List of waterfalls
Appearance
This is a list of waterfalls of the world by continent. See also List of waterfalls by height, List of waterfalls by flow rate and List of waterfalls by type.
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Africa
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Angola
- Kalandula Falls, second largest in Africa
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls)
- Inga Falls
- Livingstone Falls
- Lofoi Falls
Central African Republic
Chad
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Mali
Morocco
Namibia
South Africa
Northern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
- Howick Falls
- Tugela Falls - 947 m (3,110 ft) highest waterfall in Africa, second highest in the world.
- Ncandu Falls
Mpumalanga
- Berlin Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls (Mpumalanga), near Sabie
- Lisbon Falls
- Long Tom Waterfall
- Lone Creek Falls, near Sa
- Mac-Mac Falls
- Horseshoe Falls (Mpumalanga), near Sabie
- Sabie Falls, near Sabie
Uganda
Zambia
- Kalambo Falls
- Ngonye Falls
- Nyambezi Falls
- Kalambo Falls
- Jadbabaie Falls
- Oribuyce Falls
- Likier Falls
- Murkhana Falls
- Tarmwela Falls
- Phenyalainine Falls
- Sinha Falls
- Mattessicia Falls
- Loscalza Falls
- Dagna Falls
- Kundalila Falls
- Lumwanga Falls
- Ntumbachi Falls
- Chimpolo Falls
- Chishimba Falls
- Chimpepe Falls
- Kabweluma Falls
- Mutumuna Falls
- Mumbuluma Falls
- Kudabwika Falls
- Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
- Mutarazi Falls
- Victoria Falls - widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world
Eurasia
Asia
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Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
- 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.
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
East Timor
India
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- Abbey Falls
- Adyanpara Falls
- Athirappilly Falls
- Burude Falls
- Chachai Falls
- Chunchanakatte Falls
- Dudhsagar Falls
- Duduma Falls
- Gersoppa Falls
- Godchinamalaki Falls
- Gokak Falls
- Hebbe Falls
- Hogenakal Falls
- Irupu Falls
- Jog Falls
- Jonha Falls
- Lodh Falls
- Payarka Falls
- Rajdari Falls
- Khandadhar Falls
- Kallatti Falls
- Kiliyur Falls
- Kutralam Falls
- Magod Falls
- Manikyandhara Falls
- Meenmutty Falls
- Meenvallam Falls
- Mawsmai Falls
- Mutyalamaduvu Falls
- Nohkalikai Falls
- Sivanasamudram Falls
- Shimsha Falls
- Satoddi Falls
- Thalaiyar Falls
- Thoovanam Falls
- Unchalli (Lushington) Falls
- Varapoha Falls
- Vazhachal Falls
- Vibhooti Falls
- Watehalla Falls
Indonesia
- Bantimurung Waterfall
- Curug Cilember
- Curug Sewu
- Coban Rondo Waterfall
- Grojogan Sewu waterfall
- Madakaripura Waterfall
- Sendang Gila waterfall
- Sipisopiso Waterfall
- Bhedaghat waterfall
- Gitgit waterfall
Iran
- Abshar Doughoolo (Twin Falls)
- Atashgah Falls
- Bahram Beigy Waterfall
- Bisheh Falls
- Boll Waterfall
- Ganjnameh Waterfall
- Golestan Falls
- Lar Waterfall
- Margoon Waterfall
- Masoule Falls
- Semirom Falls
- Shalmash Falls
- Shekarab waterfall
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)
Korea
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Cheonjeyeon_Waterfall_1.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
- Khone Phapeng - Southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume
Malaysia
- Sekayu Falls
- Cemerung Falls
- Lata Tembakah Falls
- Lata Kinjang Falls
- Stong Falls - Tallest water falls in South East Asia.
- Maliau Falls
- Takob Akob Falls
- Mahua Waterfall
Mongolia
- Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall - 20 m drop. On a tributary of the Orkhon River.
Philippines
- Busay Falls
- Camaya Falls-3
- Daranak Falls
- Dodiongan Falls
- Hinulugan Taktak
- Limunsudan Falls
- Maria Cristina Falls
- Mantayupan Falls
- Tinago Falls
- Pagsanjan Falls
- Mainit Falls
- Tinuy-an Falls
Singapore
Sri Lanka
- 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 )
- Shifen waterfall - Largest waterfall in Taiwan, 40 meters in width.
- Jiao Lung Waterfall - Tallest waterfall in Taiwan with 600 m drop.
