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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 (49 ft), or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
See additional lists of waterfalls by height, flow rate and type.
Kalandula Falls – 105 m (344 ft) high
Kagera Falls
Rusumo Falls
Gauthiot Falls
Boyoma Falls – formerly known as Stanley Falls; highest flow rate in the world
Inga Falls
Livingstone Falls
Lofoi Falls – 165 m (541 ft) high
Blue Nile Falls
Boti Falls
Kintampo Falls
Tagbo Falls
Wli Falls
Tinkisso Falls
Thomson's Falls
Maletsunyane Falls – 192 m (630 ft) high
Derna Falls
Andriamamovoka Falls
Mahamanina Falls
Mandraka Falls
Rianbavy Falls
Riandahy Falls
Sakaleona Falls – 200 m (660 ft) high
Gouina Falls
Ouzoud Falls – 110 m (360 ft) high
Ruacana Falls – 120 m (390 ft) high
Erin-Ijesha Falls
Farin Ruwa Falls – 150 m (490 ft) high
Gurara Falls
Rwanda
Rusumo Falls
Lamadaya Falls
Howick Falls
Ncandu Falls
Tugela Falls – 948 m (3,110 ft) high, the highest waterfall in Africa
Berlin Falls
Bridal Veil Falls – 146 m (479 ft) high
Lisbon Falls
Lone Creek Falls
Mac-Mac Falls
Augrabies Falls
Kalambo Falls – 235 m (771 ft) high
Rusumo Falls
Uganda
Murchison Falls
Chisimba Falls
Kabwelume Falls
Kalambo Falls – see Tanzania above
Kundalila Falls
Mumbuluma Falls
Mutumuna Falls
Ngonye Falls
Victoria Falls – 108 m (354 ft) high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world
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
Hum Hum Falls
Jadipai Falls
Madhabkunda Falls
Nafa-khum Falls
Ka Choung Falls
Kbal Chhay Falls
Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – Karst Hills, Daxing County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province; along the border with Vietnam
Huangguoshu Falls – Anshun, Guizhou Province; 74 m (243 ft) high, 81 m (266 ft) wide
Hukou Falls – borders Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces; 50 m (160 ft) high; 30 m (98 ft) wide; second-largest waterfall in China
Yuntai Falls – Henan province; 314 m (1,030 ft) high; highest waterfall in China
Bandeira Falls – near Atsabe
Berloi Falls – Fatisi
Waterfall Bay – near Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island; historically known for replenishing British merchant ships with its water
Agaya Gangai Falls
Aruvikkuzhy Falls
Athirappilly Falls
Barkana Falls
Catherine Falls
Chachai Falls
Chitrakote Falls – also called Chitrakoot or Chitrakot Falls
Chunchanakatte Falls
Courtallam Falls – also called Kutralam Falls
Dhuandhar Falls
Dudhsagar Falls
Duduma Falls
Godchinamalaki Falls
Gokak Falls
Hebbe Falls
Hogenakkal Falls
Irupu Falls – also called Iruppu Falls
Jog Falls – also called Joga or Gerosoppa Falls
Jonha Falls
Khandadhar Falls – Kendujhar district
Khandadhar Falls – Sundergarh district
Kiliyur Falls
Kutladampatti Falls
Lodh Falls – also called Burhaghat Falls
Magod Falls
Meenmutty Falls – Thiruvananthapuram district
Meenmutty Falls – Wayanad district
Nohkalikai Falls
Sathodi Falls
Thalaiyar Falls – also called Rat Tail Falls
Thoseghar Falls – Satara district
Unchalli Falls – also called Lushington Falls
Vajrai Falls
Vajrapoha Falls
Vazhachal Falls
Gitgit Falls
Sedudo Falls
Sipisopiso Falls
Margoon Falls
Shalmash Falls
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
Cheonjeyeon Falls
Cheonjiyeon Falls
Jeongbang Falls
Abshir Ata Falls
Barskoon Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls – southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume
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
Davis Falls
Hyatung Falls
Manthokha Falls
Pir Ghaib Falls
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
Ilya Muromets Falls – 141 m (463 ft)
Kinzelyuk Falls – 328 m (1,076 ft)
Talnikovy Falls – 482 m (1,581 ft)
Jurong Falls – 30 m (98 ft) high; one of the tallest artificial waterfalls in the world
Bambarakanda Falls – 263 m (863 ft) high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
Diyaluma Falls – 220 m (720 ft) high; most famous waterfall in Sri Lanka
St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka
Jiao Lung Falls – 600 m (2,000 ft) high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
Penglai Falls
Shifen Falls – 40 m (130 ft) wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
Wulai Falls
Thailand
Mae Surin Falls
Phu Fa Falls
Thi Lo Su Falls
Wachirathan Falls
Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – 30 m (98 ft) high; along the border with China
Krimml Falls – 380 m (1,250 ft), highest waterfall in Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bliha Falls – 56 m (184 ft)
Kravice Falls – 25 m (82 ft)
Pliva Falls – 22 m (72 ft)
Skakavac Falls – Perućica, 75 m (246 ft)
Skakavac Falls – Sarajevo, 98 m (322 ft)
Štrbački buk Falls – 24 m (79 ft)
Babsko Praskalo – 54 m (177 ft)
Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft)
Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans
Veliki slap (Large Waterfall) – 78 m (256 ft), highest waterfall in Croatia
Skradinski Buk – Krka river
Jägala Falls
Keila Falls
Valaste Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft), highest waterfall in Estonia
Faroe Islands
Bøsdalafossur – 30 m (98 ft)
Fossá – 140 m (460 ft), highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands
Finland
Hepoköngäs – 24 m (79 ft), highest waterfall in Finland
Kitsiputous
Pihtsusköngäs
Gavarnie Falls – 422 m (1,385 ft), highest waterfall in mainland France
Trou de Fer Falls – Réunion Island
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
Edessa Falls – 70 m (230 ft), Macedonia
Lillafüred Falls – 20 m (66 ft), artificial
Iceland
Aldeyjarfoss
Barnafoss
Dettifoss – most powerful falls in Europe
Fjallfoss
Gjáin
Gljúfrafoss
Glymur
Goðafoss
Gullfoss
Hafragilsfoss
Háifoss
Hengifoss
Hraunfossar
Ófærufoss
Selfoss
Seljalandsfoss
Skógafoss
Svartifoss
Ireland
Assaroe Falls
Powerscourt Falls – 121 m (397 ft), highest waterfall in Ireland
Torc Falls
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
Abavas rumba
Ventas rumba – 1.80–2.20 m (5.9–7.2 ft) high; 249–270 m (817–886 ft) wide
Bogomila Falls
Duf Falls
Kolešino Falls
Korab Falls
Koprišnica Falls
Smolare Falls – 39.5 m (130 ft); tallest waterfall in the Republic of Macedonia
Espelandsfossen
Kjelfossen – 755 m (2,477 ft)
Kjeragfossen – 715 m (2,346 ft)
Langfoss
Låtefossen
Månafossen
Mardalsfossen
Mongefossen – 773 m (2,536 ft)
Ramnefjellsfossen – 818 m (2,684 ft); also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
Rjukanfossen
Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
Skrikjofossen
Søndre Mardalsfoss
Stalheimsfossen
Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
Tyssestrengene
Vettisfossen
Vinnufossen – 860 m (2,820 ft); the highest waterfall in Europe
Vøringfossen
Poland
Siklawa – High Tatras – 65 m (213 ft), highest waterfall in Poland
Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza – High Tatras
Pego do Inferno – Tavira, Algarve
Penedo Furado – Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco
Pulo do Lobo – 20 m (66 ft)
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
Risco Falls – 100 m (330 ft)
25 Fontes Falls – 30 m (98 ft); Madeira
Bigăr Falls
Vălul Miresei Falls
Kivach Falls – 10.7 m (35 ft); Karelia
Polikarya Falls – 70 m (230 ft); Sochi National Park
Kopren Falls – 103.5 m (340 ft); Stara Planina
Kmeťov vodopád – 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
Šútovský vodopád – 38 m (125 ft); Lesser Fatra
Javornik Falls
Peričnik Falls
Rinka Falls
Fettjeåfallet – 60 m (200 ft)
Hällingsåfallet – 43 m (141 ft)
Hallamölla – 23 m (75 ft)
Njupeskär – 125 m (410 ft)
Stora Sjöfallet National Park – 40 m (130 ft); once one of the most powerful in Europe; however, after construction of the Suorva Dam, the flow rate decreased from an average of 160 m3/s to 6 m3/s
Styggforsen – 36 m (118 ft)
Tännforsen – 38 m (125 ft) high, 60 m (200 ft) wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s; the largest waterfall in Sweden
Västanåfallet – 90 m (300 ft)
Switzerland
Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen
Staubbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
