List of waterfalls
This is a list of waterfalls.
Africa
- Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls) - Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mutarazi Falls
- Sipi Falls - Uganda
- Tugela Falls
- Victoria Falls - widest in the world
North America
Canada
- Bow Glacier Falls - Banff National Park
- Della Falls - highest in Canada
- Emperor Falls - Mount Robson Provincial Park
- Hunlen Falls
- Montmorency Falls, Quebec - 83 m (272 ft)
- Takakkaw Falls - Yoho National Park
- Twin Falls - Yoho National Park
- Canadian Falls, Ontario - part of Niagara Falls, with a 53 m (173 ft) drop
Mexico
United States
(in order of vertical drop)
- Yosemite Falls, California - highest waterfall in North America with a 436 m (1430 ft) drop followed by a 206 m (675 ft) cascade and another 98 m (320 ft) sheer drop
- Sulphide Creek Falls, Washington, cascades 2182 ft (665 m)
- Ribbon Falls, California - 491 m (1612 ft) drop when flowing
- Silver Strand Falls, California - 357 m (1170 ft) drop when flowing
- Feather Falls, California - 195 m (640 ft) high when flowing
- Bridalveil Falls, California - 189 m (620 ft) sheer drop when flowing
- Multnomah Falls, Oregon - 189 m (620 ft) drop in two steps of 165 m and 21 m (542 ft then 69 ft), flowing year-round
- Taughannock Falls, New York - 66 m (215 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
- American Falls, New York - part of Niagara Falls with a drop of 52 m (170 ft), flowing year-round
- Burney Falls, California - spring fed, 39 m (129 ft) drop, 4 m³/s (150 ft³/s) constant flow rate.
- Great Falls of the Passaic River, New Jersey - 23 m (77 ft) drop.
- Cumberland Falls, Kentucky - 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
- Indian Chimney Falls, New York - 18 m (60 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm
- Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan - 15 m (50 ft) drop, 61 m (200 ft) wide
- Saint Anthony Falls, Minnesota - highest waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
South America
Argentina/Brazil
Brazil
Brazil/Paraguay
Guyana
Venezuela
- Angel - highest waterfall in the world, at 979 m (3,212 ft)
- Cuquenan Falls
Asia
India
Japan
- Nachi Falls - highest in Japan, over 122 m (400 ft) high
- Kegon Falls - third highest in Japan, 97 m (318 ft) high
Laos
Sri Lanka
- Bambarakande Falls - highest in Sri Lanka 263 m high
- Diyaluma Falls - most famous in Sri Lanka 220 m high
- Dunhida Falls
- Lakshapana Falls
- Bopath Ella
Europe
France
Finland
Greenland
Iceland
- Aldeyjarfoss
- Barnafoss
- Dettifoss - most powerful in Europe
- Fjallfoss
- Gjáin
- Glymur
- Goðafoss
- Gullfoss - largest in Europe
- Hafragilsfoss
- Háifoss
- Hengifoss
- Hraunfossar
- Selfoss
- Seljalandsfoss
- Skógafoss
- Svartifoss
Norway
Slovenia
Switzerland
United Kingdom
England
- Gaping Gill - "highest" waterfall in England, with water falling 110m from the surface into an underground cavern
- High Force - highest above-ground waterfall in England
- Low Force - downstream from High Force
Scotland
- Eas Coul Aulin - 200 m (658 ft), highest waterfall in Britain
- Gray Mares Tail
Wales
- Hendryd Waterfall
- Pistyll Rhaeadr - highest waterfall in Wales
Oceania
Australia
Hawaiian Islands
- Akaka Falls
- Kahiwa Falls - 530 m (1,750 ft)
- Kahuna Falls
- Olo'upena Falls - 900 m (2953 ft) total drop. Moloka'i North shore.
- Papalaua Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Wailua Falls
- Waipoo Falls
New Zealand
- Sutherland Falls - highest waterfall in New Zealand
- Browne Falls - might also be the highest
Tahiti
List Of Waterfalls Media
Niagara by Frederic Edwin Church (1857), portrays Canada's Horseshoe Falls
Kalandula Falls, Angola
Boyoma Falls, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Maletsunyane Falls, Lesotho
Tugela Falls, South Africa
Materuni Waterfalls, Tanzania
Victoria Falls, Zambia / Zimbabwe border, Africa – largest sheet of falling water in the world, width by height