Thailand
- Bhusang falls
- Erawan Falls
- Umphang Thee Lor Sue Waterfall
- Mae Klang Falls
- Vachiratarn Falls
- Mae Ya Falls
- Mae Surin Falls
- Nangrong Falls
- Pala-ou Falls
- Pha Suea Falls
- Wang Keaw Falls
- Namtok Kaeng Sopha
- Namtok Kaeng Song
- Phlew Falls
- Poi Falls
- Roum Klaw Paradorn Falls
- Saiyok Falls
- Sarika Falls
- Siribhumi Falls
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
Europe
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Austria
- Krimmler Wasserfälle - 340 m
Belgium
- Coo Waterfalls - 15 m
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
Bulgaria
- Raysko Praskalo - highest in the Balkans, 124.5 m
- Borov Kamak
- Babsko Praskalo - 54 m
- Boyanski Vodopad (Boyana Waterfall)
- Skakavitsa - 70 m
Croatia
- Manojlovac - 60 m
- Skradinski Buk - 45 m (both on river Krka)
- Plitvice - with highest waterfall in Croatia, 78 m
Czech republic
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- 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) - Jeseníky (Jeseniky), 28 m
- Kýšovický vodopád(Kýšovice waterfall) - Krušné hory (Ore mountains), 26 m
Estonia
Finland
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- 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.
France
- Cascade Arpenaz
- Cascade Berard
- Cascade Bergerac
- Cascade Brezons
- Cascade D'auzet
- Cascade Druise
- Cascade Du Dard
- Cascade Du Moulin Du Saut
- Cascade Du Pont D'Aptier
- Cascade Du Ray
- Cascade Du Sartre
- Cascade Faillitoux
- Cascades Herisson
- Cascade Piche
- Cascade Queue Cheval
- Cascade Queureuilh
- Cascade Quinquenouille
- Cascade Roucole
- Cascade Rouget
- Cascade Salins
- Cascade Seythenex
- Cascade Sillans
- Cascade Tarn
- Gavarnie Falls
- Grande Cascade Du Moulinet
- Saut Du Doubs
- Trou de Fer waterfalls, on Reunion Island
Germany
- Amsel Falls - 10 m near Rathen, Saxony
- Röthbach Waterfall - 470 m (1,540 ft)
- Seebach Waterfall (de:Oytal near de:Oberstdorf) - 300 m (980 ft)
- Zipfelsbach Waterfall (de:Hinterstein - 300 m (980 ft)
- Kuhflucht Waterfall (de:Farchant - 200 m (660 ft)
- Königsbach Waterfall (de:Königssee-Ostufer) - 200 m (660 ft)
- Staubfall (de:Ruhpolding) - 200 m (660 ft)
- Waterfall at Soiernsee (de:Mittenwald) - 200 m (660 ft)
- Waterfall at Ristfeuchthorn (de:Schneizlreuth) - 200 m (660 ft)
- Triberg Waterfalls (River Gutach in de:Triberg) - 163 m (535 ft)
- Dietersbach Waterfall (near de:Oberstdorf) - 150 m (490 ft)
Hungary
Iceland
- Aldeyjarfoss
- Barnafoss
- Dettifoss - most powerful in Europe
- Fjallfoss
- Gjáin
- Glymur - tallest waterfall in Iceland at 198 m (650 ft)
- Goðafoss
- Gullfoss
- Hafragilfoss
- Háifoss
- Hengifoss
- Hraunfossar
- Ófærufoss
- Selfoss
- Seljalandsfoss
- Skógafoss
- Svartifoss
Ireland
- Powerscourt - tallest in Ireland 121m
- Glencar
- Glenevin
- Kilfane
- Skibbereen
- O'Sullivans Cascade
Italy
- Cascate del Dardagna
- Cascata del Fiumelatte
- Cascate del Rio Verde
- Cascate del Serio
- Cascata delle Marmore (tallest man-made waterfall in the world)
Latvia
- Abavas rumba
- Ventas rumba (the widest waterfall in Europe—120 m, but it is not high—2.3 m)
Republic of Macedonia
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- Bogomila Waterfall
- Koleshino Waterfall
- Korprisnica Waterfall
- Roshtushe Waterfall (Mavrovo National Park)
- Smolare Waterfall
- Korab Waterfall
Norway
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- Espelandsfossen
- Kjelfossen
- Langfoss
- Låtefossen
- Mardalsfossen
- Mongefossen
- Månafossen
- Ramnefjellsfossen (also known as Utigord Falls)
- Rjukanfossen
- Skrikjofossen
- Søndre Mardalsfoss
- Steinsdalsfossen (With a path behind the waterfall)
- Tyssestrengene
- Vettisfossen
- Vøringsfossen
Poland
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
Russia
- Kivach - 10.7 m
- Talnikovy Vodopad - 482 m
Serbia
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
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
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)
Switzerland
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- Rhine Falls - Schaffhausen (largest waterfalls 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
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)
United Kingdom
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
Northern Ireland
Scotland
- Eas a' Chual Aluinn - 200 m (658 ft), highest waterfall in United Kingdom
- Steall Waterfall - 120 m 2nd highest waterfall in United Kingdom
Wales
- Aber Falls
- Aberdulais Falls - powering Europe's largest hydro-electric waterwheel
- Devil's Appendix (waterfall)
- Henrhyd Waterfall
- Pistyll Rhaeadr
- Swallow Falls
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.
