List of waterfalls

Detian Falls, Karst Hills, Daxing County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province along the border with Vietnam.
Huangguoshu Falls (Yellow-fruit tree), Anshun, Guizhou Province - 74 m (243 ft), 81 m (266 ft) wide
Hukou Falls (The mouth of a pot), borders Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces - 50 metres (160 ft); 30 m (98 ft) wide; second-largest waterfall in China.

[edit] Hong Kong

Ng Tung Chai 30 metres falls that cascades down a cliff in the Tai Mo Shan area
Mirror Pool Waterfall (Chiu Keng Tam Waterfall) near Tai Mei Tuk in Plover Cove Country Park

[edit] East Timor

Bandeira, close to Atsabe

[edit] India

Jog Falls during Monsoon

Vajrai Waterfall during Winter

Main articles: List of waterfalls in India and List of waterfalls in India by height

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Iran

[edit] Japan

Fukuroda Falls - 120 m (390 ft)
Hannoki Falls - The tallest falls in Japan, 497 m (1,631 ft); Only flows from April to July.
Kegon Falls - 97 m (318 ft) infamous for suicides
Nachi Falls - Well known falls in Japan, 133 m (436 ft)
Nunobiki Falls - 120 m (390 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
Shindō Falls - 83 m (272 ft) high, and, after rain, large in volume
Shōmyō Falls - The tallest year-round waterfall in Japan, at 349 m (1,145 ft)

[edit] Korea

The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, South Korea

[edit] Kyrgyzstan

[edit] Laos

Khone Phapeng - Southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume

[edit] Malaysia

Berkelah falls
Cemerung Falls
Chiling waterfalls
Gabai Falls
Kanching Falls
Kota Tinggi Waterfalls
Lata Kinjang Falls
Lata Tembakah Falls
Mahua Waterfall
Maliau Falls
Sekayu Falls
Kadamaian Falls - Tallest waterfall in South East Asia.
Takob Akob Falls

[edit] Mongolia

Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall - 20 m drop. On a tributary of the Orkhon River.

[edit] Nepal

[edit] Philippines

Busay Falls
Camaya Falls-3
Daranak Falls
Dodiongan Falls
Hinulugan Taktak
Kabigan Falls
Limunsudan Falls
Maria Cristina Falls
Mantayupan Falls
Tinago Falls
Pagsanjan Falls
Mainit Falls
Tinuy-an Falls
Vera Falls
Palali Falls
Pinsal Falls-Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur
Hikong Alu, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Hikong Bente, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Hikong Blebel, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Hikong Lowig, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Hikong K'fo, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Hikong Ukol, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
Hikong Tonok, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

[edit] Singapore

Jurong Falls

[edit] Sri Lanka

Main articles: List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka and List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka by height

Aberdeen Falls
Baker's Falls
Bambarakanda Falls - highest in Sri Lanka 263 m high
Bopath Ella
Devon Falls
Diyaluma Falls - most famous in Sri Lanka 220 m high
Dunhinda Falls
Ravana Falls
St.Clairs Falls - The widest waterfall in Sri Lanka.
Duvili Falls- in balangoda
Kiridi Falls- in Palmadulla (about 5km since Palmadulla,Kuttapitiya road)
Poona ella Falls- in Nuwara Eliya ( on the way,since Nuwara Eliya to Kandy road )
Ramboda Falls- in Nuwara Eliya (on the way,since Nuwara Eliya to Kandy road )

[edit] Taiwan

Shifen waterfall - Largest waterfall in Taiwan, 40 meters in width.
Jiao Lung Waterfall - Tallest waterfall in Taiwan with 600 m drop.

[edit] Thailand

[edit] Vietnam

Dam Ri Waterfall - 90 meters
Xung Khoeng Waterfall - 40 meters
Ban Gioc Waterfall - 30 meters
Pongour waterfall, near Đà Lạt^[1]
Prenn Waterfall, Đà Lạt
Pong Gua Falls
Thac Voi (Elephant Waterfall) - Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province

[edit] Europe

Dettifoss in northern Iceland. Considered to be the most powerful in Europe

[edit] Austria

Krimmler Wasserfälle - 340 m

[edit] Armenia

Shaqi Waterfalls-high 18m
Trchkan Waterfalls-high 25,5 mriver Chichkhan
Tcopq Waterfalls-high 84m, river Jermuk
Gegharoti Waterfalls
Khosrov waterfalls river Goght
Ambert waterfalls
Aghstev waterfalls
Worotan waterfalls
Lalvar waterfalls
Herher waterfalls
Mantash waterfalls
Amasia waterfalls

