List Of Waterfalls on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
This list of notable
*
* Boti Falls
* Kintampo Falls
* Tagbo Falls
* Wli Falls
*
*
* Lamadaya Falls
*
* Kalambo Falls – high
* Materuni Waterfalls
*
* Chavuma Falls
* Chisimba Falls
*
*
* Bandeira Falls – near
*
* Gitgit Falls
* Jaksa Falls
* Sedudo Falls
*
*
*
* Berkelah Falls
*
* Dhani Falls
* Jarogo Falls
* Manthokha Falls
* Pir Ghaib Falls
* Sajikot Falls
* Abaga Falls
* Dodiongan Falls
* Hinulugang Taktak Falls
*
* Cheonjeyeon Falls
* Cheonjiyeon Falls
* Jeongbang Falls
* Bambarakanda Falls – high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
*
* Golden Falls
* Jiao Lung Falls – high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
* Lingjiao Falls
* Penglai Falls
* Shifen Falls – wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
* Wufengqi Falls
* Wulai Falls
* Yuntan Falls
* Krimml Falls – , highest waterfall in Austria
* Skakavac Falls –
* Babsko Praskalo –
*
* Labský vodopád (Elbe waterfall) - 35 m (115 ft) followed by 200 m (656 ft) of rapids
* Mumlavský vodopád (Mumlava waterfall) - 10 m (32 ft) fall with highest flow rate in Czechia
* Pančavský vodopád (Pančava waterfall) - 148 m (486 ft) highest in Czechia
* Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava waterfall) - 122 m (400 ft)
* Rudické propadání (Rudice sinkhole) - 86 m (282 ft) highest sinkhole waterfall in Czechia
* Hepoköngäs – , highest waterfall in Finland
* Kitsiputous
* Pihtsusköngäs
*
* Aldeyjarfoss
* Barnafoss
*
*
*
*
* Espeland Falls, Espelandsfossen
* Kjelfossen –
* Kjeragfossen –
* Langfoss
* Låtefossen
* Månafossen
* Mardalsfossen
* Mongefossen –
* Ramnefjellsfossen – ; also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
* Rjukan Falls, Rjukanfossen
* Sarp Falls, Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
* Skrikjofossen
* Stalheimsfossen
* Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
* Tyssestrengene
* Vettisfossen
* Vinnufossen – ; the highest waterfall in Europe
* Vøringfossen
* :pl:Siklawa, Siklawa – High Tatras – , highest waterfall in Poland
* :pl:Siklawica, Siklawica – Tatra Mountains –
* :pl:Wodospad Kamieńczyka, Wodospad Kamieńczyka – Sudetes –
* :pl:Rezerwat przyrody Wodospad Wilczki, Wodospad Wilczki – Eastern Sudetes –
* Risco waterfall, Risco Falls –
* 25 Fontes Falls – ; Madeira
* Kmeťov vodopád – , High Tatras
* Šútovský vodopád – , Lesser Fatra
* – , High Tatras
* – , High Tatras
* – , Slovak Central Mountains
* – , Western Tatras
* , High Tatras
* – , High Tatras
* – , Low Tatras
* Engstligen falls, Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
* Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
* Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen – most powerful falls in Europe
* Staubbach Fall – Lauterbrunnen
* Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
* Aira Force – ; Ullswater in the Lake District
* Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
* Canonteign Falls – ; an artificial waterfall in Devon
* Cauldron Snout – ; one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
* Cautley Spout – ; highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
* East Gill Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
* Falling Foss – ; near Whitby, North Yorkshire
* Gaping Gill – ; highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into a cavern
* Hardraw Force – ; highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
* High Force – ; 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 York Moors, North Yorkshire Moors
* Moss Force – Newlands Valley in the Lake District
* Wain Wath Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
* River Lyd, Devon, White Lady Falls – ; falls located in a narrow gorge
* Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde (waterfalls), Falls of Clyde –
* Eas a' Chual Aluinn – in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
* Falls of Foyers –
* Falls of Glomach –
* Steall Waterfall, Steall Falls – in a single drop; the second highest single-drop waterfall in the United Kingdom
* Big Rock Falls – 150 ft. Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
* Thousand Foot Falls – 1,600 ft. (488 m) Thousand Foot Falls National Park, Cayo District
* Athabasca Falls – Jasper National Park
* Bow Falls – Banff National Park
* Bow Glacier Falls – Banff National Park
* Crescent Falls – on the Alberta Highway 11, 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, British Columbia, Whistler
* Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, Brandywine Falls – near Whistler
* Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park, Bridal Veil Falls – also called Bridal Falls; near Rosedale, Chilliwack, 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, British Columbia, Pemberton
* Kinuseo Falls – near Tumbler Ridge
* Mahood Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Moul Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Nairn Falls Provincial Park, Nairn Falls – near Pemberton
* Shannon Falls Provincial Park, Shannon Falls – near Squamish, British Columbia, Squamish
* Spahats Creek Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Takakkaw Falls – Yoho National Park
* Wapta Falls – Yoho National Park
* Alexandra Falls – on Hay River (Canada), Hay River
* Virginia Falls (Northwest Territories), Virginia Falls – on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park
* Albion Falls – near Hamilton, Ontario, 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, Ontario, Hamilton
* La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica, La Fortuna Falls
* La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica, La Paz Falls
* Volio Waterfall, Volio Falls
* Agua Azul
* Basaseachic Falls
* Cascada de Texolo
* Cola de Caballo
* Piedra Volada
* DeSoto Falls (Alabama), DeSoto Falls –
* Grace's High Falls – , highest in Alabama, Little River Canyon National Preserve
* Little River Falls –
* Noccalula Falls Park, Noccalula Falls – , Gadsden, Alabama, Gadsden
* Grand Falls, Arizona, Grand Falls – , Little Colorado River
* Havasu Falls –
* Mooney Falls –
* Amicalola Falls – , highest waterfall in Georgia
* Anna Ruby Falls – on the Curtis Creek side
* Cascade Falls (Georgia), Cascade Falls – cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is
* Cochrans Falls – cascade
* DeSoto Falls (Georgia), DeSoto Falls – the upper falls drop about , the middle falls about and the lower falls cascade about
* Dick's Creek Falls – sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
* Dukes Creek Falls –
* Estatoah Falls – several hundred feet, exact height not known
* Holcomb Creek Falls –
* Minnehaha Falls, Georgia, Minnehaha Falls –
* Toccoa Falls – sheer drop
* Lower Mesa Falls
* Moyie Falls
* Shoshone Falls –
* Twin Falls (Idaho), Twin Falls
* Upper Mesa Falls
* Cumberland Falls – drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
* Seventy Six Falls – drop in Clinton County
* Yahoo Falls – , tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky
* Cunningham Falls – , cascading waterfall
* Great Falls (Potomac River), Great Falls – , cascading waterfall
* Swallow Falls State Park, Muddy Creek Falls – , the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
See also
* Bond Falls – cascades on the Ontonagon River
* Bridalveil Falls (Michigan), Bridalveil Falls – slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
* Laughing Whitefish Falls –
* Munising Falls – sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
* Tahquamenon Falls – upper falls have a drop, and are wide
* Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Cannon Falls – namesake of the city of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Cannon Falls
* Gooseberry Falls State Park, Gooseberry Falls – North Shore (Lake Superior), North Shore of Lake Superior
* Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis), Minnehaha Falls – high, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
* Niagara Cave – a show cave with an high subterranean waterfall
* Saint Anthony Falls – the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
* Vermillion River (Minnesota), Vermillion Falls – Hastings, Minnesota, Hastings
* Banning State Park, Wolf Creek Falls – Banning State Park
* Bird Woman Falls – ; in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park
* Big Falls (Missouri River waterfall), Big Falls – ; highest of the Great Falls (Missouri River), Great Falls of the Missouri River
* Weeping Wall (Montana), Weeping Wall – falls onto Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park
* List of waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap, Buttermilk Falls - drop; Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Walpack Township
* Great Falls (Passaic River), Great Falls – drop; Passaic River, Paterson
* American Falls – drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
* Barberville Falls – drop, in the town of Poestenkill, New York, Poestenkill in Rensselaer County, New York, Rensselaer County
* Bouck's Falls – , in the town of Fulton, Schoharie County, New York, Fulton in Schoharie County, New York, Schoharie County
* Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls), Bridal Veil Falls – drop, part of Niagara Falls
* Buttermilk Falls State Park, Buttermilk Falls – Buttermilk Falls State Park
* Chittenango Falls State Park, Chittenango Falls – , in Madison County, New York, Madison County
* Cohoes Falls – drop, Cohoes, New York, Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
* Eternal Flame Falls – cascade in Chestnut Ridge Park in Erie County, New York, Erie County; a small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a flame
* High Falls (Rochester, New York), High Falls – , downtown Rochester, New York, Rochester
* Indian Chimney Falls – drop, at Indian Chimney Farm in Tompkins County, New York, Tompkins County
* Ithaca Falls – cascade, on Fall Creek in Ithaca, New York, Ithaca
* Kaaterskill Falls – vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is , in Greene County, New York, Greene County
* Robert H. Treman State Park, Lucifer Falls – in Robert H. Treman State Park
* Pixley Falls State Park, Pixley Falls – ; Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County, New York, Oneida County
* Salmon River Falls – waterfall; Oswego County, New York, Oswego County
* Stony Kill Falls – , Ulster County, New York, Ulster County
* Taughannock Falls State Park, Taughannock Falls – single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
* Trenton Falls – Trenton, New York, Trenton in Oneida County, New York, Oneida County
* Letchworth State Park, Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls – a series of waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
* VerKeerderkill Falls – sheer drop
See also
* Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls, Batson Creek Falls – waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest), Bridal Veil Falls – ; DuPont State Forest
* Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls, Connestee Falls – tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Corbin Creek Falls – series of cascades
* Cullasaja Falls – falls in Macon County, North Carolina, Macon County
* Douglas Falls – plunging falls
* Dry Falls (North Carolina), Dry Falls – sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
* Eastatoe Falls – cascading falls located on private property near Rosman, North Carolina, Rosman
* Glassmine Falls – ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County, North Carolina, Buncombe County
* Hickory Nut Falls – horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
* High Falls (DuPont State Forest), High Falls – drop; DuPont State Forest
* High Shoals Falls – , at South Mountains State Park
* Linville Falls – drop over several steps, culminating in a drop
* Looking Glass Falls – waterfall near Brevard, North Carolina, Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Mingo Falls – just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
* Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River), Rainbow Falls – cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County, North Carolina, Jackson County
* Rainbow Falls (Rutherford County), Rainbow Falls – waterfall in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Rutherford County
* Setrock Creek Falls – in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
* Sliding Rock – slide used as a natural water slide, near Brevard, North Carolina, Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Tory's Falls (Hanging Rock), Tory's Falls –
* Triple Falls (DuPont State Forest), Triple Falls – drop in three steps
* Upper Whitewater Falls – cascade
* Double Falls (Oregon), Double Falls –
* Multnomah Falls – in two steps of and , flowing year-round
* Toketee Falls – in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
* Watson Falls – sheer
* Willamette Falls – , wide; the largest waterfall in the Northwestern United States by volume; one of the widest waterfalls in the world
* Sioux Falls – namesake of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sioux Falls
* Bridal Veil Falls (Utah), Bridal Veil Falls – tall double cataract waterfall
* Calf Creek Falls – total drop over two falls; the lower drop is high, while the upper drop (upstream) is high
* Angeline Falls –
* Berdeen Falls –
* Blum Basin Falls –
* Bridal Veil Falls (Washington), Bridal Veil Falls –
* Colonial Creek Falls – ; the tallest waterfall in the contiguous United States
* Comet Falls –
* Depot Creek Falls –
* Green Lake Falls –
* Langfield Falls –
* Mazama Falls –
* Palouse Falls –
* Pearl Falls –
* Rainbow Falls (Chelan County), Rainbow Falls –
* Rainy Lake Falls –
* Seahpo Peak Falls – about
* Snoqualmie Falls –
* Spokane Falls – ; among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
* Sulphide Creek Falls –
* Blackwater Falls State Park, Blackwater Falls – sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
* Elakala Falls – Blackwater Canyon
* List of waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park, Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park, including:
** Colonnade Falls
** Gibbon Falls
** Kepler Cascades
** Osprey Falls
** Silver Cord Cascade – ; the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone
** Terraced Falls
** Tower Fall
** Union Falls
** Virginia Cascades
** Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls are high and the upper falls are high; largest volume falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains; plunge type flowing year-round
* Apsley Falls
* Belmore Falls
* Carrington Falls
* Ebor Falls
* Ellenborough Falls – , one of the highest in Australia
* Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, Fitzroy Falls
* Tin Mine Falls – estimated including many segments above main drop; possibly the longest, highest in Australia
* Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Wentworth Falls
* Wollomombi Falls – , second or third highest in Australia
* Florence Falls – Aboriginal name is Karrimurra
* Gunlom Falls – formerly Waterfall Creek Falls
* Jim Jim Falls – Aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
* Tjaynera Falls
* Tolmer Falls
* Twin Falls (Northern Territory), Twin Falls – Aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
* Wangi Falls
* 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 – over multiple drops with a single drop; first or second highest in Australia after Tin Mine Falls
* Whites Falls
* Wongalee Falls
* Yarrbilgong Falls
* Adamsons Falls
* Delaneys Falls
* Dip Falls
* Guide Falls
* Horseshoe Falls (Tasmania), 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
* Akaka Falls State Park, Akaka Falls – drop, Hawaiʻi (hereafter meaning the Hawaii (island), Big Island)
* Hanakapiai Falls – drop, Kauai
* Hiilawe Waterfall, Hiilawe Falls – drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaiʻi
* Kahiwa Falls – drop, Molokai
* Makahiku Falls – drop, Maui
* Manawaiopuna Falls – drop, Kauai
* Manoa Falls – drop, Oahu
* Oloʻupena Falls – drop, Molokaʻi north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world
* 'Opaeka'a Falls – drop, Kauaʻi east shore
* Pu'uka'oku Falls – drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
* Rainbow Falls (Hawaii), Rainbow Falls- drop, Hawaiʻi
* Waihīlau Falls – drop, Hawaiʻi
* Wailua Falls – drop, Kauaʻi east shore
* Āniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
* Bridal Veil Falls (Waikato), Bridal Veil Falls – plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
* Browne Falls – cascades or , depending on source
* Huka Falls
* Humboldt Falls
* Kitekite Falls – 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland
* Lady Alice Falls – 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
* Tarawera Falls
* Wairere Falls – highest in the North Island at
* Whangārei Falls
* Huilo-Huilo Falls
* Laja Falls – Spanish: Salto del Laja
* Petrohué Waterfalls, Petrohué Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Petrohué
* Gocta Cataracts, Gocta Falls – Spanish: Catarata del Gocta
* Tres Hermanas Falls, Three Sisters Falls – high; Spanish: Cataratas Tres Hermanas; highest falls in Peru and may be the 3rd highest in the world
* Yumbilla Falls
World waterfall database
Lists of waterfalls, Lists by country, Waterfalls Lists of landforms, Waterfalls
This list of notable waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
s of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least high, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall. No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise. See additional lists of waterfalls by height
Height is measure of vertical distance, either vertical extent (how "tall" something or someone is) or vertical position (how "high" a point is).
For example, "The height of that building is 50 m" or "The height of an airplane in-flight is abou ...
, flow rate and type.
Africa
Angola
* Kalandula Falls – highBurundi
*Kagera Falls
The Chutes de la Kagera (Kagera Falls or Chutes de la Karera) are a spectacular series of waterfalls in southeastern Burundi. They are located to the south of Rutana. The falls occupy over 142 hectares, being made up of six branches divided on th ...
