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
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- Kalandula Falls – 105 m (344 ft) high
Burundi edit
Central African Republic edit
Chad edit
Democratic Republic of the Congo edit
- 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 edit
Ghana edit
Guinea edit
Kenya edit
Lesotho edit
- Maletsunyane Falls – 192 m (630 ft) high
Libya edit
Madagascar edit
- Andriamamovoka Falls
- Mahamanina Falls
- Mandraka Falls
- Rianbavy Falls
- Riandahy Falls
- Sakaleona Falls – 200 m (660 ft) high
Mali edit
Morocco edit
- Ouzoud Falls – 110 m (360 ft) high
Namibia edit
- Epupa Falls
- Ruacana Falls – 120 m (390 ft) high
Nigeria edit
- Awhum Falls
- Erin-Ijesha Falls
- Agbokim Waterfalls
- Farin Ruwa Falls – 150 m (490 ft) high
- Gurara Falls
- Matsirga Falls
- Owu Falls
Rwanda edit
Somalia edit
- Lamadaya Falls
South Africa edit
KwaZulu-Natal edit
- Howick Falls
- Ncandu Falls
- Tugela Falls – 948 m (3,110 ft) high, the highest waterfall in Africa
Mpumalanga edit
- Berlin Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls – 146 m (479 ft) high
- Lisbon Falls
- Lone Creek Falls
- Mac-Mac Falls
Northern Cape edit
Tanzania edit
- Kalambo Falls – 235 m (771 ft) high
- Materuni Waterfalls
- Rusumo Falls
Uganda edit
Zambia edit
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- 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
Bangladesh edit
- Hum Hum Falls
- Jadipai Falls
- Madhabkunda Falls
- Nafa-khum Falls
Cambodia edit
- Ka Choung Falls
- Kbal Chhay Falls
China edit
- 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 – 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
- 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
Iran edit
- Laton Waterfall – 105 m (344 ft), tallest waterfall in Iran
- Margoon Falls
- Bisheh Waterfall
- Shirabad Waterfall
- Gerit Waterfall
- Nojian Waterfall
Japan edit
- 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 – southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume
Malaysia edit
- 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 – 24 m (79 ft) high
Nepal edit
North Korea edit
Pakistan edit
Philippines edit
- Abaga Falls
- Dodiongan Falls
- Hinulugang Taktak Falls
- Kaytitinga Falls
- Limunsudan Falls
- Maria Cristina Falls
- Matang Tubig Falls
- Pagsanjan Falls
- Pinandagatan Falls
- Tinago Falls
- Tinuy-an Falls
- Tudaya Falls
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
Sri Lanka edit
- 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
- 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 – 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, 98 m (322 ft)
- Štrbački buk Falls – 24 m (79 ft)
Bulgaria edit
- 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 — 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
- 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
- Hepoköngäs – 24 m (79 ft), highest waterfall in Finland
- Kitsiputous
- Pitsusköngäs
France edit
- 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
- 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 – 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
- 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
- Bogomila Falls
- Duf Falls
- Kolešino Falls
- Korab Falls
- Koprišnica Falls
- Smolare Falls – 39.5 m (130 ft); tallest waterfall in North Macedonia
Norway edit
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- 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
- 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
- Risco Falls – 100 m (330 ft)
- 25 Fontes Falls – 30 m (98 ft); Madeira
Romania edit
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
- Kmeťov vodopád – 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
- Šútovský vodopád – 38 m (125 ft), Lesser Fatra
- Vodopád Skok – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
- Vajanského vodopád – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
- Vodopád Bystrého potoka – 20 m (66 ft), Slovak Central Mountains
- Roháčsky vodopád – 23 m (75 ft), Western Tatras
- Vodopády Studeného potoka, High Tatras
- Obrovský vodopád – 20 m (66 ft), High Tatras
- Brankovský vodopád – 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
- Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
- Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
- Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen – most powerful falls in Europe
- Staubbach Fall – Lauterbrunnen
- Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
Ukraine edit
- 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
- 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
Scotland edit
- 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 – 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 – 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
- 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
- Alexandra Falls – on Hay River
- Virginia Falls – on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park
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- Kattimannap Qurlua – Hood River
Ontario edit
- 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
Greenland edit
- Qorlortorsuaq Falls
Guadeloupe edit
Haiti edit
- Saut-Mathurine Falls
Jamaica edit
- Dunn's River Falls – St. Ann
- Mayfield Falls – Westmoreland
Mexico edit
Saint Lucia edit
United States edit
Category:Waterfalls of the United States by state
Alabama edit
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- 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
- 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
Some of the Waterfalls in 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 – 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
- Lower Mesa Falls
- Moyie Falls
- Shoshone Falls – 65 m (213 ft)
- Twin Falls
- Upper Mesa Falls
Indiana edit
Kentucky edit
- 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
- 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
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)
- 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
- 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 – 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
- 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 – 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
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 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
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- 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
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 – 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
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- 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
- 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 – 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
- 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
- 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 edit
- 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
- 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
- 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 edit
- Hopetoun Falls
- Nigretta Falls
- Silverband Falls – Grampians National Park
- Steavenson Falls
- Triplet Falls – Great Otway National Park
- Wannon Falls
French Polynesia edit
Hawaiian Islands edit
- 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
- 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
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
- 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 – 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
See also edit
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
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