[edit] Belgium

Coo Waterfalls - 15 m

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kravica Waterfalls- wide 100 m,high 25 m
Pliva Waterfall - 20 m (65 ft)
Skakavac Waterfall - 98 m
Skakavac in Perucica forest - 75 m

[edit] Bulgaria

Full list images and description of all waterfalls in Bulgaria

Raysko Praskalo - highest in the Balkans, 124.5 m
Borov Kamak
Babsko Praskalo - 54 m
Boyanski Vodopad (Boyana Waterfall)
Skakavitsa - 70 m

[edit] Croatia

Bilušića buk - 19,6 m
Brljanski slap - 15,5 m
Rošnjak - 8,4 m
Miljacka(Krka) - 23,8 m
Roški slap - 27 m
Manojlovac - 60 m
Skradinski Buk - 45.7 m (all on river Krka)
Plitvice Lakes - with highest waterfall in Croatia, 78 m

[edit] Czech Republic

The highest waterfall in the Czech republic - Pančava waterfall.

Pančavský vodopád (Pančava Waterfall) - the highest waterfall in the Czech republic, Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 148 m
Horní Úpský vodopád (Horni Upa Waterfall) - the highest altitude of all Czech waterfalls, Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 129 m
Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava Waterfall) - Krkonoše, Giant Mountains, 122 m
Rudické propadání (Rudice Sink) - subterranean, in a karst cave, Moravský kras (Moravian Karst), 90 m
Dvorský vodopád (Dvorsky Waterfall) - Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 68 m
Dolní Úpský vodopád (Dolni Upa Waterfall) - Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 45 m
Labský vodopád(Elbe Waterfall) - Krkonoše (Giant Mountains), 35 m
Velký Štolpich - Jizerské hory (Jizera Mountains), 30 m
Vysoký vodopád (High Waterfall) - Hrubý Jeseník, 28 m
Kýšovický vodopád (Kýšovice Waterfall) - Krušné hory (Ore Mountains), 26 m

[edit] Estonia

[edit] Finland

Pihtsusköngäs is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Finland.

Hepoköngäs, Finland

Auttiköngäs
Fiellun putous
Hepoköngäs
Jyrävä
Kitsiputous - Probably the highest one in Finland
Kiutaköngäs
Koivuköngäs
Komulanköngäs
Korkeakoski
Pihtsusköngäs - Probably the highest free-falling one in Finland with 17 meters.

[edit] France

[edit] Germany

Amsel Falls (near Rathen, Saxony) - 10 m
Röthbach Waterfall - 470 m (1,540 ft)
Seebach Waterfall (de:Oytal near Oberstdorf) - 300 m (980 ft)
Zipfelsbach Waterfall (de:Hinterstein) - 300 m (980 ft)
Königsbach Waterfall (Königssee-Ostufer) - 200 m (660 ft)
Königshütte Waterfall in Königshütte, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony - 10 m
Kuhflucht Waterfall (Farchant - 200 m (660 ft)
Staubfall (Ruhpolding) - 200 m (660 ft)
Waterfall at Soiernsee (Mittenwald) - 200 m (660 ft)
Waterfall at Ristfeuchthorn (Schneizlreuth) - 200 m (660 ft)
Triberg Waterfalls (River Gutach in Triberg) - 163 m (535 ft)
Dietersbach Waterfall (near Oberstdorf) - 150 m (490 ft)

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Iceland

Main article: Waterfalls of Iceland

Aldeyjarfoss
Barnafoss
Dettifoss - most powerful in Europe
Fjallfoss
Gjáin
Glymur - tallest waterfall in Iceland at 198 m (650 ft)
Goðafoss
Gljufrafoss
Gullfoss
Hafragilfoss
Háifoss
Hengifoss
Hraunfossar
Ófærufoss
Selfoss
Seljalandsfoss
Skógafoss
Svartifoss

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

Cascate del Dardagna
Cascata del Fiumelatte
Cascate del Rio Verde
Cascate del Serio
Cascata del Toce
Cascata delle Marmore (tallest man-made waterfall in the world)

[edit] Latvia

Abavas rumba
Ventas rumba (the widest waterfall in Europe—120 m, but it is not high—2.3 m)

[edit] Republic of Macedonia

Korab Waterfall, Republic of Macedonia

[edit] Montenegro

Grulja Waterfall (15m high)