* Rusumo Falls
Rusumo Falls (french: Chutes Rusumo) is a waterfall located on the Kagera river on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania, part of the most distant headwaters of the river Nile. The falls are approximately high and wide and have formed on Precamb ...
Central African Republic
* Boali FallsChad
* Gauthiot FallsDemocratic Republic of the Congo
* Boyoma Falls
Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls, is a series of seven cataracts, each no more than high, extending over more than along a curve of the Lualaba River between the river port towns of Ubundu and Kisangani (also known as Boyoma) in t ...
– formerly known as Stanley Falls; highest flow rate in the world
* Inga Falls
Inga Falls is a rapid 40 km from Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the Congo River drops 96 m (315 ft) over the course of 15 km (9 mi).World Waterfalls DatabasInga Falls The falls are part of a larger g ...
* Livingstone Falls
Livingstone Falls (French: ''Chutes Livingstone''; Dutch: ''Livingstonewatervallen''), named for British explorer David Livingstone, are a succession of enormous rapids on the lower course of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa, downs ...
* Lofoi Falls
The Lofoi Falls (also known as the Chutes Kaloba and the Chutes Lofoi) is a waterfall in Kundelungu National Park, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Plunging down for an unbroken 340 m, it is one of the largest waterfalls in C ...
– high
Ethiopia
*Blue Nile Falls
The Blue Nile Falls is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia. It is known as Tis Abay in Amharic, meaning "great smoke". It is situated on the upper course of the river, about downstream from the town of Bahir Dar and Lake Tana. The f ...
Ghana
* Boti Falls
* Kintampo Falls
* Tagbo Falls
* Wli Falls
Guinea
*Tinkisso Falls
Tinkisso Falls is a waterfall on the Tinkisso River located near Dabola in central Guinea.
The falls are wide and high. The flow is highest during the rainy season, when the river flows close to ten times as strongly as in the dry season.
Se ...
Kenya
*Karuru Falls
Karuri is a town in Kiambu County. The town hosts a town council.
The Council borders the city of Nairobi to the south for about 20 km from Nairobi City, Kikuyu Town Council to the west, Limuru Municipal Council to the north and Kiambu Munici ...
* Thomson's Falls
Nyahururu Falls is a waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro river in Central Rift Valley Kenya, a few kilometres from Lake Ol Bolossat, which drains from the Aberdare Range. It is situated from the town of Nyahururu, at elevation. In 1883 Joseph Thomson ...
Lesotho
* Maletsunyane Falls
Maletsunyane Falls is a waterfall in the Southern African country Lesotho. It is located near the town of Semonkong (''Site of smoke''), which also is named after the falls. The waterfall is on the Maletsunyane River and it falls from a ledge ...
– high
Libya
* Derna FallsMadagascar
*Andriamamovoka Falls
The Andriamamovoka Falls is a waterfall in central Madagascar.
It is situated on the Namorona River in the Vatovavy-Fitovinany region, near Ranomafana National Park
Ranomafana National Park is in the southeastern part of Madagascar in Haute M ...
* Mahamanina Falls
The Mahamanina Falls is a waterfall in the region of Diana in the north of Madagascar. It is located 15 km from Ambanja via Route nationale 6
The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road ( nationale) in France between Paris and the frontier wi ...
* Mandraka Falls
The Mandraka Falls are a small set of waterfalls on the Mandraka River, approximately from Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Their total drop is only about .
The falls are used as a source of hydroelectric power for the Mandraka Dam
Ma ...
* Rianbavy Falls
The Rianbavy Falls is a waterfall in the region of Ihorombe in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an isl ...
* Riandahy Falls
The Riandahy Falls is a waterfall in the region of Ihorombe in Madagascar. They are situated on the Zomandao River in the Andringitra Massif near the Andringitra National Park. At a distance of less than 1km from these falls, there are also the Ri ...
* Sakaleona Falls – high
Mali
*Gouina Falls
The Gouina Falls or ''Chutes de Gouina'' are on the Sénégal River in Mali between the towns of Bafoulabé (upstream) and Diamou (downstream) in the Kayes Region, where the river runs north from the Talari Gorges. They have been called the "Ni ...
Morocco
* Ouzoud Falls
Ouzoud Falls (Amazigh: ''Imuzzar n wuẓuḍ'', french: Cascades d'Ouzoud) is the collective name for several waterfalls that empty into the El-Abid River's (Arabic for "Slaves' River") gorge. This popular tourism destination is located near the ...
– high
Namibia
*Epupa Falls
Epupa Falls (also known as Monte Negro Falls in Angola) is a series of large waterfalls formed by the Cunene River on the border of Angola and Namibia, in the Kaokoland area of the Kunene Region. The river is about wide in this area and drops in ...
* Ruacana Falls
Ruacana Falls is a waterfalls located in Ruacana, Omusati on the Kunene River in Northern Namibia. The waterfall is high and wide in full flood. It is among the largest waterfalls in Africa, both by volume and width.
Description
The Kun ...
– high
Nigeria
*Awhum Falls
Ohum, (officially spelled Awhum), is a valley town in Enugu State, in southeastern Nigeria.
Geography
The town is located about 24 kilometres from Enugu (Coal City) the state capital. The town is bounded in the north by Okpatu, in the east by N ...
* Erin-Ijesha Falls
* Agbokim Waterfalls
* Farin Ruwa Falls
Farin Ruwa Falls is a waterfall found in the central region of Nigeria. It is among the highest waterfalls in Nigeria. It is significant among Africa's falls when the total height covered by the waterfall is considered.
The source of Farin Ruwa fa ...
– high
* Gurara Falls
* Matsirga Falls
* Owu Falls
Rwanda
*Rusumo Falls
Rusumo Falls (french: Chutes Rusumo) is a waterfall located on the Kagera river on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania, part of the most distant headwaters of the river Nile. The falls are approximately high and wide and have formed on Precamb ...
Somalia
* Lamadaya Falls
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
* Howick Falls
Howick Falls is a waterfall in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The waterfall is approximately 95 m in height (310 feet) and lies on the Umgeni River. The Zulu people called the falls ''KwaNogqaza'', which means "Place of the ...
* Ncandu Falls
* Tugela Falls
Tugela Falls is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg (''Dragon's Mountains'') of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa. According to some measurements, it is the world's tallest wate ...
– high, the highest waterfall in Africa
Mpumalanga
*Berlin Falls
The Berlin Falls is a waterfall in Mpumalanga, South Africa. They are located close to God's Window and the highest waterfall in South Africa's Mpumalanga province, Lisbon Falls. They are less than a tenth of the height of South Africa's tall ...
* Bridal Veil Falls – high
* Lisbon Falls
* Lone Creek Falls
The Lone Creek Falls is near Sabie in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops ove ...
* Mac-Mac Falls
Northern Cape
*Augrabies Falls
The Augrabies Falls is a waterfall on the Orange River, the largest river in South Africa. Since 1966 the waterfall, set in a desolate and rugged milieu, is enclosed by the Augrabies Falls National Park. The falls are around in height. Some s ...
Tanzania
* Kalambo Falls – high
* Materuni Waterfalls
* Rusumo Falls
Rusumo Falls (french: Chutes Rusumo) is a waterfall located on the Kagera river on the border between Rwanda and Tanzania, part of the most distant headwaters of the river Nile. The falls are approximately high and wide and have formed on Precamb ...
Uganda
*Murchison Falls
Murchison Falls, also known as Kabalega Falls, is a waterfall at the apex of Lake Albert on the Victoria Nile in Uganda. At the top of Murchison Falls, the Nile forces its way through a gap in the rocks, only wide, and tumbles , before flowing ...
