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

Angola

Kalandula Falls, Angola
  • Kalandula Falls – 105 m (344 ft) high

Burundi

Central African Republic

  • Boali Falls

Chad

  • Gauthiot Falls

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

Ethiopia

Ghana

Tagbo Falls, Ghana
  • Boti Falls
  • Kintampo Falls
  • Tagbo Falls
  • Wli Falls
  • Akaa falls


Guinea

  • Tinkisso Falls

Kenya

  • Karuru Falls
  • Thomson's Falls

Lesotho

Maletsunyane Falls, Lesotho
  • Maletsunyane Falls – 192 m (630 ft) high

Libya

  • Derna Falls

Madagascar

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

Mali

  • Gouina Falls

Morocco

Ouzoud Falls, Morocco

Namibia

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

Nigeria

  • Awhum Falls
  • Erin-Ijesha Falls
  • Agbokim Waterfalls
  • Farin Ruwa Falls – 150 m (490 ft) high
  • Gurara Falls
  • Matsirga Falls
  • Owu Falls

Rwanda

Somalia

Lamadaya falls in Sanaag, Somalia
  • Lamadaya Falls

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal

Tugela Falls, South Africa

Mpumalanga

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

Northern Cape

Tanzania

Materuni Waterfalls, Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

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 Falls108 m (354 ft) high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world

Zimbabwe

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

Asia

Madhabkunda Falls, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Cambodia

  • Ka Choung Falls
  • Kbal Chhay Falls

China

East Timor

Bandeira Falls, East Timor
  • Bandeira Falls – near Atsabe
  • Berloi Falls – Fatisi

Hong Kong

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

India

Jog Falls, India during monsoon

Indonesia

Sipisopiso Falls, Indonesia
  • Gitgit Falls
  • Jaksa Falls
  • Sedudo Falls
  • Sipisopiso Falls
  • Moramo Waterfalls
  • Telun Berasap Falls

Iran

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

Japan

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 Falls97 m (318 ft); infamous for suicides
  • Nachi Falls133 m (436 ft)
  • Nunobiki Falls – 120 m (390 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
  • Shōmyō Falls350 m (1,150 ft) high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan

Kyrgyzstan

  • Abshir Ata Falls
  • Barskoon Falls

Laos

Khone Phapheng Falls, Laos – highest flow rate in Asia

Malaysia

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

Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall, Mongolia
  • Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall – 24 m (79 ft) high

Nepal

Simba waterfall, Nepal (also known as Manikhel)
  • Davis Falls
  • Hyatung Falls
  • Pachal waterfall
  • Simba waterfall
  • Rupse Falls

North Korea

  • Ullim Falls

Pakistan

Manthokha Falls, Pakistan
  • Dhani Falls
  • Jarogo Falls
  • Manthokha Falls
  • Pir Ghaib Falls
  • Sajikot Falls

Philippines

Tinago Falls, Philippines

Russia (Siberia)

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

Singapore

  • Cloud Forest35 m (115 ft); an artificial waterfall
  • Jurong Falls30 m (98 ft) high; an artificial waterfall
  • Rain Vortex40 m (131 ft); reputedly, the tallest indoor artificial waterfall in the world

South Korea

The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Falls, South Korea
  • Cheonjeyeon Falls
  • Cheonjiyeon Falls
  • Jeongbang Falls

Sri Lanka

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

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

Taiwan

Shifen Falls, Taiwan
  • Golden Falls
  • Jiao Lung Falls – 600 m (2,000 ft) high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
  • Lingjiao Falls
  • Penglai Falls
  • Shifen Falls40 m (130 ft) wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
  • Taoshan Falls
  • Wufengqi Falls
  • Wulai Falls
  • Yuntan Falls

Turkey

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

Vietnam

Europe

Austria

Krimml Falls, Austria
  • Krimml Falls380 m (1,250 ft), highest waterfall in Austria

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Skakavac Falls, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

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 Waterfall30 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