[edit] Norway

[edit] Poland

Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza - High Tatras

[edit] Portugal

Cascata da Ribeira Grande (Fajãzinha, Azores) - 300 m (tallest of around 20 waterfalls at this location, some falling into the sea)
Cascata de Fisgas do Ermelo - 200 m
Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau (Fajã Grande) - 90 m
Frecha da Mizarela - 75 m
Água Cai d`Alto - 60 m
Faia da Água Alta - 35 m
Pitões das Júnias - 30+ m
Peneda - 30 m
Cascata das 25 Fontes (25 Fontes Falls) (Madeira) - 30 m
Cabreia - 25 m
Pulo do Lobo - 20+ m
Fraga da Pena - 20 m
Açude de Valverde - 6+ m
Vale do Muro - S. Jorge da Beira - 4,23 m

[edit] Russia

Kivach - 10.7 m
Talnikovy Vodopad - 482 m

[edit] Serbia

White Drin Waterfall (in Kosovo)

[edit] Slovakia

Batizovské Vodopád - High Tatras
Biely Potok Vodopád - Slovenský raj
Hviezdoslav Vodopád (15 m) - High Tatras
Kmeť Vodopád (80 m) - High Tatras
Obrovský Vodopád (20 m) - High Tatras
Studený Potok Vodopád - High Tatras
Skok Vodopád - High Tatras
Vajanský Vodopád (30 m) - High Tatras
Šutovsky Vodopád- One of the falls most sought by tourists

[edit] Slovenia

Čedca (highest waterfall in Slovenia - 130 m)
Klonte Falls
Lehnjak Falls
Rinka Falls
Waterfalls of Triglav national park
Mostnice Falls
Peričnik Falls
Savica Falls

[edit] Spain

[edit] Sweden

Njupeskär (125 m)
Västanåfallet (90 m)
Fettjeåfallet (60 m)
Hällingsåfallet (43 m)
Tännforsen (38 m)
Styggforsen (36 m)
Trollhättefallen (32 m)
Hallamölla (23 m)
Ristafallet (14 m)

[edit] Switzerland

The Rhine Falls, largest in Europe

Rhine Falls - Schaffhausen (largest waterfall in Europe (150 m wide, 23 m high)
Engstligen Falls - Adelboden
Giessbach Falls - Brienz
Reichenbach Falls - Meiringen
Seerenbach Falls - Amden
Staubbach Falls - Lauterbrunnen
Trümmelbach Falls - Lauterbrunnen

[edit] Turkey

Düden Waterfall Karstic System (Antalya)
Göksu Waterfall (Sivas)
Gürlevik Waterfalls (Erzincan)
Harbiye Waterfall (Hatay)
Kapuzbaşı Waterfall in Kayseri
Kursunlu Waterfall (Antalya)
Manavgat Waterfall in Antalya
Muradiye Waterfall in Van
Tarsus Waterfall (Tarsus) in Mersin
Tortum Waterfall (Erzurum)

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom

[edit] England

Cautley Spout - highest waterfall in England, located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Gaping Gill - "highest" unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling 110 m from the surface into an underground cavern
High Force - impressive and much-visited waterfall in England
Low Force - downstream from High Force
Hardraw Force - highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
Cauldron Snout - upstream from High Force, and at 200 feet (61 m) one of England's highest
Lydford Gorge - spectacular narrow gorge, with the 100 ft (30 m) high White Lady Waterfall
Canonteign Falls - artificial 220 ft (67 m) high waterfall in Devon, part of some Victorian pleasure grounds
Aira Force - 20 metre fall at Ullswater in the Lake District
Kisdon Force - In Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
East Gill Force - In Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Aysgarth Falls - In Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
Wain Wath Force - In Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
Moss Force - In the Newlands Valley in the Lake District
Mallyan Spout- In Goathlands in the North Yorkshire Moors

[edit] Northern Ireland

Glenariff

[edit] Scotland

Eas a' Chual Aluinn - 200 m (658 ft), highest waterfall in United Kingdom
Steall Waterfall - 120 m 2nd highest waterfall in United Kingdom

[edit] Wales

Aber Falls
Aberdulais Falls - powering Europe's largest hydro-electric waterwheel
Devil's Appendix (waterfall)
Henrhyd Waterfall
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Swallow Falls

[edit] Ukraine

Main article: Waterfalls of Ukraine

Uchan-su - 98 m, highest waterfall in Ukraine
Kamianka waterfall is in Lviv Oblast part of Bieszczady Mountains
Shipot waterfall in the Carpathian Mountains where an annual festival is held with the same name.

