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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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



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Angola

  • Kalandula Falls â€" 105 m (344 ft) high

Burundi

  • Kagera Falls
  • Rusumo Falls

Chad

  • Gauthiot Falls

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Boyoma Falls â€" formerly known as Stanley Falls; highest flow rate in the world
  • Inga Falls
  • Livingstone Falls
  • Lofoi Falls â€" 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 â€" 192 m (630 ft) high

Libya

  • Derna Falls

Madagascar

  • Andriamamovoka Falls
  • Mahamanina Falls
  • Mandraka Falls
  • Rianbavy Falls
  • Riandahy Falls
  • Sakaleona Falls â€" 200 m (660 ft) high

Mali

  • Gouina Falls

Morocco

  • Ouzoud Falls â€" 110 m (360 ft) high

Namibia

  • Ruacana Falls â€" 120 m (390 ft) high

Nigeria

  • Erin-Ijesha Falls
  • Farin Ruwa Falls â€" 150 m (490 ft) high
  • Gurara Falls

Rwanda

  • Rusumo Falls

Somalia

  • Lamadaya Falls

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal

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

Mpumalanga

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

Northern Cape

  • Augrabies Falls

Tanzania

  • Kalambo Falls â€" 235 m (771 ft) high
  • Rusumo Falls

Uganda

  • Murchison Falls

Zambia

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

Zimbabwe

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

Asia



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Bangladesh

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

Cambodia

  • Ka Choung Falls
  • Kbal Chhay Falls

China

  • Ban Giocâ€"Detian Falls â€" Karst Hills, Daxing County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province; along the border with Vietnam
  • Huangguoshu Falls â€" Anshun, Guizhou Province; 74 m (243 ft) high, 81 m (266 ft) wide
  • Hukou Falls â€" 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 â€" Henan province; 314 m (1,030 ft) high; highest waterfall in China

East Timor

  • Bandeira Falls â€" near Atsabe
  • Berloi Falls â€" Fatisi

Hong Kong

  • Waterfall Bay â€" 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 â€" also called Chitrakoot or Chitrakot Falls
  • Chunchanakatte Falls
  • Courtallam Falls â€" also called Kutralam Falls
  • Dhuandhar Falls
  • Dudhsagar Falls
  • Duduma Falls
  • Godchinamalaki Falls
  • Gokak Falls
  • Hebbe Falls
  • Hogenakkal Falls
  • Irupu Falls â€" also called Iruppu Falls
  • Jog Falls â€" also called Joga or Gerosoppa Falls
  • Jonha Falls
  • Khandadhar Falls â€" Kendujhar district
  • Khandadhar Falls â€" Sundergarh district
  • Kiliyur Falls
  • Kutladampatti Falls
  • Lodh Falls â€" also called Burhaghat Falls
  • Magod Falls
  • Meenmutty Falls â€" Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Meenmutty Falls â€" Wayanad district
  • Nohkalikai Falls
  • Sathodi Falls
  • Thalaiyar Falls â€" also called Rat Tail Falls
  • Thoseghar Falls â€" Satara district
  • Unchalli Falls â€" 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 â€" 80 m (260 ft) high
  • Fukuroda Falls â€" 120 m (390 ft) high
  • Hannoki Falls â€" 497 m (1,631 ft) high; the tallest falls in Japan; only flows from April to July; twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
  • Kegon Falls â€" 97 m (318 ft); infamous for suicides
  • Nachi Falls â€" 133 m (436 ft)
  • Nunobiki Falls â€" 120 m (390 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
  • Shōmyō Falls â€" 350 m (1,150 ft) high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan

Kyrgyzstan

  • Abshir Ata Falls
  • Barskoon Falls

Laos

  • Khone Phapheng Falls â€" southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume

Malaysia

  • Berkelah Falls
  • Cemerung Falls
  • Chiling Falls
  • Gabai Falls
  • Kadamaian Falls â€" 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 â€" 141 m (463 ft)
  • Kinzelyuk Falls â€" 328 m (1,076 ft)
  • Talnikovy Falls â€" 482 m (1,581 ft)

Singapore

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

Taiwan

  • Jiao Lung Falls â€" 600 m (2,000 ft) high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
  • Penglai Falls
  • Shifen Falls â€" 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 Giocâ€"Detian Falls â€" 30 m (98 ft) high; along the border with China