* Sipi Falls
Sipi Falls is a series of three waterfalls located on the north-western slopes of the eponymous extinct volcano, Mount Elgon, in Uganda, with views over the Karamoja plains. The falls are situated to the northeast of Sironko and Mbale, adjacent ...
Zambia
* Chavuma Falls
* Chisimba Falls
* Kabwelume Falls Kabwelume Falls is a waterfall on the Kalungwishi River in the Northern Province of Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typi ...
* Kalambo Falls – see Tanzania above
* Kundalila Falls
* Lumangwe Falls
Lumangwe Falls on the Kalungwishi River in northern Zambia is the largest waterfall wholly within the country, with a height of 30-40 m and a width of 100-160 m. It is a block-type waterfall located between the Luapula and Northern Provinces. The ...
* Mambilima Falls
* Mumbuluma Falls
* Mutumuna Falls
* Ngonye Falls
The Ngonye Falls or Sioma Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi river in Western province Zambia, near the town of Sioma and a few hundred kilometres upstream from the Victoria Falls. Situated in the southern part of Barotseland, the falls are a d ...
* Ntumbachushi Falls Ntumbachushi Falls (also spelled ''Ntumbacusi'' and ''Ntumbacushi'') are situated on the Ngona River in Luapula Province, Zambia where it runs over the edge of the northern Zambian plateau into the valley of the Luapula River.
The main falls occur ...
* Nyambwezi Falls
* Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls ( Lozi: ''Mosi-oa-Tunya'', "The Smoke That Thunders"; Tonga: ''Shungu Namutitima'', "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and anim ...
– high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world
Zimbabwe
*Mutarazi Falls
Mutarazi Falls is a waterfall in Mutasa District in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. it is located in the 2,495 hectare Mutarazi National Park adjacent to the southern border of the Nyanga National Park. At , it is the highest in Zimbabwe, second ...
– high; highest in Zimbabwe, second highest in Africa and 17th highest in the world
* Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls ( Lozi: ''Mosi-oa-Tunya'', "The Smoke That Thunders"; Tonga: ''Shungu Namutitima'', "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and anim ...
– see Zambia above
Asia
Bangladesh
*Hum Hum
Hum Hum ( bn, হাম হাম ঝর্ণা, Ham Ham Jhorṇa), known by locals as Cheetah Falls ( bn, চিতা ঝর্ণা, Chita Jhorṇa), is a waterfall in the Razkandi reserve forest in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar District, Banglades ...
Falls
* Jadipai Falls
* Madhabkunda Falls
* Nafa-khum Falls
Cambodia
*Ka Choung
Ka Choung is a waterfall in Ratanakiri province in Cambodia. The falls are located in Ban Lung District about 7 kilometres north west of the provincial capital Banlung.
References
{{coord missing, Cambodia
Waterfalls of Cambodia
Geog ...
Falls
* Kbal Chhay Falls
China
* Ban Gioc–Detian Falls
Bản Giốc – Detian Falls or Bản Giốc Falls is a collective name for two waterfalls on the Quây Sơn River ( Vietnamese: Sông Quây Sơn, chữ Nôm: 滝𡇸山; Chinese: 归春河, Pinyin: Guīchūn hé) that straddle the internation ...
– Karst Hills, Daxin County
Daxin County (, Zhuang: ) is a county in the west of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is under the administration of Chongzuo city.
The southwest border of Daxin County is along Cao Bằng Province Cao or CAO may refer to:
Mythology ...
, Chongzuo
Chongzuo (; za, Cungzcoj) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region near the Sino-Vietnamese border. It is home to one of China's largest Zhuang populations.
Geography and climate
Chongzuo is located in sout ...
Prefecture, Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
Province; Asia's largest transnational waterfall, shared between China and Vietnam
* Huangguoshu Falls – Anshun
Anshun () is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China, near the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the tallest in China. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,297,339. The city proper had a population o ...
, Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
provinces; high, wide
* Hukou Falls – borders Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...
and Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
provinces; high; wide; second-largest waterfall in China
* Pearl Shoal Falls – Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou (; ) is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan Province in southwestern China. A long valley running north to south, Jiuzhaigou was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1992 and a World Biospher ...
, Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
* Changbai Waterfall
Changbai Waterfall () is a 68 m (223 ft) waterfall in China in Changbai Mountain in the Changbai Mountain Range.
Geography
The Changbai Waterfall is 68m tall. It is the largest waterfall originating from a crater lake. It is most dr ...
– Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
province; high
* Huangmanzhai waterfalls
The Huangmanzhai waterfalls are five waterfalls in Jiexi County, Jieyang, Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capit ...
– Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
province; high; wide
* Dalongqiu Waterfall – Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...
province;
East Timor
* Bandeira Falls – near Atsabe
Atsabe (in ancient sources: Artessabe, Atisasabo) is a town in Atsabe Subdistrict in the Ermera District of East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island count ...
* Berloi Falls – Fatisi
Hong Kong
* Waterfall Bay – nearAberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
, Hong Kong Island; historically known for replenishing British merchant ships with its water
India
* Agaya Gangai
Agaya Gangai waterfalls are located in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats, in India. Panchanathi, a jungle stream, cascades down as the Agaya Gangai (English: Ganges of Sky), near Arapaleeswarar temple atop the Kolli Hills in Namakkal district, Ta ...
Falls
* Aruvikkuzhy Falls
* Athirappilly Falls
Athirappilly Falls, is situated in Athirappilly Panchayat in Chalakudy Taluk of Thrissur District in Kerala, India on the Chalakudy River, which originates from the upper reaches of the Western Ghats at the entrance to the Sholayar range ...
* Barkana Falls
The Barkana Falls, formed by Seetha River, is a water falls located near Agumbe in Shimoga district of state of Karnataka, India and the water falls is among the ten highest waterfalls in India. This water fall region is filled with water only d ...
* Catherine Falls
Catherine Falls is a double-cascaded waterfall located in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major tourist spot, located on the Mettupalayam road branching off at Aravenu. The upper fall drops to the floo ...
* Chachai Falls
* Chitrakote Falls
The Chitrakote Falls (also spelled Chitrakote, Chitrakot, and Chitrakoot) is a natural waterfall on the Indravati River, located approximately to the west of Jagdalpur, in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
The height of t ...
– also called Chitrakoot or Chitrakot Falls
* Chunchanakatte Falls
Chunchanakatte Falls is a waterfall on the Kaveri River, near the village of Chunchanakatte in saligrama taluk of Mysore district, Karnataka, India. Water cascades from a height of about 20 meters. It is in the Western Ghats. Here the river fa ...
* Courtallam Falls – also called Kutralam Falls
* Dhuandhar Falls
The Dhuandhar Falls (धुआंधार) is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Etymology
The word 'Dhuandhar' is derived from two Hindi words - ''Dhuan'' (smoke) and ''Dhar'' (flow), meaning a waterfall wh ...
* Dudhsagar Falls
Dudhsagar Falls () is a four-tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa. It is 60 km from Panaji by road and is located on the Belgavi–Vasco Da Gama rail route about 46 km east of Madgaon and 80 ...
* Duduma Falls
* Godchinamalaki Falls
Godachinmalki Falls in Godachinamalaki village is a waterfall located on Markandeya river in Belgaum district, Gokak Taluk, Karnataka, India. It is 15 kilometers away from Gokak and 40 kilometers from Belgaum. It is located in a deep green va ...
* Gokak Falls
The Gokak Falls is a waterfall located on the Ghataprabha River in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. The waterfall is six and a half kilometers away from Gokak town.
About Gokak Water Falls
After a long winding course, the Ghataprabh ...
* Hebbe Falls
* Hogenakkal Falls
Hogenakkal Falls (' ஒகேனக்கல் அருவி', ' ಹೊಗೇನಕಲ್ ಜಲಪಾತ') is a waterfall in South India on the Kaveri river on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamrajnagar district ...