Bukhtivets
Djur-Djur
Dhzurla
Gurkalo
Kamianka
Maniava
Rusilivski
Shipot
Skakunok
Uchan-su
Vygoda

[edit] America

[edit] North America

[edit] Belize

Big Rock Falls 150-foot (46 m) in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the Cayo District

[edit] Canada

Niagara Falls

Main article: List of waterfalls of Canada

Alexander Falls, Callaghan Valley, near Whistler, British Columbia
Athabasca Falls, Jasper National Park, Alberta (24 m)
Bow Glacier Falls, Alberta in Banff National Park
Brandywine Falls, near Whistler, British Columbia
Bridal Veil Falls (also called Bridal Falls) near Rosedale, British Columbia
Canim Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, South Cariboo region, British Columbia
Churchill Falls, Labrador 245 ft (75 m)
Crescent Falls, Alberta, on the David Thompson Highway; 25 meters (82 ft)
Crown Lake Falls, Marble Canyon, British Columbia
Dawson Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Della Falls, British Columbia - 440 m (1,443 ft)
Elk Falls, near Campbell River, British Columbia
Emperor Falls, British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park
Englishman River Falls, near Nanaimo, British Columbia
Eugenia Falls, in Grey County, ON
Helen Falls - Lady Evelyn River, Ontario (highest waterfall on the Lady Evelyn River)
Helmcken Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Horseshoe Falls, Ontario - part of Niagara Falls, with a 53 m (173 ft) drop
Horseshoe Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Hunlen Falls, South Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, British Columbia
Inglis Falls - Owen Sound, Ontario
Kakabeka Falls - Thunder Bay, Ontario
Keyhole Falls, the largest waterfall along the Lillooet River in British Columbia.
Little Qualicum Falls, near Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Mahood Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Majerus Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
McDiarmid Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
McDougall Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Meadow Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Montmorency Falls, Quebec - 83 m (272 ft)
Moul Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Nairn Falls, near Pemberton, British Columbia
Pissing Mare Falls, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, with a drop of 350 m (1,148 ft)
Ram Falls, Alberta, on Alberta Highway 734
Shannon Falls, near Squamish, British Columbia
Spahats Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia
Sunwapta Falls, Jasper National Park, Alberta
Takakkaw Falls, British Columbia - Yoho National Park
Tews Falls- Hamilton, Ontario, with a drop of 41 m, just 11 m short of the height of Niagara's Horseshoe Falls.
Tsusiat Falls, Pacific Rim National Park, near Clo-oose, British Columbia
Twin Falls, British Columbia - Yoho National Park
Virginia Falls - Nahanni River, NWT
Wilberforce Falls - Hood River, NWT

[edit] Costa Rica

[edit] Greenland

Qorlortorsuaq

[edit] Guatemala

[edit] Guadeloupe

Carbet Falls

[edit] Jamaica

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Saint Lucia

Sault Falls

[edit] United States

Havasu Falls, Arizona

American Falls, New York

[edit] Alaska

Main article: List of waterfalls of Alaska

[edit] Alabama

DeSoto Falls – 31.7 m (104 ft)
Noccalula Falls - 27 m (90 ft), Gadsden
Little River Falls - 14 m (45 ft)
High Falls - 18 m (55 ft)

[edit] Arkansas

Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – 64 m (209 ft) sheer
Petit Jean Falls – 21.5 m (70 ft) vertical in Petit Jean State Park
Eden Falls [1]– 16 m (53 ft) vertical in Lost Valley
Glory Hole [2]– 9.5 m (31 ft) hole through bluff

[edit] Arizona

Havasu Falls – 37 m (120 ft)
Mooney Falls – 60 m (196 ft)
Grand Falls Of The Little Colorado River - 56 m (185 ft)
Winn Falls – 120.7 m (396 ft)

[edit] California

Bonita Falls – 152 m (500 ft) while flowing
Bridalveil Fall – 189 m (620 ft) sheer when flowing
Burney Falls – 39 m (129 ft), spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
Chilnualna Falls – 210 m (690 ft)
Darwin Falls – 24 m (80 ft), split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
Feather Falls – 125 m (410 ft)
McWay Falls – 24 m (80 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 (1612 ft) when flowing
Silver Strand Falls – 175 m (574 ft) when flowing
Three Chute Falls - 24 m (80 ft) on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
Vernal Fall - 97 m (317 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
Yosemite Falls – generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round
Alamere Falls

[edit] Colorado

Chama Falls (upper Chama Basin ) -244 m (800 ft) Colorado's actual highest waterfall, but you will never see it listed as such.
Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride) - 111 m (365 ft)
Fish Creek Falls – 85 m (280 ft)
Seven Falls – 55 m (181 ft)
Zapata Falls – 9 m (30 ft)

[edit] Florida

Falling Waters Falls - 22.3 m (73 ft). Tallest waterfall in Florida. Unusual cascade that drops from limestone outcropping into a sinkhole.