Europe



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Austria

  • Krimml Falls â€" 380 m (1,250 ft), highest waterfall in Austria

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Bliha Falls â€" 56 m (184 ft)
  • Kravice Falls â€" 25 m (82 ft)
  • Pliva Falls â€" 22 m (72 ft)
  • Skakavac Falls â€" Perućica, 75 m (246 ft)
  • Skakavac Falls â€" Sarajevo, 98 m (322 ft)
  • Å trbački buk Falls â€" 24 m (79 ft)

Bulgaria

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

Croatia

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

Estonia

  • Jägala Falls
  • Keila Falls
  • Narva Cascades
  • Valaste Falls â€" 30.5 m (100 ft), highest waterfall in Estonia

Faroe Islands

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

Finland

  • Hepoköngäs â€" 24 m (79 ft), highest waterfall in Finland
  • Kitsiputous
  • Pihtsusköngäs

France

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

Germany

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

Greece

  • Edessa Falls â€" 70 m (230 ft), Macedonia

Hungary

  • Lillafüred Falls â€" 20 m (66 ft), artificial

Iceland

  • Aldeyjarfoss
  • Barnafoss
  • Dettifoss â€" most powerful falls in Europe
  • Fjallfoss
  • Gjáin
  • Gljúfrafoss
  • Glymur
  • Goðafoss
  • Gullfoss
  • Hafragilsfoss
  • Háifoss
  • Hengifoss
  • Hraunfossar
  • Ã"færufoss
  • Selfoss
  • Seljalandsfoss
  • Skógafoss
  • Svartifoss

Ireland

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

Italy

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

Latvia

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

Macedonia

  • Bogomila Falls
  • Duf Falls
  • KoleÅ¡ino Falls
  • Korab Falls
  • KopriÅ¡nica Falls
  • Smolare Falls â€" 39.5 m (130 ft); tallest waterfall in the Republic of Macedonia

Norway

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

Poland

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

Portugal

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

Azores

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

Madeira

  • Risco Falls â€" 100 m (330 ft)
  • 25 Fontes Falls â€" 30 m (98 ft); Madeira

Romania

  • Bigăr Falls
  • Vălul Miresei Falls

Russia

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

Serbia

  • Kopren Falls â€" 103.5 m (340 ft); Stara Planina

Slovakia

  • KmeÅ¥ov vodopád â€" 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
  • Šútovský vodopád â€" 38 m (125 ft); Lesser Fatra

Slovenia

  • Javornik Falls
  • Peričnik Falls
  • Rinka Falls

Sweden

  • FettjeÃ¥fallet â€" 60 m (200 ft)
  • HällingsÃ¥fallet â€" 43 m (141 ft)
  • Hallamölla â€" 23 m (75 ft)
  • Njupeskär â€" 125 m (410 ft)
  • Stora Sjöfallet National Park â€" 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 â€" 36 m (118 ft)
  • Tännforsen â€" 38 m (125 ft) high, 60 m (200 ft) wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s; the largest waterfall in Sweden
  • VästanÃ¥fallet â€" 90 m (300 ft)

Switzerland

  • Engstligen Falls â€" Adelboden
  • Reichenbach Falls â€" Meiringen
  • Rhine Falls â€" Schaffhausen
  • Staubbach Falls â€" Lauterbrunnen
  • Trümmelbach Falls â€" Lauterbrunnen

Turkey

  • Düden Falls â€" Antalya
  • Göksu Falls â€" Sivas
  • Gürlevik Falls â€" Erzincan
  • KurÅŸunlu Falls â€" Antalya
  • Manavgat Falls in Antalya
  • Tortum Falls â€" Erzurum

Ukraine

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

United Kingdom

England

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

Northern Ireland

  • Glenariff Forest Park

Scotland

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

Wales

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

North America



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Belize

  • Big Rock Falls â€" Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
  • Thousand Foot Falls â€" Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District

Canada

Alberta

  • Athabasca Falls â€" Jasper National Park
  • Bow Falls â€" Banff National Park
  • Bow Glacier Falls â€" Banff National Park
  • Crescent Falls â€" on the David Thompson Highway
  • Maligne Canyon Falls â€" Jasper National Park
  • Panther Falls â€" Banff National Park
  • Sunwapta Falls â€" Jasper National Park

