall in Europe
Vøringfossen

Poland edit

Siklawa Falls, Poland

Black Lake Falls – Tatra Mountains – 40 m (130 ft)
Kamieńczyk Falls – Sudetes – 27 m (89 ft)
Mickiewicz Falls – Tatra Mountains – 10 m (33 ft)
Podgórna Falls – Sudetes – 10 m (33 ft)
Siklawa Falls – High Tatras – 70 m (230 ft), highest waterfall in Poland
Siklawica Falls – Tatra Mountains – 23 m (75 ft)
Sopotnia Wielka Falls – Beskids – 12 m (39 ft)
Szklarki Falls – Karkonosze – 13.3 m (44 ft)
Wilczki Falls – Eastern Sudetes – 22 m (72 ft)

Portugal edit

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

Azores edit

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 edit

25 Fontes Falls, Madeira

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

Romania edit

Bigăr Falls
Vălul Miresei Falls

Russia edit

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

Serbia edit

Kaluđerski Skokovi Falls – 232 m (761 ft); Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia
Kopren Falls – 103.5 m (340 ft); Stara Planina
Pilj Falls – 65.5 m (215 ft); Stara Planina

Slovakia edit

Šútovský vodopád, Slovakia

Kmeťov vodopád – 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
Šútovský vodopád – 38 m (125 ft), Lesser Fatra
Vodopád Skok [sk] – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
Vajanského vodopád [sk] – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
Vodopád Bystrého potoka [sk] – 20 m (66 ft), Slovak Central Mountains
Roháčsky vodopád [sk] – 23 m (75 ft), Western Tatras
Vodopády Studeného potoka [sk], High Tatras
Obrovský vodopád [sk] – 20 m (66 ft), High Tatras
Brankovský vodopád [sk] – 55 m (180 ft), Low Tatras

Slovenia edit

Boka – 139 m (456 ft), tallest in Slovenia
Javornik Falls
Peričnik Falls
Rinka Falls

Sweden edit

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
Storforsen – 35 m (115 ft) high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m³/s, around 870 m³/s in summer.^[1]
Styggforsen – 36 m (118 ft)
Tännforsen – 38 m (125 ft) high, 60 m (200 ft) wide, average flow rate 60 m³/s.
Västanåfallet – 90 m (300 ft)

Switzerland edit

Rhine Falls, Switzerland – highest flow rate and most powerful in Europe

Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen – most powerful falls in Europe
Staubbach Fall – Lauterbrunnen
Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen

Ukraine edit

Maniava Falls, Ukraine

Uchan-su Falls, 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 edit

England edit

High Force, 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 a 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 edit

Glenariff Forest Park

Scotland edit

Steall Falls, Scotland

Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde – 84 ft (26 m)
Eas a' Chual Aluinn – 658 ft (201 m) in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
Falls of Foyers – 203 ft (62 m)
Falls of Glomach – 370 ft (110 m)
Steall Falls – 394 ft (120 m) in a single drop; the second highest single-drop waterfall in the United Kingdom

Wales edit

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
Mynach Falls
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Pistyll y Llyn
Swallow Falls

North America edit

Belize edit

Big Rock Falls, Belize

Big Rock Falls – 150 ft. Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
Thousand Foot Falls – 1,600 ft. (488 m) Thousand Foot Falls National Park, Cayo District

Canada edit

Alberta edit

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 edit

Helmcken 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
Emperor Falls – Mount Robson Provincial Park
Helmcken Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
Hunlen Falls – Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
James Bruce Falls – Princess Louisa Marine 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 edit

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

Northwest Territories edit

Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories

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

Nunavut edit

Kattimannap Qurlua – Hood River

Ontario edit

Niagara Falls, Canada (Horseshoe Falls on right) / United States (American Falls on left) – highest flow rate in North America

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 edit

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

Costa Rica edit

La Paz Falls, Costa Rica

Greenland edit

Qorlortorsuaq Falls

Guadeloupe edit

Carbet Falls

Haiti edit

Saut-Mathurine Falls

Jamaica edit

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

Mexico edit

Basaseachic Falls, Mexico

Saint Lucia edit

Sault Falls

United States edit

Category:Waterfalls of the United States by state

Alabama edit

DeSoto Falls, 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 edit

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

Arizona edit

Havasu Falls, Arizona

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

Arkansas edit

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

California edit

Alamere Falls

Bonita Falls

Burney Falls

Darwin Falls

Feather Falls

McWay Falls

21 Waterfalls in Yosemite

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Some of the Waterfalls in California

Yosemite Falls, 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 edit

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

Connecticut edit

Georgia edit

Amicalola Falls, highest in 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

Florida edit

Falling Water Falls - 22 m (72 ft) waterfall, the highest in the state

Hawaii edit

(listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)

Idaho edit

Shoshone Falls, Idaho

Indiana edit

Kentucky edit

Cumberland Falls, Kentucky

Cumberland Falls – 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
Seventy Six Falls – 23 m (75 ft) drop in Clinton County
Yahoo Falls – 34 m (112 ft), tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky

Louisiana edit

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 edit

Angel Falls
Katahdin Falls – 244 m (800 ft), tallest waterfall in Maine
Moxie Falls
Smalls Falls

Maryland edit

Great Falls, Virginia (L) / Maryland (R)

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 edit

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 edit

Bridal Veil Falls, 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)
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 edit

Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota

Gooseberry Falls – North Shore of Lake Superior
Minnehaha Falls – 16 m (52 ft) high, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
Niagara Cave – a show cave with an 18.3 m (60 ft) high subterranean waterfall
Saint Anthony Falls – the only waterfall on the Mississippi River, covered by dams in the 19th century
Vermillion Falls – Hastings
Wolf Creek Falls – Banning State Park