[edit] Georgia

Amicalola Falls - 222 m (729 ft)
Anna Ruby Falls – 47 m (153 ft) on the Curtis Creek side
Cascade Falls - 183 m (600 ft) cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m (262 ft).
Cochrans Falls - 183 m (600 ft) cascade.
DeSoto Falls - the upper falls drop about 200 ft (60 m), the middle falls about 80 ft (24 m) and the lower falls cascade about 20 ft 6 m)
Dick's Creek Falls - 18 m (60 ft) sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
Dukes Creek Falls – 46 m (150 ft)
Estatoah Falls - several hundred feet, exact height not known
Holcomb Creek Falls - 37 m (120 ft)
Minnehaha Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft)
Toccoa Falls – 56 m (186 ft) sheer drop

[edit] Hawaii

Main article: #Hawaiian Islands

[edit] Idaho

[edit] Kentucky

Cumberland Falls - 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
Bad Branch Falls - 60 ft drop over sandstone cliffs.
Gabe's Branch Falls - 20 ft drop in Harlan County.
Quadrule Falls - 12 ft drop in the Wild River in Harlan County.

[edit] Maryland

Cunningham Falls – 26 m (78 ft), cascading waterfall
Great Falls (Potomac River) - 16 m (76 ft), cascading waterfall
Kilgore Falls - 5 m (17 ft),free-falling
Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (53 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland

[edit] Massachusetts

Bash Bish Falls - 61 m (200 ft), The falls are made up of a series of cascades with the final cascade being split into twin falls by a jutting rock, dropping in an 80-foot (24 m) "V" over boulders to a serene pool below.

[edit] Michigan

Agate Falls – 12 m (40 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
Alger Falls - on the Anna River
Algonquin Falls - on the Black River
Bond Falls – 15 m (50 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
Bridal Veil Falls – 30 m (100 ft) slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Chapel Falls – 9 m (30 ft) cascades in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Chippewa Falls - 3 m (10 ft) on the Black River
Douglass Houghton Falls - 30 m (100 ft)
Eagle River Falls – 18 m (60 ft) on a dam
Gorge Falls – 6.1 m (20 ft) on the Black River
Great Conglomerate Falls – 9 m (30 ft) on the Black River
Horseshoe Falls - 3 m (10 ft) on the Anna River
Hungarian Falls – 15 m (50 ft) group of many waterfalls on the Hungarian River
Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m (100 ft)
Mackinac Falls - 30 m (100 ft) drowned falls east of Arch Rock
Manabezho Falls – 8 m (25 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
Manido Falls – 4.3 m (15 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
Miners Falls – 12 m (40 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Mosquito Falls – 3.0 m (10 ft) in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Munising Falls – 15 m (50 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Narrows Falls - on the Black River
Nawadaha Falls – 4.3 m (15 ft) on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
Ocqueoc Falls – 3.0 m (10 ft) only waterfall of importance in the Lower Peninsula
O-kun-de-Kun Falls – 9 m (30 ft)
Potawatomi Falls – 12 m (40 ft) on the Black River
Rainbow Falls – 13.9 m (45 ft) on the Black River
Sable Falls – 4.3 m (15 ft) in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Sandstone Falls – 8 m (25 ft) on the Black River
Spray Falls – 21.6 m (70 ft) sheer drop into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Sturgeon Falls - 4.6 m (15 ft) on the Sturgeon River
Tahquamenon Falls, Lower - on the Tahquamenon River
Tahquamenon Falls, Upper – 15 m (50 ft) drop, 61 m (200 ft) wide on the Tahquamenon River
Wagner Falls

[edit] Minnesota

Gooseberry Falls on Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior.
High Falls of the Pigeon River - 37 m (120 ft) waterfall Grand Portage State Park, Minnesota and Pigeon River Provincial Park, Ontario on the U.S.-Canada Border
Minnehaha Falls – 16 m (53 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
Hidden Falls - located in Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, Minnesota.
Pickwick Falls - located in Pickwick Village, Minnesota.
Vermillion Falls - located in Hastings, Minnesota.
Cannon Falls - located in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
Minneopa Falls - located in Mankato, Minnesota.