British Columbia

  • Alexander Falls â€" Callaghan Valley, near Whistler
  • Brandywine Falls â€" near Whistler
  • Bridal Veil Falls â€" also called Bridal Falls; near Rosedale
  • Canim Falls â€" Wells Gray Provincial Park
  • Chatterbox Falls â€" Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
  • Dawson Falls â€" Wells Gray Provincial Park
  • Della Falls â€" Strathcona Provincial Park
  • Emperor Falls â€" Mount Robson Provincial Park
  • Helmcken Falls â€" Wells Gray Provincial Park
  • Hunlen Falls â€" Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
  • Keyhole Falls â€" near Pemberton
  • Kinuseo Falls â€" near Tumbler Ridge
  • Mahood Falls â€" Wells Gray Provincial Park
  • Moul Falls â€" Wells Gray Provincial Park
  • Nairn Falls â€" near Pemberton
  • Shannon Falls â€" near Squamish
  • Spahats Creek Falls â€" Wells Gray Provincial Park
  • Takakkaw Falls â€" Yoho National Park
  • Wapta Falls â€" Yoho National Park

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Churchill Falls â€" on Churchill River, Labrador
  • Pissing Mare Falls â€" Gros Morne National Park

Northwest Territories

  • Alexandra Falls â€" on Hay River
  • Virginia Falls â€" on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park

Nunavut

  • Wilberforce Falls â€" Hood River

Ontario

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

Quebec

  • Canyon Sainte-Anne â€" near Quebec City
  • Montmorency Falls â€" 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 â€" St. Ann
  • Mayfield Falls â€" 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 â€" 31.7 m (104 ft)
  • Grace's High Falls â€" 40.5 m (133 ft), highest in Alabama, Little River Canyon National Preserve
  • Little River Falls â€" 14 m (46 ft)
  • Noccalula Falls â€" 27 m (89 ft), Gadsden

Alaska

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

Arizona

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

Arkansas

  • Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls â€" 64 m (210 ft) sheer

California

  • Bonita Falls â€" 152 m (499 ft) while flowing
  • Bridalveil Fall â€" 189 m (620 ft) sheer when flowing
  • Burney Falls â€" 39 m (128 ft), spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
  • Chilnualna Falls â€" 210 m (690 ft)
  • Darwin Falls â€" 24 m (79 ft), split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
  • Feather Falls â€" 125 m (410 ft)
  • Illilouette Fall â€" 110 m (360 ft)
  • McWay Falls â€" 24 m (79 ft), flowing year-round
  • Nevada Fall â€" Yosemite National Park; 181 m (594 ft), followed by 97 m plunge at Vernal Fall, year-round
  • Ribbon Fall â€" 491 m (1,611 ft) when flowing
  • Silver Strand Falls â€" 175 m (574 ft) when flowing
  • Three Chute Falls â€" 24 m (79 ft) on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
  • Vernal Fall â€" 97 m (318 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
  • Yosemite Falls â€" 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 â€" Telluride; 111 m (364 ft)
  • Fish Creek Falls â€" 85 m (279 ft)
  • Seven Falls â€" 55 m (180 ft)

Connecticut

  • Great Falls â€" Housatonic River
  • Roaring Brook Falls

Georgia

  • Amicalola Falls â€" 222 m (728 ft), highest waterfall in Georgia
  • Anna Ruby Falls â€" 47 m (154 ft) on the Curtis Creek side
  • Cascade Falls â€" 183 m (600 ft) cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m (260 ft)
  • Cochrans Falls â€" 183 m (600 ft) cascade
  • DeSoto Falls â€" 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 â€" 18 m (59 ft) sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
  • Dukes Creek Falls â€" 46 m (151 ft)
  • Estatoah Falls â€" several hundred feet, exact height not known
  • Holcomb Creek Falls â€" 37 m (121 ft)
  • Minnehaha Falls â€" 30.5 m (100 ft)
  • Toccoa Falls â€" 56 m (184 ft) sheer drop

Florida

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

Hawaii

(listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)

Idaho

  • Lower Mesa Falls
  • Moyie Falls
  • Shoshone Falls â€" 65 m (213 ft)
  • Twin Falls
  • Upper Mesa Falls

Indiana

  • Cataract Falls
  • Williamsport Falls

Kentucky

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

Louisiana

  • Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster â€" 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 â€" 244 m (800 ft), tallest waterfall in Maine
  • Moxie Falls
  • Smalls Falls