Düden Falls – Antalya
Göksu Falls – Sivas
Gürlevik Falls – Erzincan
Kurşunlu Falls – Antalya
Manavgat Falls in Antalya
Tortum Falls – Erzurum
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)
England
Aira Force – 66 ft (20 m); Ullswater in the Lake District
Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
Canonteign Falls – 220 ft (67 m); an artificial waterfall in Devon
Cauldron Snout – 200 ft (61 m); one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
Cautley Spout – 650 ft (200 m); highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
East Gill Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Falling Foss – 67 ft (20 m); near Whitby, North Yorkshire
Gaping Gill – 361 ft (110 m); highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into an underground cavern
Hardraw Force – 100 ft (30 m); highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
High Force – 71 ft (22 m); largest volume of water falling over an unbroken drop; one of the more popular waterfalls in England
Kisdon Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Low Force – downstream from High Force
Mallyan Spout – Goathland in the North Yorkshire Moors
Moss Force – Newlands Valley in the Lake District
Wain Wath Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
White Lady Falls – 100 ft (30 m); falls located in a narrow gorge
Northern Ireland
Glenariff Forest Park
Scotland
Eas a' Chual Aluinn – 658 ft (201 m), highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
Steall Falls – 394 ft (120 m), 2nd highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
Aber Falls
Aberdulais Falls – powers Europe's largest hydro-electric water wheel
Devil's Appendix – 305 ft (93 m), highest waterfall in Wales
Henrhyd Falls
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Swallow Falls
Big Rock Falls – Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
Thousand Foot Falls – Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
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
Alexander Falls – Callaghan Valley, near Whistler
Brandywine Falls – near Whistler
Bridal Veil Falls – also called Bridal Falls; near Rosedale
Canim Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
Chatterbox Falls – Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
Dawson Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
Della Falls – Strathcona Provincial Park
Emperor Falls – Mount Robson Provincial Park
Helmcken Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
Hunlen Falls – Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
Keyhole Falls – near Pemberton
Kinuseo Falls – near Tumbler Ridge
Mahood Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
Moul Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
Nairn Falls – near Pemberton
Shannon Falls – near Squamish
Spahats Creek Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
Takakkaw Falls – Yoho National Park
Wapta Falls – Yoho National Park
Newfoundland and Labrador
Churchill Falls – on Churchill River, Labrador
Pissing Mare Falls – Gros Morne National Park
Alexandra Falls – on Hay River
Virginia Falls – on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park
Wilberforce Falls – Hood River
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
Canyon Sainte-Anne – near Quebec City
Montmorency Falls – near Quebec City
La Fortuna Falls
La Paz Falls
Greenland
Qorlortorsuaq Falls
Carbet Falls
Saut-Mathurine Falls
Dunn's River Falls – St. Ann
Mayfield Falls – Westmoreland
Agua Azul
Basaseachic Falls
Cascada de Texolo
Cola de Caballo
Piedra Volada
Sault Falls
Category:Waterfalls of the United States by state
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
Brooks Falls – Katmai National Park and Preserve
Nugget Falls – also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, near Juneau
Grand Falls – 56 m (184 ft), Little Colorado River
Havasu Falls – 37 m (121 ft)
Mooney Falls – 60 m (200 ft)
Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – 64 m (210 ft) sheer