* Irupu Falls
The Irupu Falls (also Iruppu Falls) are located in the Brahmagiri Range in the Kodagu district of Karnataka, India, bordering the Wayanad district of Kerala. It is a fresh water cascade and is situated at a distance of 48 km from V ...
– also called Iruppu Falls
* Jog Falls
Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in the Western Ghats running between Uttara Kannada and Shimoga districts of Karnataka, India. It is the third highest plunge waterfall in India. It is a segmented waterfall which depend ...
– also called Joga or Gerosoppa Falls
* Jonha Falls
The Jonha Falls (also called Gautamdhara Falls) is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Jonha Falls is located at
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the d ...
* Khandadhar Falls
The Khandadhar Falls is located at Nandapani, Bonaigarh in Sundargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the 9th highest waterfall in India and second highest waterfall in Odisha after Barehipani Falls in Mayurbhanj.
Location
Th ...
– Kendujhar district
Kendujhar District, is an administrative district of Odisha. The district is one of the fifth Scheduled Areas of Odisha. The town of Kendujhar (or Kendujhargarh) is the district headquarters. The district has 3 Sub-Divisions, Anandapur, Cham ...
* Khandadhar Falls
The Khandadhar Falls is located at Nandapani, Bonaigarh in Sundargarh district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the 9th highest waterfall in India and second highest waterfall in Odisha after Barehipani Falls in Mayurbhanj.
Location
Th ...
– Sundergarh district
* Kiliyur Falls
Kiliyur Falls is a waterfall on the Periyaaru river in the Shervaroyan hill range in the Eastern Ghats, Tamil nadu, India. The waters overflowing the Yercaud Lake fall into the Kiliyur Valley.
See also
*List of waterfalls in India
*List of wat ...
* Kunchikal Falls
Kunchikal Falls is a waterfall in India located in the Nidagodu village near Masthikatte in the Shimoga district of state Karnataka. Kunchikal falls cascades down rocky boulders and the total height of the falls is 183 meters (600 feet) accord ...
– , tallest waterfall in India
* Kutladampatti Falls
Kutladampatti Falls is a waterfall located in the village of Kutladampatti near Vadipatti in Madurai district about northwest of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The waterfall is in a Sirumalai, reserve forest managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Departm ...
* Lodh Falls
The Lodh Falls (also known as Budha Ghagh) is a waterfall in a mid forest of Palamau Tiger Reserve, South division of Latehar district in Jharkhand state in India. It is the highest waterfall in Jharkhand and the 21st highest waterfall in Ind ...
– also called Burhaghat Falls
* Magod Falls
Magod Falls is a group of waterfalls in Karnataka, India, where the river Bedti falls from a height of nearly in two steps.
The falls are located about from the town of Yellapur and from Sirsi, in the district of Uttara Kannada, and are e ...
* Meenmutty Falls – Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram District (), is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre. The present d ...
* Meenmutty Falls – Wayanad district
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...
* Nohkalikai Falls
Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. Its height is . The waterfall is located in the Indian state of Meghalaya, near cherapunji(Sohra), one of the wettest places on Earth. Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collecte ...
* Sathodi Falls
Sathoddi Falls is a waterfall in Uttara Kannada District Located from Yellapur
Yellapura is a town in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India.It is a major trading centre for Arecanut, which is the primary crop grown in the villa ...
* Thalaiyar Falls
Thalaiyar Falls"prohibited Water falls by Theni forest division", also known as Rat Tail Falls is a waterfall Located in the Theni District,which flows as Manjalar River, one of the tributaries of Vaigai river which flows in the south of Tamil ...
– also called Rat Tail Falls
* Thoseghar Falls – Satara district
Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːt̪aɾaː is a Districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban (). Satara (city), ...
* Unchalli Falls
Unchalli Falls, also known as Lushington Falls, is a waterfall created by a drop in the River Aghanashini. The falls are located from Sirsi . The falls are named for J. D. Lushington, a District Collector for the British Government, who dis ...
– also called Lushington Falls
* Vajrai Falls
* Vajrapoha Falls
Vajrapoha Falls (also Vajrapoya waterfalls), a waterfall in the Belgaum district of Karnataka in India, is situated about in the mountainous forest in south west direction from the village of Jamboti. Between the village of Gavali and Chapoli ...
* Vazhachal Falls
Vazhachal Falls is situated in Athirappilly Panchayath of Thrissur district in Kerala on the southwest coast of India. Located on the west-flowing Chalakudy River near the Vazhachal Forest Division and at the edge of the Sholayar ranges, it ...
Indonesia
* Gitgit Falls
* Jaksa Falls
* Sedudo Falls
* Sipisopiso
The Sipiso-piso is a plunge waterfall in the Batak highlands of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is formed by a small underground river of the Karo plateau that falls from a cave in the side of caldera of Lake Toba, some down to lake level. Sipiso-piso ...
Falls
* Moramo Waterfalls
Moramo waterfalls is a cascade waterfall located in Kendari, South Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oc ...
Iran
* Laton Waterfall – , tallest waterfall in Iran * Margoon Falls *Bisheh Waterfall
Bisheh Waterfall ( fa, آبشار بیشه شهرستان خرم آباد; Lurish: آوشار بیشَه) is a waterfall in the village of Istgah-e Bisheh, Central District in Khorramabad County, Iran
Iran, officially the Islami ...
* Shirabad Waterfall
* Gerit Waterfall
The Gerit Waterfall ( fa, آبشار گریت) also known as Sarkaneh or Haft Cheshmeh (meaning seven springs), (in Lurish called: آوشار تاف هفت چشمه) is a waterfall in the Khorramabad County, at the Village of Sarkaneh Abbasaba ...
* Nojian Waterfall
Nojian Waterfall ( fa, آبشار نوژیان) (in Lurish called:آوشار نوژیو) is one of the highest waterfalls in Iran. It is located in Khorramabad County in lorestan Province, in the west of Iran.
The waterfall is located southeas ...
Japan
* Abe Great Falls
is a waterfall in northern Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan, on the upper reaches of the Abe River. It is also sometimes referred to as the or the . It is located near the Umegashima onsen resort area.
The Abe Great Falls is listed as one of the "Japa ...
– high
* Fukuroda Falls – high
* Hannoki Falls – high; the tallest falls in Japan; only flows from April to July; twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
* Kegon Falls
is located at Lake Chūzenji (source of the Oshiri River) in Nikkō National Park near the city of Nikkō, Tochigi, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The falls were formed when the Daiya River was rerouted by lava flows. The main falls had a h ...
– ; infamous for suicides
* Nachi Falls
in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters (and 13 meters wide), it is the country's tallest water fall with single uninterrupted drop; however, the tallest waterfall ...
–
* Nunobiki Falls
is a set of waterfalls near downtown Kobe, Japan, with an important significance in Japanese literature and Japanese art. In Japan, Nunobiki is considered one of the greatest "divine falls" together with Kegon Falls and Nachi Falls.
Nunobiki wa ...
– in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a ''meisho'', or "famous site"
* Shōmyō Falls – high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan
Kyrgyzstan
* Abshir Ata Falls * Barskoon FallsLaos
* Khone Phapheng Falls
The Khone Falls and Pha Pheng Falls ( lo, ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດຄອນພະເພັງ; km, ល្បាក់ខោន, ''Lbak Khaon'') together form a waterfall located in Champasak Province on the Mekong River in southern Laos, nea ...
– southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume
Malaysia
* Berkelah Falls
* Cemerung Falls
The Cemerung Waterfall is located in the Dungun District, Terengganu state in Malaysia. It is estimated to be 250 metres tall.
Reaching the Cemerong fall is quite an expedition because of its remoteness and lack of signage. From Kuantan, one has ...
* Chiling Falls
* Gabai Falls
* Kadamaian Falls – high; the tallest waterfall in southeast Asia
* Kanching Falls
The Kanching Falls are located between Kuala Lumpur and Rawang in Selangor, Malaysia, and is a popular tourist destination in Kuala Lumpur. The waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop o ...