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

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

Minnesota

  • Cannon Falls â€" namesake of the city of Cannon Falls
  • Gooseberry Falls â€" North Shore of Lake Superior
  • Hidden Falls â€" Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park
  • Minnehaha Falls â€" 16 m (52 ft), with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
  • Saint Anthony Falls â€" the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
  • Vermillion Falls â€" Hastings
  • Wolf Creek Falls â€" Banning State Park

Missouri

  • Marvel Cave â€" 15 m (50 ft), subterranean waterfall
  • Mina Sauk Falls â€" 40 m (130 ft), highest waterfall in Missouri

Montana

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

Nebraska

  • Smith Falls â€" 19 m (62 ft), highest waterfall in Nebraska

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

  • Great Falls â€" 23 m (75 ft) drop; Passaic River, Paterson

New Mexico

  • Jemez Falls
  • Sitting Bull Falls

New York

  • American Falls â€" 52 m (171 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
  • Barberville Falls â€" 28 m (92 ft) drop, in the town of Poestenkill in Rensselaer County
  • Bouck's Falls â€" 52 m (171 ft), in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County
  • Bridal Veil Falls â€" 55 m (180 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls
  • Buttermilk Falls â€" Buttermilk Falls State Park
  • Chittenango Falls â€" 50.9 m (167 ft), in Madison County
  • Cohoes Falls â€" 20 m (66 ft) drop, Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
  • Eternal Flame Falls â€" 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 â€" 29 m (95 ft), downtown Rochester
  • Indian Chimney Falls â€" 18 m (59 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm in Tompkins County
  • Ithaca Falls â€" 46 m (151 ft) cascade, on Fall Creek in Ithaca
  • Kaaterskill Falls â€" 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 â€" 35 m (115 ft) in Robert H. Treman State Park
  • Pixley Falls â€" 15 m (50 ft); Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County
  • Salmon River Falls â€" 33.5 m (110 ft) waterfall; Oswego County
  • Stony Kill Falls â€" 27 m (89 ft), Ulster County
  • Taughannock Falls â€" 66 m (217 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
  • Trenton Falls â€" Trenton in Oneida County
  • Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls â€" a series of waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
  • VerKeerderkill Falls â€" 54.6 m (179 ft) sheer drop

North Carolina

See also Category:Waterfalls of North Carolina

  • Batson Creek Falls â€" 34 m (112 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County
  • Bridal Veil Falls â€" 37 m (121 ft); DuPont State Forest
  • Connestee Falls â€" 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County
  • Corbin Creek Falls â€" 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
  • Cullasaja Falls â€" 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County
  • Douglas Falls â€" 21.6 m (71 ft) plunging falls
  • Dry Falls â€" 20 m (66 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
  • Eastatoe Falls â€" 18 m (59 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman
  • Glassmine Falls â€" 271 m (889 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County
  • Hickory Nut Falls â€" 124 m (407 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
  • High Falls â€" 38 m (125 ft) drop; DuPont State Forest
  • High Shoals Falls â€" 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
  • Linville Falls â€" 46 m (151 ft) drop over several steps, culminating in a large 45 ft (14 m) drop
  • Looking Glass Falls â€" 18 m (59 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County
  • Mingo Falls â€" 36.5 m (120 ft) just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • Rainbow Falls â€" 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County
  • Rainbow Falls â€" 49 m (161 ft) waterfall in Rutherford County
  • Setrock Creek Falls â€" 17 m (56 ft) in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
  • Sliding Rock â€" 18 m (59 ft) slide used as a natural water slide, near Brevard in Transylvania County
  • Tory's Falls â€" 30.5 m (100 ft)
  • Triple Falls â€" 38 m (125 ft) drop in three steps
  • Upper Whitewater Falls â€" 126 m (413 ft) cascade

Ohio

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

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

  • Multnomah Falls â€" 189 m (620 ft) in two steps of 165 m (541 ft) and 21 m (69 ft), flowing year-round
  • Toketee Falls â€" 36 m (118 ft) in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
  • Watson Falls â€" 83 m (272 ft) sheer
  • Willamette Falls â€" 12 m (39 ft), 1,500 ft (460 m) wide, flowing year-round