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 – generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1,430 ft) in one followed by 98 m (322 ft) in another, flowing year-round
Bridal Veil Falls – Telluride; 111 m (364 ft)
Fish Creek Falls – 85 m (279 ft)
Seven Falls – 55 m (180 ft)
Great Falls – Housatonic River
Roaring Brook Falls
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
(listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)
Lower Mesa Falls
Moyie Falls
Shoshone Falls – 65 m (213 ft)
Twin Falls
Upper Mesa Falls
Cataract Falls
Williamsport Falls
Cumberland Falls – 69 ft (21 m) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
Seventy Six Falls – 76 ft (23 m) drop in Clinton County
Yahoo Falls – 113 ft (34 m), tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky
Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster – 50 m (160 ft) drop (all below sea-level) flowed for 3 days in 1980 due to an oil rig drilling into a salt mine
Maine
Angel Falls
Katahdin Falls – 800 ft (240 m), tallest waterfall in Maine
Moxie Falls
Smalls Falls
Maryland
Cunningham Falls – 26 m (85 ft), cascading waterfall
Great Falls – 16 m (52 ft), cascading waterfall
Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
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
See also Category:Waterfalls of Michigan
Bond Falls – 15 m (49 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
Bridalveil Falls – 30 m (98 ft) slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m (98 ft)
Mackinac Falls – 30 m (98 ft) drowned falls east of Arch Rock
Munising Falls – 15 m (49 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Tahquamenon Falls – upper falls have a 15 m (49 ft) drop, and are 61 m (200 ft) wide
Cannon Falls – namesake of the city of Cannon Falls
Gooseberry Falls – North Shore of Lake Superior
Hidden Falls – Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park
Minnehaha Falls – 16 m (52 ft), with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
Saint Anthony Falls – the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
Vermillion Falls – Hastings
Wolf Creek Falls – Banning State Park
Marvel Cave – 50 ft (15 m), subterranean waterfall
Mina Sauk Falls – 132 ft (40 m), highest waterfall in Missouri
Bird Woman Falls – Glacier National Park
Great Falls – Missouri River
Rainbow Falls – 13 m (43 ft), 1,320 feet (400 m) wide; flows controlled by the Rainbow Dam
Weeping Wall – Glacier National Park
Smith Falls – 63 ft (19 m), highest waterfall in Nebraska
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
Great Falls – 23 m (75 ft) drop; Passaic River, Paterson
Jemez Falls
Sitting Bull Falls
American Falls – 52 m (171 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
Barberville Falls – 28 m (92 ft) drop, in the town of Poestenkill in Rensselaer County
Bouck's Falls – 52 m (171 ft), in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County
Bridal Veil Falls – 55 m (180 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls
Buttermilk Falls – Buttermilk Falls State Park
Chittenango Falls – 50.9 m (167 ft), in Madison County
Cohoes Falls – 20 m (66 ft) drop, Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
Eternal Flame Falls – 9.1 m (30 ft) cascade in Chestnut Ridge Park in Erie County; a small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a flame
High Falls – 29 m (95 ft), downtown Rochester
Indian Chimney Falls – 18 m (59 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm in Tompkins County
Ithaca Falls – 46 m (151 ft) cascade, on Fall Creek in Ithaca
Kaaterskill Falls – 53 m (174 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (259 ft), in Greene County
Lucifer Falls – 35 m (115 ft) in Robert H. Treman State Park
Pixley Falls – 15 m (50 ft); Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County
Salmon River Falls – 33.5 m (110 ft) waterfall; Oswego County
Stony Kill Falls – 27 m (89 ft), Ulster County
Taughannock Falls – 66 m (217 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
Trenton Falls – Trenton in Oneida County
Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls – a series of waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
VerKeerderkill Falls – 54.6 m (179 ft) sheer drop
Notable falls higher than 15.3 m (50 ft). See also Category:Waterfalls of North Carolina
Batson Creek Falls – 34 m (112 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County
Bridal Veil Falls – 37 m (121 ft); DuPont State Forest
Connestee Falls – 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County
Corbin Creek Falls – 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
Cullasaja Falls – 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County
Douglas Falls – 21.6 m (71 ft) plunging falls
Dry Falls – 20 m (66 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
Eastatoe Falls – 18 m (59 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman
Glassmine Falls – 271 m (889 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County
Hickory Nut Falls – 124 m (407 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
High Falls – 38 m (125 ft) drop; DuPont State Forest
High Shoals Falls – 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
Linville Falls – 46 m (151 ft) drop over several steps, culminating in a large 45 ft (14 m) drop
Looking Glass Falls – 18 m (59 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County
Mingo Falls – 36.5 m (120 ft) just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Rainbow Falls – 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County
Rainbow Falls – 49 m (161 ft) waterfall in Rutherford County
Setrock Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft) in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
Sliding Rock – 18 m (59 ft) slide used as a natural water slide, near Brevard in Transylvania County
Tory's Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft)
Triple Falls – 38 m (125 ft) drop in three steps
Upper Whitewater Falls – 126 m (413 ft) cascade
Brandywine Falls – 26.2 m (86 ft); Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Northfield
Cuyahoga Falls – namesake of the city of Cuyahoga Falls
Turner Falls – 23 m (75 ft); in multiple steps; in the Arbuckle Mountains
Multnomah Falls – 189 m (620 ft) in two steps of 165 m (541 ft) and 21 m (69 ft), flowing year-round
Toketee Falls – 36 m (118 ft) in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
Watson Falls – 83 m (272 ft) sheer
Willamette Falls – 12 m (39 ft), 1,500 ft (460 m) wide, flowing year-round
Dingmans Falls – 39.6 m (130 ft), Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fulmer Falls – 17 m (56 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
Raymondskill Falls – 32 m (105 ft 0 in) Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Silverthread Falls – 24.3 m (80 ft), Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Rhode Island
Pawtucket Falls
Isaqueena Falls – 100 ft (30 m) cascade, near Walhalla, South Carolina
Kings Creek Falls – 65 ft (20 m) drop, near the Chattooga River
Raven Cliff Falls – 320 ft (98 m) drop, Caesars Head State Park
Whitewater Falls – 200 ft (61 m) "lower" cascade, Oconee County (the larger, "upper" falls are in North Carolina)
Sioux Falls – namesake of the city of Sioux Falls
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
Hamilton Pool Preserve – 50 ft (15 m) high falls drop into the Hamilton Pool
Pedernales Falls State Park
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
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
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)
Comet Falls – 97 m (318 ft)
Depot Creek Falls – 295 m (968 ft)
Green Lake Falls – 298 m (978 ft)
Mazama Falls – 152 m (499 ft)
Palouse Falls – 60 m (200 ft)
Pearl Falls – 122 m (400 ft)
Rainbow Falls – 119.5 m (392 ft)
Rainy Lake Falls – 244 m (801 ft)
Seahpo Peak Falls – about 670 m (2,200 ft)
Snoqualmie Falls – 82 m (269 ft)
Spokane Falls – 44.5 m (146 ft); among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
Sulphide Creek Falls – 665 m (2,182 ft)
Blackwater Falls – 62 ft (19 m) sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
Elakala Falls – Blackwater Canyon