* Kota Tinggi Falls
* Mahua Falls
* Maliau Falls
* Takob Akob Falls Takob Akob waterfall is one of the few newly discovered waterfalls in Maliau Basin Conservation Area, in Sabah, Malaysia. Takob Akob Falls was named after the mangosteen
Mangosteen (''Garcinia mangostana''), also known as the purple mangostee ...
Nepal
* Davis Falls * Hyatung FallsNorth Korea
* Ullim FallsPakistan
* Dhani Falls
* Jarogo Falls
* Manthokha Falls
* Pir Ghaib Falls
* Sajikot Falls
Philippines
* Abaga Falls
* Dodiongan Falls
* Hinulugang Taktak Falls
* Kaytitinga Falls
Kaytitinga Falls is located in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, Philippines.
It can be reached via 1 hour trekking.
Area Profile and Description
Kaytitinga Falls can be found in barangay of San Isidro. Kaytitinga falls consists of a three-level fa ...
* Limunsudan Falls
* Maria Cristina Falls
Maria Cristina Falls is a waterfall of the Agus River in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. It is located 9.3 kilometers a ...
* Matang Tubig Falls
* Pagsanjan Falls
Pagsanjan Falls, also known as Cavinti Falls (local name: Magdapio Falls) is one of the most famous waterfalls in the Philippines. Located in the province of Laguna, the falls is one of the major tourist attractions of the region. The three-drop ...
* Pinandagatan Falls
* Tinago Falls
Tinago Falls is a waterfall on the Agus River, located in between the town of Linamon and Iligan City, Lanao del Norte in the northern part of the Philippine island of Mindanao. It is one of the main tourist attractions of Iligan, a city known a ...
* Tinuy-an Falls
* Tudaya Falls
Tudaya Falls is a waterfall on the Davao del Sur stream. It is located in Mount Apo Natural Park, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, Mindanao in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippine ...
Russia (Siberia)
* Ilya Muromets Falls – * Kinzelyuk Falls – * Talnikovy Falls –Singapore
* Cloud Forest – ; anartificial waterfall
An artificial waterfall is a water feature or fountain which imitates a natural waterfall.
Artificial waterfalls have long been featured in traditional Japanese gardens, where they can serve to highlight a scene or to provide focus. The classic ...
*Jurong Falls
Jurong Bird Park is an aviary and tourist attraction in Jurong, Singapore. The largest such bird park in Asia, it covers an area of on the western slope of Jurong Hill, the highest point in the Jurong region. It is one of the parks managed by ...
– high; an artificial waterfall
* Rain Vortex – ; reputedly, the tallest indoor artificial waterfall in the world
South Korea
* Cheonjeyeon Falls
* Cheonjiyeon Falls
* Jeongbang Falls
Sri Lanka
* Bambarakanda Falls – high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
* Bomburu Ella
Bomburu Ella, also known as Perawella Falls, is a waterfall at Uva-Paranagama Divisional Secretariat of Sri Lanka. It is located near the border of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla districts, approximately 15 km from Welimada town. Bomburu Ella is ...
Falls – located near Welimada
Welimada (වැලිමඩ)is a town in the Badulla District of the Uva Province of Sri Lanka.
Administration
The Welimada town is now administered by the Welimada Divisional Council.
Notable government institutions include:
* Divisional Secre ...
* Devon Falls – located near Talawakelle
Talawakelle ( si, තලවාකැලේ, ta, தலவாக்கலை) is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is the center of Dimbula tea planting district, the largest Ceylo ...
* Diyaluma Falls
Diyaluma Falls is high and the second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 619th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated away from Koslanda in Badulla District on Colombo-Badulla highway. The falls are formed by Punagala Oya, a tributary of ...
– high
* St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka
Thailand
*Mae Surin Falls
Nam Tok Mae Surin, also known as Mae Surin Falls, are waterfalls in Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province.
Mae Surin Waterfall is 100 meters in height. The surrounding forest still maintains its natural abundance.
Namtok Mae Surin National Park
Namto ...
* Phu Fa Falls
* Thi Lo Su Falls
* Wachirathan Falls
Taiwan
* Golden Falls
* Jiao Lung Falls – high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
* Lingjiao Falls
* Penglai Falls
* Shifen Falls – wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
* Wufengqi Falls
* Wulai Falls
* Yuntan Falls
Turkey
* Düden Falls – Antalya * Göksu Falls – Sivas * Gürlevik Falls – Erzincan * Kurşunlu Falls – Antalya * Manavgat Falls in Antalya * Tortum Falls – ErzurumVietnam
*Ban Gioc–Detian Falls
Bản Giốc – Detian Falls or Bản Giốc Falls is a collective name for two waterfalls on the Quây Sơn River ( Vietnamese: Sông Quây Sơn, chữ Nôm: 滝𡇸山; Chinese: 归春河, Pinyin: Guīchūn hé) that straddle the internation ...
– high; along the border with China
Europe
Austria
* Krimml Falls – , highest waterfall in Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bliha Falls – *Kravice
Kravica Waterfall ( or / or ) is a large tufa cascade on the Trebižat River, in the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is south of Ljubuški and south of Mostar. Its height is about and the radius of the lake in ...
Falls –
* Pliva Falls –
* Skakavac Falls – Perućica
Perućica ( sr-cyrl, Перућица) is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. It is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro. It is part of the Sutjeska National Park.
,
* Skakavac Falls – Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
,
* Štrbački buk
Strbacki buk ( sr-cyrl, Штрбачки бyк) waterfall is a 25 m high waterfall on the Una River (296 m altitude). It is situated in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Una-Sana Canton, city Bihać, settlement Doljani and Celije). It is part of ...
Falls –
Bulgaria
* Babsko Praskalo –
* Boyana Waterfall
Boyana Waterfall is the largest waterfall in the Bulgarian Vitosha mountain, with a height of 25 meters.
Location
Boyana Waterfall is formed under the waters of the Boyana River, which streams down the northern hills of Vitosha mountain. The ba ...
– Vitosha
Vitosha ( bg, Витоша ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Conveni ...
Mountain
* Emen Waterfall
* Etropole Waterfall Varovitets –
* Karlovsko Praskalo –
* Krushuna Falls –
* Popinolashki waterfall
Popinolashki waterfall (, ) is a waterfall in the Bulgaria's Pirin
, photo=Pirin-mountains-Bansko.jpg
, photo_caption=Pirin scenery in winter
, country= Bulgaria,
, parent=
, geology= granite, gneiss, marble, limestone
, area_km2=2585
, ...
–
* Raysko Praskalo
Raysko Praskalo (, "Heavenly Sprinkler"), 124.5 m in height, is the highest waterfall in Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula. It is situated under Botev Peak (2,376 m) in the central section of the Balkan Mountains and is part of the Dzhendema Re ...
– , highest waterfall in the Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
* Skakavitsa Waterfall
The Skakavitsa Waterfall (, ) is the highest waterfall in the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria. It is part of Rila National Park and is located on the Skakavitsa River. The waterfall is situated on approximately 2,000 m above sea level, the water fall ...
– , Rila
Rila ( bg, Рила, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila–Rhodope Mountains, Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Mus ...
Mountain
* Vratsa waterfalls
** Skaklia (not constant) –
** Borov Kamak –
Croatia
* Veliki slap (''Large Waterfall'') – , highest waterfall in Croatia *Skradinski Buk
Krka National Park ( hr, Nacionalni park Krka) is one of the Croatian national parks, named after the river Krka (ancient Greek: ''Kyrikos'') that it encloses. It is located along the middle-lower course of the Krka River in central Dalmatia, ...