[edit] Missouri

Marvel Cave - 50 ft (15 m) subterranean waterfall, plus others
Mina Sauk Falls – 132 ft (40 m), highest waterfall in Missouri

[edit] Montana

Rainbow Falls – 13 m (47 ft), 1,320 feet (400 m) wide, flows controlled by Rainbow Dam

[edit] New Hampshire

Amoskeag Falls, New Hampshire

Acworth Gorge – 18 m (60 ft), on the Cold River
Amoskeag Falls – 15 m (50 ft), on the Merrimack River
Arethusa Falls – 54 m (176 ft), on Bemis Brook
Beaver Brook Falls – 30 m (100 ft), on Beaver Brook
Cascading Falls – on Pond Brook
Crystal Cascade – 24 m (80 ft), on the Cutler River
Crystal Falls – 17 m (55 ft), on Phillips Brook
Diana's Baths – 23 m (75 ft), on Lucy Brook
Dixville Flume – 5 m (18 ft), on Flume Brook
Flume Cascade – 91 m (300 ft), in Crawford Notch State Park
Garfield Falls – 12 m (40 ft), on the East Branch Dead Diamond River
Glen Ellis Falls – 20 m (64 ft), on the Ellis River
Huntington Cascades – 21 m (68 ft), on Cascade Brook
Jackson Falls – 30 m (100 ft), on Wildcat Brook
Kedron Flume – 46 m (150 ft), on Kedron Brook
Ripley Falls – 33 m (108 ft), on Avalanche Brook
Rocky Gorge – 4 m (12 ft) on the Swift River
Sabbaday Falls – 12 m (40 ft), on Sabbaday Brook
Silver Cascade – 195 m (640 ft), a series of waterfalls in Crawford Notch State Park
Thompson Falls – 46 m (150 ft), on Thompson Brook

[edit] New Jersey

Great Falls (Passaic River) - 23 m (77 ft) drop. located in Paterson, New Jersey.

[edit] New York

American Falls - part of Niagara Falls with a drop of 52 m (170 ft), flowing year-round
Buttermilk Falls - 4.8 m (16 ft) located in Schaghticoke, NY along the Tomhannock Creek.
Cohoes Falls - 20 m (65 ft) drop
High Falls - 29 m (96 ft), located in downtown Rochester, New York
Indian Chimney Falls - 18 m (60 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm
Kaaterskill Falls - 53 m (175 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (260 ft)
Lucifer Falls - 35 m (115 ft) waterfall located in Robert H. Treman State Park
Taughannock Falls - 66 m (215 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
VerKeerderkill Falls - 54.6 m (180 ft) sheer drop
Buttermilk Falls, located in Buttermilk Falls State Park
Salmon River Falls, with a 110-foot (34 m) drop, is located in the town of Orwell, Oswego County, New York State. (The "Salmon River Falls Unique Area" is a 112-acre (0.45 km²) parcel maintained around it for recreational purposes.)

[edit] North Carolina

Batson Creek Falls - 34 m (110 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County, NC.
Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest) - 37 m (120 ft) waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest in North Carolina.
Bridal Veil Falls (Macon County) - 13.9 m (45 ft) drop directly next to U.S. Highway 64 in Macon County, NC.
Bull Cove Falls - 12.1 m (45 ft) 2-tiered cascade in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness
Buttermilk Falls (North Carolina) - a sliding falls near Rosman
Cascade Falls (Falls Creek) - 15 m (50 ft) sliding cascade. Also called "The Cascades".
Connestee Falls - 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County, NC.
Corbin Creek Falls - 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
Courthouse Falls - 12 m (40 ft) waterfall near Devil's Courthouse Mountain.
Cullasaja Falls - 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County, NC
Douglas Falls - 21.6 m (70 ft) plunging falls.
Dry Falls - 20 m (65 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
Eastatoe Falls - 18 m (60 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman.
Glassmine Falls - 271 m (800 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Hickory Nut Falls - 124 m (404 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock Park
Hidden Falls - 3.7 m (12 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park
High Falls (DuPont State Forest) - 38 m (125 ft) drop.
High Shoals Falls - 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
Hooker Falls - 4 m (14 ft) drop, seen in Last of the Mohicans
Key Falls - 15 m (50 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County.
Linville Falls - 46 m (150 ft) drop over several steps, culminating in a large 45 ft (14 m) drop
Looking Glass Falls - 18 m (60 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County.
Lower Cascades - 11 m (35 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
McGalliard Falls - 12 m (40 ft) cascade in a city park in Valdese, North Carolina
Mitchell Falls - 8 m (25 ft) slide in Yancey County
Moravian Falls - 13 m (42 ft) cascade in Wilkes County
Moore Cove Falls - 15 m (50 ft) drop
Quarry Falls (Macon County) - 4.3 m (15 ft) cascade on the Cullasaja River
Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River) - 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River.
Rainbow Falls (Rutherford County) - 160 ft (49 m) waterfall
Roaring Fork Falls - 13.9 m (45 ft) falls in the Pisgah National Forest - height disputed
Setrock Creek Falls - 17 m (55 ft) in the Pisgah National Forest, height disputed
Slick Rock Falls - 9 m (30 ft) plunge falls near Brevard in Transylvania County
Sliding Rock - 18 m (60 ft) slide used as a natural water slide, located near Brevard in Transylvania County
Tory's Falls - 30.5 m (100 ft)
Triple Falls - 38 m (125 ft) drop in three steps.
Turtleback Falls - 6.1 m (20 ft) slide and plunge on the Horsepasture River
Upper Cascades - 8 m (25 ft) cascades at Hanging Rock State Park
Upper Whitewater Falls - 126 m (411 ft) cascade
Walker Falls - 13.9 m (45 ft) cascade next to Forest Road 74 in Buncombe County. The parking area for Douglas Falls is further down this road.
Window Falls - 8.3 m (27 ft) falls at Hanging Rock State Park