Pennsylvania

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

Rhode Island

  • Pawtucket Falls

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

  • Sioux Falls â€" namesake of the city of Sioux Falls

Tennessee

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

Texas

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

Utah

  • Bridal Veil Falls â€" 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall
  • Calf Creek Falls â€" 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 â€" 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 â€" 137 m (449 ft)
  • Berdeen Falls â€" 259 m (850 ft)
  • Blum Basin Falls â€" 512 m (1,680 ft)
  • Bridal Veil Falls â€" 404 m (1,325 ft)
  • Colonial Creek Falls â€" 788 m (2,585 ft); the tallest waterfall in the contiguous United States
  • Comet Falls â€" 97 m (318 ft)
  • Depot Creek Falls â€" 295 m (968 ft)
  • Green Lake Falls â€" 298 m (978 ft)
  • Mazama Falls â€" 152 m (499 ft)
  • Palouse Falls â€" 60 m (200 ft)
  • Pearl Falls â€" 122 m (400 ft)
  • Rainbow Falls â€" 119.5 m (392 ft)
  • Rainy Lake Falls â€" 244 m (801 ft)
  • Seahpo Peak Falls â€" about 670 m (2,200 ft)
  • Snoqualmie Falls â€" 82 m (269 ft)
  • Spokane Falls â€" 44.5 m (146 ft); among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
  • Sulphide Creek Falls â€" 665 m (2,182 ft)

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

  • Big Manitou Falls â€" 50 m (160 ft), Douglas County, highest in Wisconsin
  • Superior Falls â€" 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 â€" 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



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Australia

New South Wales

  • Apsley Falls
  • Belmore Falls
  • Carrington Falls
  • Ebor Falls
  • Ellenborough Falls â€" 160 m (520 ft), one of the highest in Australia
  • Fitzroy Falls
  • Tin Mine Falls â€" estimated 360â€"459 m (1,181â€"1,506 ft) including many segments above main drop; possibly the longest, highest in Australia
  • Wentworth Falls
  • Wollomombi Falls â€" 220 m (720 ft), second or third highest in Australia

Northern Territory

  • Florence Falls â€" aboriginal name is Karrimurra
  • Jim Jim Falls â€" aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
  • Tjaynera Falls
  • Tolmer Falls
  • Twin Falls â€" aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
  • Wangi Falls
  • Waterfall Creek Falls â€" 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 â€" 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 â€" 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 â€" Grampians National Park
  • Steavenson Falls
  • Triplet Falls â€" Great Otway National Park
  • Wannon Falls

French Polynesia

  • Fautaua Falls

Hawaiian Islands

  • Akaka Falls â€" 135 m (443 ft) drop, HawaiÊ»i (hereafter meaning the Big Island)
  • Hanakapiai Falls â€" 91 m (300 ft) drop, Kauai
  • Hiilawe Falls â€" 442 m (1,450 ft) drop, Waipio Valley, HawaiÊ»i
  • Kahiwa Falls â€" 533 m (1,750 ft) drop, Molokai
  • Makahiku Falls â€" 61 m (200 ft) drop, Maui
  • OloÊ»upena Falls â€" 900 m (2,953 ft) drop, MolokaÊ»i north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world
  • 'Opaeka'a Falls â€" 46 m (151 ft) drop, KauaÊ»i east shore
  • Pu'uka'oku Falls â€" 840 m (2,760 ft) drop, MolokaÊ»i; 8th highest waterfall in the world
  • Rainbow Falls- 24 m (80 ft) drop, HawaiÊ»i
  • WaihÄ«lau Falls â€" 793 m (2,600 ft) drop, HawaiÊ»i
  • Wailua Falls â€" 53 m (174 ft) drop, KauaÊ»i east shore

New Zealand

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

South America



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Argentina

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

Brazil

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

Chile

  • Huilo-Huilo Falls
  • Laja Falls â€" Spanish: Salto del Laja
  • Petrohué Falls â€" Spanish: Saltos del Petrohué

Colombia

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

Guyana

  • Kaieteur Falls
  • King Edward VIII Falls

Paraguay

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

Peru

  • Gocta Falls â€" Spanish: Catarata del Gocta
  • Three Sisters Falls â€" 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 â€" 979 m (3,212 ft); Spanish: Salto Ángel; the highest waterfall in the world
  • Cuquenan Falls â€" Spanish: Salto Kukenan
  • Llovizna Falls
  • Yutaje Falls

See also



source : www.pinterest.com

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

External links



source : highwayhighlights.com

  • World waterfall database


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