– Krka river
Czechia
* Labský vodopád (Elbe waterfall) - 35 m (115 ft) followed by 200 m (656 ft) of rapids
* Mumlavský vodopád (Mumlava waterfall) - 10 m (32 ft) fall with highest flow rate in Czechia
* Pančavský vodopád (Pančava waterfall) - 148 m (486 ft) highest in Czechia
* Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava waterfall) - 122 m (400 ft)
* Rudické propadání (Rudice sinkhole) - 86 m (282 ft) highest sinkhole waterfall in Czechia
Denmark
*Døndalen
Døndalen is a valley in the northern part of the Denmark, Danish island of Bornholm. Located next to the road from Gudhjem to Tejn, it is known for its waterfall, which is Denmark's tallest.
Description
Døndalen, which covers an area of 37 hecta ...
– , highest waterfall in Denmark
Estonia
* Jägala Falls * Keila Falls * Narva Cascades * Valaste Falls – , highest waterfall in EstoniaFaroe Islands
* Bøsdalafossur – *Fossá
Fossurin í Fossá is one of the highest waterfallsBestu karmar við Fossá
s ...
– , highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands
s ...
Finland
* Hepoköngäs – , highest waterfall in Finland
* Kitsiputous
* Pihtsusköngäs
France
* Gavarnie Falls
The Gavarnie Falls ( French: Grande Cascade de Gavarnie) is a tiered waterfall in France. With its overall drop of 422 metres, it is the highest waterfall in mainland France. The falls are situated in the Cirque de Gavarnie, near the village Gava ...
– , highest waterfall in mainland France
* Trou de Fer
The Trou de Fer ("Iron Hole") is a canyon on Reunion Island, off the coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The primary river flowing through the gorge, which is up to deep, is the Bras de Caverne River, a tributary of the Rivière du Mât. ...
Falls – Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
Island
Germany
* All Saints Falls – ,Oppenau
Oppenau () is a town located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has a population of 4,700 inhabitants.
Geography
Oppenau is situated in the Rench valley in the Black Forest. The nearest major cities are Offenburg and Freudenstadt.
...
, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
* Röthbach Falls – , Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps, south of Berchtesgaden; the ...
, highest waterfall in Germany
* Sankenbach Falls – , Baiersbronn
Baiersbronn is a municipality and a village in the district of Freudenstadt in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated in the Black Forest on the Murg river. Nearby is the mountain of Rinkenkopf (759.6 m) with its hillfort, the ...
* Triberg Falls – , River Gutach in Triberg
Triberg im Schwarzwald is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in the Black Forest. In 2020, it had a population of 4,656. Triberg lies in the middle of the Black Forest between 500 and 1038 metres above ...
Greece
* Edessa Falls – , MacedoniaHungary
*Lillafüred
Lillafüred (Miskolc-Lillafüred) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. Officially, it is a part of Miskolc, though it is almost 12 kilometres away from the city, in the Bükk Mountains. Lillafüred is a tourist resort.
Hist ...
Falls – , artificial
Iceland
* Aldeyjarfoss
* Barnafoss
* Dettifoss
Dettifoss () is a waterfall in Vatnajökull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is reputed to be the second most powerful waterfall in Europe after the Rhine Falls. Dettifoss is situated on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river, which flows from th ...
* Fjallfoss
* Gjáin
Gjáin () is a small valley with small waterfalls, ponds, and volcanic structures situated in Þjórsárdalur in the south of Iceland. It is to be found at about half an hour walking distance from the historical farm Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng. ...
* Gljúfrafoss
* Glymur
Glymur () is the second-highest waterfall in Iceland, with a cascade of 198 m. It was long regarded as the tallest until being surpassed by Morsárfoss, a newly measured waterfall near Morsárjökull in 2011.
It is situated at the rear end of th ...
* Goðafoss
* Gullfoss
Gullfoss ("Golden Falls"; ) is a waterfall located in the canyon of the Hvítá river in southwest Iceland.
History and description
The Hvítá river flows southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the west and ...
* Hafragilsfoss
* Háifoss
* Hengifoss
Hengifoss () is the third highest waterfall in Iceland, 128 meters. It is located in Hengifossá in Fljótsdalshreppur, East Iceland. It is surrounded by basaltic strata with thin, red layers of clay between the basaltic layers. Fossilized trun ...
* Hraunfossar
* Ófærufoss
Ófærufoss () is a waterfall situated in the Eldgjá chasm in the western part of Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Until the early 1990s a natural bridge
A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landfor ...
* Selfoss
* Seljalandsfoss
Seljalandsfoss () is a waterfall in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249. The waterfall drops and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin i ...
* Skógafoss
Skógafoss (pronounced ) is a waterfall on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliff marking the former coastline. After the coastline had receded (it is now at a distance of about from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, paral ...
* Svartifoss
Svartifoss ( Icelandic for "black waterfall", ) is a waterfall in Skaftafell in Vatnajökull National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which gave rise to its name.
The bas ...
Ireland
*Assaroe Falls
Assaroe Falls ( ga, Eas Aoidh Ruadh, en, the waterfall of Red Hugh), also known as ''Cathaleen’s Falls'', was a waterfall on the River Erne near Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland. It was named after Aodh Ruadh, who according to tradition ...
* Powerscourt Falls – , highest waterfall in Ireland
* Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
''Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird'' (Irish for "stream against the height"), sometimes called The Devil's Chimney, is Ireland’s highest waterfall, with a height of . It is in the Dartry Mountains in the west of Ireland, marking part of the border be ...
* Torc Falls
Italy
* Cascata delle Marmore
The Cascata delle Marmore () or Marmore Falls is a man-made waterfall created by the ancient Romans. Its total height is 165 m (541 feet), making it the tallest man-made waterfall in the world.
It is located 7.7 km from Terni, a prov ...
– , tallest man-made waterfall in the world
* Cascate del Rio Verde
* Cascate del Serio – , highest waterfall in Italy
* Cascata del Toce
Cascata del Toce () or La Frua, also known as ''Frütt Fall'' in Walser dialect, is a waterfall on the river Toce, located in the municipality of Formazza, Piedmont, Italy, at 1675 m above the sea level. It takes the name from the river Toce. The ...
* Cascate del Varone
* Cascate Nardis
The Nardìs Waterfall is one of the waterfalls of Trentino in Val di Genova, a valley adjacent to Val Rendena. It descents from the Presanella glacier, falling into the valley to 921 m, with an enormous jump of more than 130 meters and the incline ...
Kosovo
* Mirusha Waterfalls *White Drin Waterfall
The White Drin Waterfall ( sq, Ujëvara e Drinit të Bardhë) is a waterfall in the western part of Kosovo. It is located in the Zhleb mountain in the Bjeshkët e Nemuna in the village of Radavc, 11 km away from the town of Peja. The waterfall ...
Latvia
* Abava
The Abava is a river in Latvia and the largest tributary of the Venta. It flows through Tukums, Talsi and Kuldiga districts. Fifty percent of the basin is covered by forests.
Its valley was submitted for inclusion in the UNESCO World Herita ...
s rumba
* Ventas rumba
Venta Rapid ( lv, Ventas rumba) is a waterfall on the Venta River in Kuldīga, Latvia. It is the widest waterfall in Europe at , and becomes as wide as during spring floods. The height of the falls varies from depending on the level of water i ...
– high; wide – The widest waterfall in Europe
North Macedonia
* Bogomila Falls
Bogomila Falls, better known as Babuna Falls are waterfalls located north of the village of Bogomila in the Municipality of Čaška in North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officia ...