[edit] Oklahoma

Turner Falls – 23 m (77 ft) in multiple steps, located in the Arbuckle Mountains

[edit] Oregon

There are hundreds of waterfalls in Oregon. Some of the more notable include:

Multnomah Falls – 189 m (620 ft) in two steps of 165 m and 21 m (542 ft then 69 ft), flowing year-round.
Toketee Falls – 36 m (120 ft) in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
Watson Falls – 83 m (272 ft) sheer
Willamette Falls – 12 m (40 ft), 1500 ft (460 m) wide, flowing year-round
Punch Bowl Falls
South Falls - 54 m (177 ft) South Falls is the second largest waterfall in Silver Falls State Park, which includes 14 other waterfalls too.

[edit] Pennsylvania

Dingmans Falls - 39.6 m (130 ft), at Dingmans Falls Visitor Center
Fulmer Falls - 17 m (55 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
Raymondskill Falls 32 m (105 ft), in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Silverthread Falls - 24.3 m (80 ft), at Dingmans Falls Visitor Center

[edit] South Carolina

Isaqueena Falls
Kings Creek Falls ~65 ft (20 m) drop, located near the Chatooga River
Raven Cliff Falls - 121 m (398 ft) drop, located in Caesar's Head State Park
Lower Whitewater Falls

[edit] South Dakota

Bridal Veil Falls - located in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota.
Cascade Falls - located in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Roughlock Falls - located in Savoy, South Dakota.
Sioux Falls - located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Spearfish Falls - located in Savoy, South Dakota.

[edit] Tennessee

Bald River Falls - Little known, but breathtaking falls in Monroe County.
Burgess Falls - 41 m (136 ft) drop, located in Burgess Falls State Park
Fall Creek Falls - 78 m (256 ft) drop, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River

[edit] Texas

Falls at Hamilton Pool Preserve

[edit] Utah

Bridal Veil Falls – 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall
Calf Creek Falls
Stewart Falls

[edit] Virginia

Cascades - 69 ft (21 m), this waterfall is near Pembroke in Giles County; the creek, Little Stony, originates in Mountain Lake and flows into the New River
Crabtree Falls - 366 m (1,200 ft), this cascading waterfall features a drop of 122 m (400 ft); it is the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi River and has the tallest single drop east of the Mississippi River

[edit] Washington

Angeline Falls - 137m (450 ft)
Berdeen Falls – 259 m (850 ft)
Blum Basin Falls - 512m (1,680 ft)
Boston Creek Falls- 496m (1,627 ft)
Bridal Veil Falls – 404 m (1,328 ft)
Comet Falls - 97 m (320 ft)
Depot Creek Falls- 295 m (967 ft)
Green Lake Falls – 298 m (979 ft)
Mazama Falls - 152 m (500 ft)
Morning Star Falls- 402m (1,320 ft)
Palouse Falls - 60 m (198 ft)
Pearl Falls - 122 m (400 ft)
Rainbow Falls, Stehekin, North Cascades National Park – 312 feet (95 m), flowing year round
Rainy Lake Falls - 244 m (800 ft)
Seahpo Peak Falls- about 670m (2,200 ft)
Silver Lake Falls - 648m (2,128 ft)
Snoqualmie Falls – 82 m (268 ft)
Sulphide Creek Falls – 665 m (2,182 ft)

[edit] West Virginia

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

[edit] Wisconsin

Big Manitou Falls - 165 ft (50 m). in Douglas County
Brownstone Falls - 30 ft (9.1 m) in Ashland County
Copper Falls - 40 ft (12 m) in Ashland County
Foster Falls - 25 ft (7.6 m) in Iron County
Little Manitou Falls - 30 ft (9.1 m) in Douglas County
Morgan Falls - 80–100 ft in Ashland County
Peterson Falls - 35 ft (11 m) in Iron County
Potato Falls - 90 ft (27 m) in Iron County
Saxon Falls - 90 ft (27 m) in Iron County
Superior Falls - 27 m (90 ft) on the Montreal River into Lake Superior

[edit] Wyoming

Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park, including
- Firehole Falls - Yellowstone National Park
- Gibbon Falls - Yellowstone National Park
- Kepler Cascades - Yellowstone National Park
- Tower Fall - Yellowstone National Park
- Union Falls - Yellowstone National Park
- Yellowstone Falls – largest falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the lower falls 94 m (308 ft) and the upper falls 33 m (109 ft), plunge type flowing year-round

[edit] South America

Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil.