Big Manitou Falls – 50 m (160 ft), Douglas County, highest in Wisconsin
Superior Falls – 27 m (89 ft) on the Montreal River into Lake Superior
Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park, including
Firehole Falls
Gibbon Falls
Kepler Cascades
Tower Fall
Union Falls
Yellowstone Falls – largest falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the lower falls 94 m (308 ft) and the upper falls 33 m (108 ft), plunge type flowing year-round
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
Florence Falls – aboriginal name is Karrimurra
Jim Jim Falls – aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
Tjaynera Falls
Tolmer Falls
Twin Falls – aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
Wangi Falls
Waterfall Creek Falls – aboriginal name is Gunlom Falls; also called UDP Falls
Queensland
Barron Falls
Bilbrough Falls
Blencoe Falls
Bloomfield Falls
Browns Falls
Clamshell Falls
Coomera Falls
Daggs Falls
Davies Creek Falls
Dinner Falls
Herbert River Falls
Josephine Falls
Kearneys Falls
Leichhardt Falls
Malanda Falls
Millaa Millaa Falls
Millstream Falls
Milmilgee Falls
Morans Falls
Murray Falls
Purling Brook Falls
Queen Mary Falls
Simpson Falls
Stoney Creek Falls
Teviot Falls
Tinaroo Falls
Tully Falls
Wallaman Falls – 305 m (1,001 ft) over multiple drops with a 268 m (879 ft) single drop; first or second highest in Australia after Tin Mine Falls
Whites Falls
Wongalee Falls
Yarrbilgong Falls
First Falls in Waterfall Gully – 25m
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
Hopetoun Falls
Nigretta Falls
Silverband Falls – Grampians National Park
Steavenson Falls
Triplet Falls – Great Otway National Park
Wannon Falls
Fautaua Falls
Hawaiian Islands
Akaka Falls – 442 ft (135 m) drop, Hawaiʻi (hereafter meaning the Big Island)
Hanakapiai Falls – 300 ft (91 m) drop, Kauai
Hiilawe Falls – 1,450 ft (440 m) drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaiʻi
Kahiwa Falls – 1,750 ft (530 m) drop, Molokai
Makahiku Falls – 200 ft (61 m) drop, Maui
Oloʻupena Falls – 2,953 ft (900 m) drop, Molokaʻi north shore; 4th highest waterfall in the world
'Opaeka'a Falls – 151 ft (46 m) drop, Kauaʻi east shore
Pu'uka'oku Falls – 2,756 ft (840 m) drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
Rainbow Falls- 80 ft (24 m) drop, Hawaiʻi
Waihīlau Falls – 2,600 ft (790 m) drop, Hawaiʻi
Wailua Falls – 173 ft (53 m) drop, Kauaʻi east shore
New Zealand
Āniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
Bridal Veil Falls – 55 m (180 ft) plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
Browne Falls – cascades 619 m (2,031 ft) or 836 m (2,743 ft), depending on source
Huka Falls
Humboldt Falls
Kitekite Falls – 40 m (130 ft) 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland
Lady Alice Falls – 200 m (660 ft) horsetail in Doubtful Sound
Madonna Falls
Mokau Falls
Mount Damper Falls
Owharoa Falls
Purakaunui Falls
Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
Sutherland Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in New Zealand, at 580 m (1,900 ft)
Tarawera Falls
Wairere Falls – highest in the North Island at 153 m (502 ft)
Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province; highest flow rate in South America
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
Huilo-Huilo Falls
Laja Falls – Spanish: Salto del Laja
Petrohué Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Petrohué
Tequendama Falls – 132 m (433 ft) high; Spanish: Salto del Tequendama; Cundinamarca
Tequendamita Falls
Kaieteur Falls
King Edward VIII Falls
Guaíra Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Guairá; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil-Paraguay border
Monday Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Monday; along the Monday River
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
Angel Falls – 979 m (3,212 ft); Spanish: Salto Ángel; the highest waterfall in the world
Cuquenan Falls – Spanish: Salto Kukenan
Llovizna Falls
Yutaje Falls
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