Missouri edit

Marvel Cave – 15 m (50 ft), subterranean waterfall
Mina Sauk Falls – 40 m (130 ft), highest waterfall in Missouri

Montana edit

Bird Woman Falls, Glacier National Park, Montana

Bird Woman Falls – 170 m (560 ft); in Glacier National Park
Big Falls – 26.5 m (87 ft); highest of the Great Falls of the Missouri River
Weeping Wall – falls onto Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park

Nebraska edit

Smith Falls – 19 m (62 ft), highest waterfall in Nebraska

New Hampshire edit

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 edit

Great Falls, New Jersey

Buttermilk Falls - 26 m (85 ft) drop; Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Walpack Township^[2]
Great Falls – 23 m (75 ft) drop; Passaic River, Paterson

New Mexico edit

New York edit

American Falls, part of Niagara Falls, New York

Eternal Flame 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
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 edit

Cullasaja Falls, North Carolina

Sliding Rock, 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 13.7 m (45 ft) 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 edit

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

Oklahoma edit

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

Oregon edit

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Double Falls – 54 m (177 ft)
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 – 12.2 m (40 ft), 460 m (1,510 ft) wide; the largest waterfall in the Northwestern United States by volume; one of the widest waterfalls in the world

Pennsylvania edit

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) Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Silverthread Falls – 24.3 m (80 ft), Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Bushkill Falls - 30.4 m (100 ft), Bushkill Falls

Rhode Island edit

Pawtucket Falls

South Carolina edit

Isaqueena Falls – 30 m (98 ft) cascade, near Walhalla, South Carolina
Kings Creek Falls – 20 m (66 ft) drop, near the Chattooga River
Raven Cliff Falls – 98 m (322 ft) drop, Caesars Head State Park
Whitewater Falls – 61 m (200 ft) "lower" cascade, Oconee County (the larger, "upper" falls are in North Carolina)

South Dakota edit

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sioux Falls – namesake of the city of Sioux Falls

Tennessee edit

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 edit

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

Utah edit

Calf Creek Falls, 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 edit

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 edit

Palouse 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)
Langfield Falls – 17 m (56 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 edit

Blackwater Falls, West Virginia

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

Wisconsin edit

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

Wyoming edit

Lower Yellowstone Falls, Wyoming

Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park, including:
- Colonnade Falls
- Gibbon Falls
- Kepler Cascades
- Osprey Falls
- Silver Cord Cascade – 366 m (1,200 ft); the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone
- Terraced Falls
- Tower Fall
- Union Falls
- Virginia Cascades
- Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls are 94 m (308 ft) high and the upper falls are 33 m (108 ft) high; largest volume falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains; plunge type flowing year-round

Oceania edit

Australia edit

New South Wales edit

Apsley Falls, 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, New South Wales

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

Northern Territory edit

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

Florence Falls – Aboriginal name is Karrimurra
Gunlom Falls – formerly Waterfall Creek Falls
Jim Jim Falls – Aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
Tjaynera Falls
Tolmer Falls
Twin Falls – Aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
Wangi Falls

Queensland edit

Wallaman Falls, Queensland – highest single drop in Australia

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 edit

First Falls in Waterfall Gully – 25m

Tasmania edit

Russell Falls, Tasmania

Victoria edit

Hopetoun Falls, Victoria

French Polynesia edit

Fautaua Falls

Hawaiian Islands edit

Akaka Falls, Hawaiʻi

Hanakapiai Falls, Kauai

Akaka Falls – 135 m (443 ft) drop, Hawaiʻi (hereafter meaning the Big Island)
Hanakapiai Falls – 91 m (300 ft) drop, Kauai
Hiilawe Falls – 442 m (1,450 ft) drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaiʻi
Kahiwa Falls – 533 m (1,750 ft) drop, Molokai
Makahiku Falls – 61 m (200 ft) drop, Maui
Manawaiopuna Falls – 122 m (400 ft) drop, Kauai
Manoa Falls – 50 metres (160 ft) drop, Oahu
Oloʻupena Falls – 900 m (2,953 ft) drop, Molokaʻi north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world
'Opaeka'a Falls – 46 m (151 ft) drop, Kauaʻi east shore
Papalaua Falls – 380 m (1,250 ft) drop, Molokaʻi
Pu'uka'oku Falls – 840 m (2,760 ft) drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
Rainbow Falls- 24 m (80 ft) drop, Hawaiʻi
Waihīlau Falls – 793 m (2,600 ft) drop, Hawaiʻi
Wailua Falls – 53 m (174 ft) drop, Kauaʻi east shore

New Zealand edit

Sutherland Falls, 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
Mōkau 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)
Whangārei Falls

South America edit

Iguazu Falls, Argentina / Brazil border – highest flow rate in South America

Argentina edit

Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province; largest waterfall system in the world; highest flow rate in South America

Brazil edit

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 edit

Laja Falls, Chile

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

Colombia edit

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

Guyana edit

Paraguay edit

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

Peru edit

Gocta Falls, 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 edit

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

Angel Falls, Canaima National Park, Venezuela

References edit

^ "Storforsen (Vidsel)". European Waterfalls. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ "8 beautiful New Jersey waterfalls you'll want to chase this summer". jerseysbest.com. June 12, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

External links edit

World waterfall database

[1] "Storforsen (Vidsel)". European Waterfalls. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[Jersey_Falls-2] "8 beautiful New Jersey waterfalls you'll want to chase this summer". jerseysbest.com. June 12, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.

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