Laja Falls, Chile

Gocta Waterfall, in Peru

[edit] Argentina

Iguazu Falls

[edit] Brazil

Cachoeira da Fumaça (Chapada Diamantina, Bahia) 340 m
Guaira Falls (Sete Quedas) - on the Brazil-Paraguay border
Iguazu Falls
Cascata de Sete Lagoas (Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais)
Tabuleiro Falls
Cachoeira do El Dorado- The highest waterfall in Brazil at a height of 353 m

[edit] Chile

[edit] Colombia

Salto del Tequendama - Cundinamarca 132m high
Salto de Bordones - Huila
Salto del Mortiño - Huila

[edit] Guyana

[edit] Paraguay

Guaira Falls (Sete Quedas) - on the Brazil-Paraguay border

[edit] Peru

[edit] Venezuela

Angel Falls - the highest waterfall in the world, at 979 metres (3,211.94 ft)
Cuquenan Falls
Llovizna Falls
Para Falls
Yutaje Falls

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

Apsley Falls, Walcha, New South Wales

Main article: List of waterfalls of Australia

[edit] New South Wales

Apsley Falls
Carrington Falls
Ebor Falls
Ellenborough Falls Australia's third tallest waterfall, 160m single drop.
Fitzroy Falls
Wentworth Falls
Wollomombi Falls Australia's second highest waterfall, 220m combined drop.
Belmore Falls

[edit] Northern Territory

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

Wallaman Falls, Queensland

[edit] Queensland

Barron Falls
Blencoe Falls
Bloomfield Falls
Browns Falls
Clamshell Falls
Coomera Falls
Daggs Falls
Davies Creek Falls
Goomoolahra Falls
Herbert River Falls
Josephine Falls
Jourama Falls
Kearneys Falls
Leichhardt Falls
Milla Milla Falls
Millstream Falls
Milmilgee Falls
Morans Falls
Murray Falls
Purlingbrook Falls
Queen Mary Falls
Simpson Falls
Stoney Creek Falls
Teviot Falls
Tinaroo Falls
Tully Falls
Twin Falls
Wallaman Falls Australia's tallest waterfall, nearly 300m
Whites Falls
Wongalee Falls
Yarrbilgong Falls

[edit] South Australia

First Falls in Waterfall Gully, 25m

[edit] Tasmania

[edit] Victoria

Hopetoun Falls, Victoria, Australia

[edit] Hawaiian Islands

Akaka Falls, Hawaii

Akaka Falls - 442 ft (135 m) drop, Island of Hawaiʻi
Hiilawe Waterfall, Waipio Valley, Island of Hawaiʻi - 1300 foot (396 m) drop Island of Hawaiʻi
Kahiwa Falls - 1,750 ft (530 m)
Kahuna Falls
Makahiku Falls - 200 ft (61m)
Makamaka'ole Falls
Olo'upena Falls - 2,953 foot (900 m) total drop. Molokaʻi north shore. Fourth tallest waterfall in the world.
'Opaeka'a Falls - 151-foot (46 m) drop. Kauaʻi east shore.
Papalaua Falls
Rainbow Falls
Umauma Falls
Waihīlau Falls - 2,600-foot (790 m) drop, Island of Hawaiʻi
Waihilau Falls
Wailua Falls - 173-foot (53 m) drop. Kauaʻi east shore.
Waipoo Falls

[edit] New Zealand

Lady Alice Falls - 200m horsetail in Doubtful Sound
Bridal Veil Falls - 55m plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
Aniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
Browne Falls - cascades 619 m or 836 m (depending on source)
Haruru Falls
Huka Falls
Humboldt Falls
Madonna Falls
Mauku Falls
Mokau Falls
Owharoa Falls
Mount Damper Falls
Palisade Falls
Purakaunui Falls
Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
Stirling Falls
Sutherland Falls - usually regarded as the highest waterfall in New Zealand, at 580 m
Tarawera Falls
Wairere Falls - highest in the North Island at 153 m

[edit] French Polynesia

[edit] Tahiti

Fachoda Falls

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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