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North America
Belize
- Big Rock Falls 150-foot (46 m) in the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve of the Cayo District
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, 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
- 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
- Helmcken Falls, British Columbia - Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Keyhole Falls, the largest waterfall along the Lillooet River in British Columbia.
- Horseshoe Falls, Ontario - part of Niagara Falls, with a 53 m (173 ft) drop
- Hunlen Falls, South Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, British Columbia
- Inglis Falls - Owen Sound, Ontario
- Kakabeka Falls - Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Little Qualicum Falls, near Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
- Mahood Falls, South Cariboo/Wells Gray-Clearwater region, British Columbia
- Montmorency Falls, Quebec - 83 m (272 ft)
- 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, British Columbia - Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Takakkaw Falls, British Columbia - Yoho National Park
- 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
- Helen Falls - Lady Evelyn River, Ontario (highest waterfall on the Lady Evelyn River)
- Sunwapta Falls- The Rockie Mountain Range
- Tews Falls- Hamilton, Ontario, with a drop of 41 m, just 11 m short of the height of Niagara's Horsehoe Falls.
Costa Rica
Greenland
Guatemala
Guadeloupe
Jamaica
Mexico
- Piedra Volada
- Cola de Caballo
- Agua Azul
- Basaseachic Falls
- LLano Grande
- Cascadas de Apoala
- Cola de Serpiente
Saint Lucia
United States
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Alaska
Alabama
- DeSoto Falls – 31.7 m (104 ft)
- Noccalula Falls - 27 m (90 ft), Gadsden
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
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)
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
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)
Florida
- Falling Waters Falls - 22.3 m (73 ft). Tallest waterfall in Florida. Unusual cascade that drops from limestone outcropping into a sinkhole.
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
Hawaii
Idaho
- Shoshone Falls – 65 m (212 ft)
- Upper Mesa Falls
- Lower Mesa Falls
- Twin Falls (Idaho)
- Idaho Falls (Idaho)
- Moyie Falls
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.
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
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.
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 (Michigan) – 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
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.
Montana
- Rainbow Falls – 13 m (47 ft), 1,320 feet (400 m) wide, flows controlled by Rainbow Dam
New Hampshire
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- 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
New Jersey
- Great Falls (Passaic River) - 23 m (77 ft) drop. located in Paterson, New Jersey.
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.)
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.
- 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
Oklahoma
- Turner Falls – 23 m (77 ft) in multiple steps, located in the Arbuckle Mountains
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.
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
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
South Dakota
- Bridal Veil Falls - located in Spearfish Canyon, South Dakota.
- Sioux Falls - located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
- Roughlock Falls - located in Savoy, South Dakota.
- Spearfish Falls - located in Savoy, South Dakota.
- Cascade Falls - located in Hot Springs, South Dakota.
Tennessee
- Fall Creek Falls - 78 m (256 ft) drop, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River
- Burgess Falls - 41 m (136 ft) drop, located in Burgess Falls State Park
- Bald River Falls- Little known,but breathtaking falls in Monroe County.
Utah
- Bridal Veil Falls – 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall
- Calf Creek Falls
- Stewart Falls
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
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)
West Virginia
- Elakala falls in Blackwater Canyon
- Blackwater Falls - 19 m (62 ft) sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
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
Wyoming
- 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
- Waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park
Oceania
Australia
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.
Northern Territory
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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
Tasmania
Victoria
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- Hopetoun Falls
- Nigretta Falls
- Silverband Falls, Grampians National Park, Victoria
- Steavenson Falls
- Triplet Falls, Great Otway National Park, Victoria
- Wannon Falls
- Mason Falls
- Turpins Falls
Hawaiian Islands
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- 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
- 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
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)
- 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
French Polynesia
Tahiti
South America
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Argentina
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
Chile
Colombia
- Salto del Tequendama - Cundinamarca 132m high
- Salto de Bordones - Huila
- Salto del Mortiño - Huila
Guyana
Paraguay
- Guaira Falls (Sete Quedas) - on the Brazil-Paraguay border
Peru
Venezuela
- Angel Falls - the highest waterfall in the world, at 979 metres (3,211.94 ft)
- Cuquenan Falls
- Llovizna Falls
- Para Falls
- Yutaje Falls
See also
- Waterfall
- List of waterfalls by height
- List of waterfalls by flow rate
- List of waterfalls by type
- Waterfalls Bagging