Czechia

Pančava waterfall, Krkonoše region, Czechia

Denmark

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

Estonia

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

Faroe Islands

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

Finland

Pitsusköngäs, one of the most powerful waterfalls in Finland
  • Hepoköngäs – 24 m (79 ft), highest waterfall in Finland
  • Kitsiputous
  • Pitsusköngäs

France

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

Germany

Greece

Hungary

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

Iceland

Dettifoss, Iceland – second most powerful waterfall in Europe

Ireland

Italy

  • Cascata delle Marmore165 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

  • Mirusha Waterfalls
  • White Drin Waterfall

Latvia

Ventas rumba – The widest waterfall in Europe
  • Abavas rumba
  • Ventas rumba1.80–2.20 m (5.9–7.2 ft) high; 249–270 m (817–886 ft) wide – The widest waterfall in Europe

North Macedonia

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

Vinnufossen, 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

Siklawa Falls, Poland
  • Black Lake Falls – Tatra Mountains40 m (130 ft)
  • Kamieńczyk Falls – Sudetes27 m (89 ft)
  • Mickiewicz Falls – Tatra Mountains10 m (33 ft)
  • Podgórna Falls – Sudetes10 m (33 ft)
  • Siklawa Falls – High Tatras70 m (230 ft), highest waterfall in Poland
  • Siklawica Falls – Tatra Mountains23 m (75 ft)
  • Sopotnia Wielka Falls – Beskids12 m (39 ft)
  • Szklarki Falls – Karkonosze13.3 m (44 ft)
  • Wilczki Falls – Eastern Sudetes22 m (72 ft)

Portugal

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

Azores

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

Madeira

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

Romania

Russia

Serbia

  • 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

Šútovský vodopád, Slovakia
  • Kmeťov vodopád – 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
  • Šútovský vodopád – 38 m (125 ft), Lesser Fatra
  • Vodopád Skok30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
  • Vajanského vodopád30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
  • Vodopád Bystrého potoka20 m (66 ft), Slovak Central Mountains
  • Roháčsky vodopád23 m (75 ft), Western Tatras
  • Vodopády Studeného potoka, High Tatras
  • Obrovský vodopád20 m (66 ft), High Tatras
  • Brankovský vodopád55 m (180 ft), Low Tatras

Slovenia

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

Sweden

  • Fettjeåfallet – 60 m (200 ft)
  • Hällingsåfallet – 43 m (141 ft)
  • Hallamölla – 23 m (75 ft)
  • Njupeskär – 125 m (410 ft)
  • Stora Sjöfallet National Park – 40 m (130 ft); once one of the most powerful in Europe; however, after construction of the Suorva Dam, the flow rate decreased from an average of 160 m3/s to 6 m3/s
  • 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)
  • Tännforsen38 m (125 ft) high, 60 m (200 ft) wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s.
  • Västanåfallet – 90 m (300 ft)

Switzerland

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

Ukraine

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

England

High Force, England
  • Aira Force – 66 ft (20 m); Ullswater in the Lake District
  • Aysgarth FallsWensleydale 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 Gill361 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 Force71 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 Falls100 ft (30 m); falls located in a narrow gorge

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Steall Falls, Scotland
  • Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde84 ft (26 m)
  • Eas a' Chual Aluinn – 658 ft (201 m) in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
  • Falls of Foyers203 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

North America

Belize

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

Alberta

British Columbia

Helmcken Falls, British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories

Nunavut

  • Kattimannap Qurlua – Hood River

Ontario

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

Quebec

Costa Rica

La Paz Falls, Costa Rica
  • La Fortuna Falls
  • La Paz Falls
  • Volio Falls

Greenland

  • Qorlortorsuaq Falls

Guadeloupe

  • Carbet Falls

Haiti

  • Saut-Mathurine Falls

Jamaica

Mexico

Saint Lucia

  • Sault Falls

United States

Category:Waterfalls of the United States by state

Alabama

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

Arizona

Havasu Falls, Arizona

Arkansas

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

California

List of waterfalls is located in California
Alamere Falls
Alamere Falls
Bonita Falls
Bonita Falls
Burney Falls
Burney Falls
Darwin Falls
Darwin Falls
Feather Falls
Feather Falls
McWay Falls
McWay Falls
21 Waterfalls in Yosemite
21 Waterfalls in Yosemite
Some of the Waterfalls in California
Yosemite Falls, California
  • Bonita Falls – 152 m (499 ft) while flowing
  • Bridalveil Fall189 m (620 ft) sheer when flowing
  • Burney Falls – 39 m (128 ft), spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
  • Chilnualna Falls210 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 Falls24 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 Fall97 m (318 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
  • Yosemite Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in North America with a total height of 739 m (2,425 ft) over three sections; the tallest single drop is 436 m (1,430 ft)

Colorado

  • Bridal Veil Falls – Telluride; 111 m (364 ft)
  • Fish Creek Falls – 85 m (279 ft)
  • Seven Falls55 m (180 ft)

Connecticut

Georgia

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

Hawaii

(listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)

Idaho

  • Lower Mesa Falls
  • Moyie Falls
  • Shoshone Falls65 m (213 ft)
  • Twin Falls
  • Upper Mesa Falls

Indiana

Kentucky

  • Cumberland Falls21 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

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

Maine

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

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

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

Michigan

Bridal Veil Falls, Michigan

See also Category:Waterfalls of Michigan

Minnesota

Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota

Missouri

  • Marvel Cave15 m (50 ft), subterranean waterfall
  • Mina Sauk Falls – 40 m (130 ft), highest waterfall in Missouri

Montana

Bird Woman Falls, Glacier National Park, Montana

Nebraska

  • Smith Falls19 m (62 ft), highest waterfall in Nebraska

New Hampshire

  • Amoskeag Falls15 m (49 ft), on the Merrimack River
  • Arethusa Falls – 43 m (141 ft), on Bemis Brook
  • Diana's Baths – 23 m (75 ft), on Lucy Brook

New Jersey

Great Falls, New Jersey

New Mexico

  • Jemez Falls
  • Sitting Bull Falls

New York

American Falls, part of Niagara Falls, New York

North Carolina

Cullasaja Falls, North Carolina
Sliding Rock, North Carolina

See also Category:Waterfalls of North Carolina

  • Batson Creek Falls – 34 m (112 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County
  • Bridal Veil Falls – 37 m (121 ft); DuPont State Forest
  • Connestee Falls – 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County
  • Corbin Creek Falls – 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
  • Cullasaja Falls – 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County
  • Douglas Falls – 21.6 m (71 ft) plunging falls
  • Dry Falls – 20 m (66 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
  • Eastatoe Falls – 18 m (59 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman
  • Glassmine Falls – 271 m (889 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County
  • Hickory Nut Falls – 124 m (407 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
  • High Falls – 38 m (125 ft) drop; DuPont State Forest
  • High Shoals Falls – 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
  • Linville Falls46 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 Rock18 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

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • Double Falls – 54 m (177 ft)
  • Multnomah Falls189 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 Falls12.2 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

  • 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

  • Pawtucket Falls

South Carolina

South Dakota

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

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

  • 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

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 Falls60 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 Falls82 m (269 ft)
  • Spokane Falls – 44.5 m (146 ft); among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
  • Sulphide Creek Falls – 665 m (2,182 ft)

West Virginia

Blackwater Falls, West Virginia

Wisconsin

  • 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

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

Australia

New South Wales

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

Northern Territory

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

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 Falls305 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

Tasmania

Russell Falls, 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, Victoria

French Polynesia

  • Fautaua Falls

Hawaiian Islands

Akaka Falls, Hawaiʻi
Hanakapiai Falls, Kauai
  • Akaka Falls135 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 Falls50 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

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 Falls40 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

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

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

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

Colombia

Guyana

Paraguay

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

Peru

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

Venezuela

  • Angel Falls979 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

References

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