* Duf Falls
* Kolešino Falls
* Korab Falls
* Koprišnica Falls
* Smolare Falls – ; tallest waterfall in North Macedonia
Norway
* Espeland Falls, Espelandsfossen
* Kjelfossen –
* Kjeragfossen –
* Langfoss
* Låtefossen
* Månafossen
* Mardalsfossen
* Mongefossen –
* Ramnefjellsfossen – ; also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
* Rjukan Falls, Rjukanfossen
* Sarp Falls, Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
* Skrikjofossen
* Stalheimsfossen
* Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
* Tyssestrengene
* Vettisfossen
* Vinnufossen – ; the highest waterfall in Europe
* Vøringfossen
Poland
* :pl:Siklawa, Siklawa – High Tatras – , highest waterfall in Poland
* :pl:Siklawica, Siklawica – Tatra Mountains –
* :pl:Wodospad Kamieńczyka, Wodospad Kamieńczyka – Sudetes –
* :pl:Rezerwat przyrody Wodospad Wilczki, Wodospad Wilczki – Eastern Sudetes –
Portugal
* Pego do Inferno – Tavira, Algarve * Penedo Furado – Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco District, Castelo Branco * Pulo do Lobo –Azores
* Cascata da Ribeira Grande – falls is the tallest waterfall at Fajãzinha * Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau – ; Fajã GrandeMadeira
* Risco waterfall, Risco Falls –
* 25 Fontes Falls – ; Madeira
Romania
* Izvorul Bigăr, Bigăr Falls * :ro:Cascada Răchițele, Vălul Miresei FallsRussia
* Kivach Falls – ; Karelia * Polikarya Falls – ; Sochi National ParkSerbia
* Kaluđerski Skokovi Falls – ; Balkan Mountains, Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia * Kopren Waterfall, Kopren Falls – ; Stara Planina * Pilj Waterfall, Pilj Falls – ; Stara PlaninaSlovakia
* Kmeťov vodopád – , High Tatras
* Šútovský vodopád – , Lesser Fatra
* – , High Tatras
* – , High Tatras
* – , Slovak Central Mountains
* – , Western Tatras
* , High Tatras
* – , High Tatras
* – , Low Tatras
Slovenia
* Boka (waterfall), Boka – , tallest in Slovenia * Javornik Falls * Peričnik Falls * Rinka FallsSweden
* Fettjeåfallet – * Hällingsåfallet – * Hallamölla – * Njupeskär – * Stora Sjöfallet National Park – ; once one of the most powerful in Europe; however, after construction of the Suorva Dam, the flow rate decreased from an average of 160 m3/s to 6 m3/s * Storforsen – high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m3/s, around 870 m3/s in summer. * Styggforsen – * :sv:Tännforsen, Tännforsen – high, wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s. * Västanåfallet –Switzerland
* Engstligen falls, Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
* Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
* Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen – most powerful falls in Europe
* Staubbach Fall – Lauterbrunnen
* Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
Ukraine
* Djur-Djur Falls – * Dzhurynskyi Falls – * Maniava waterfall, Maniava Falls – * Uchan-su (waterfall), Uchan-su Falls – , highest waterfall in Ukraine * Zhenetskyi Huk Falls –United Kingdom
England
* Aira Force – ; Ullswater in the Lake District
* Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
* Canonteign Falls – ; an artificial waterfall in Devon
* Cauldron Snout – ; one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
* Cautley Spout – ; highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
* East Gill Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
* Falling Foss – ; near Whitby, North Yorkshire
* Gaping Gill – ; highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into a cavern
* Hardraw Force – ; highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
* High Force – ; 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 York Moors, North Yorkshire Moors
* Moss Force – Newlands Valley in the Lake District
* Wain Wath Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
* River Lyd, Devon, White Lady Falls – ; falls located in a narrow gorge
Northern Ireland
* Glenariff Forest ParkScotland
* Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde (waterfalls), Falls of Clyde –
* Eas a' Chual Aluinn – in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
* Falls of Foyers –
* Falls of Glomach –
* Steall Waterfall, Steall Falls – in a single drop; the second highest single-drop waterfall in the United Kingdom
Wales
* Aber Falls * Aberdulais Falls – powers Europe's largest hydro-electric water wheel * Devil's Appendix – , highest waterfall in Wales * Sgwd Henrhyd, Henrhyd Falls * Pistyll Rhaeadr * Pistyll y Llyn * Swallow FallsNorth America
Belize
* Big Rock Falls – 150 ft. Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
* Thousand Foot Falls – 1,600 ft. (488 m) Thousand Foot Falls National Park, Cayo District
Canada
Alberta
* Athabasca Falls – Jasper National Park
* Bow Falls – Banff National Park
* Bow Glacier Falls – Banff National Park
* Crescent Falls – on the Alberta Highway 11, David Thompson Highway
* Maligne Canyon Falls – Jasper National Park
* Panther Falls – Banff National Park
* Sunwapta Falls – Jasper National Park
British Columbia
* Alexander Falls – Callaghan Valley, near Whistler, British Columbia, Whistler
* Brandywine Falls Provincial Park, Brandywine Falls – near Whistler
* Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park, Bridal Veil Falls – also called Bridal Falls; near Rosedale, Chilliwack, 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, British Columbia, Pemberton
* Kinuseo Falls – near Tumbler Ridge
* Mahood Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Moul Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Nairn Falls Provincial Park, Nairn Falls – near Pemberton
* Shannon Falls Provincial Park, Shannon Falls – near Squamish, British Columbia, 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 (Atlantic), Churchill River, Labrador * Pissing Mare Falls – Gros Morne National ParkNorthwest Territories
* Alexandra Falls – on Hay River (Canada), Hay River
* Virginia Falls (Northwest Territories), Virginia Falls – on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park
Nunavut
* Wilberforce Falls – Hood RiverOntario
* Albion Falls – near Hamilton, Ontario, 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, Ontario, Hamilton
Quebec
* Sainte-Anne Falls – Canyon Sainte-Anne, near Quebec City * Montmorency Falls – near Quebec CityCosta Rica
* La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica, La Fortuna Falls
* La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica, La Paz Falls
* Volio Waterfall, Volio Falls
Greenland
* Qorlortorsuaq FallsGuadeloupe
* Carbet FallsHaiti
* Saut-Mathurine FallsJamaica
* Dunn's River Falls – St. Ann * Mayfield Falls – WestmorelandMexico
* Agua Azul
* Basaseachic Falls
* Cascada de Texolo
* Cola de Caballo
* Piedra Volada
Saint Lucia
* Sault FallsUnited States
Alabama
* DeSoto Falls (Alabama), DeSoto Falls –
* Grace's High Falls – , highest in Alabama, Little River Canyon National Preserve
* Little River Falls –
* Noccalula Falls Park, Noccalula Falls – , Gadsden, Alabama, Gadsden
Alaska
* Brooks Falls – Katmai National Park and Preserve * Nugget Falls – also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, near Juneau, Alaska, JuneauArizona
* Grand Falls, Arizona, Grand Falls – , Little Colorado River
* Havasu Falls –
* Mooney Falls –
Arkansas
* Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – sheerCalifornia
* Bonita Falls – while flowing * Bridalveil Fall – sheer when flowing * Burney Falls – , spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate * Chilnualna Falls – * Darwin Falls – , split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park * Feather Falls – * Illilouette Fall – * McWay Falls – , flowing year-round * Nevada Fall – Yosemite National Park; , followed by 97 m plunge at Vernal Fall, year-round * Ribbon Fall – when flowing * Silver Strand Falls – when flowing * Three Chute Falls – on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial * Vernal Fall – ; on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall * Yosemite Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in North America with a total height of over three sections; the tallest single drop isColorado
* Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride), Bridal Veil Falls – Telluride; * Fish Creek Falls – * Seven Falls –Connecticut
*Dean's Ravine Falls *Great Falls (Housatonic River), Great Falls – Housatonic River *Kent Falls State Park, Kent Falls *Roaring Brook FallsGeorgia
* Amicalola Falls – , highest waterfall in Georgia
* Anna Ruby Falls – on the Curtis Creek side
* Cascade Falls (Georgia), Cascade Falls – cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is
* Cochrans Falls – cascade
* DeSoto Falls (Georgia), DeSoto Falls – the upper falls drop about , the middle falls about and the lower falls cascade about
* Dick's Creek Falls – sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
* Dukes Creek Falls –
* Estatoah Falls – several hundred feet, exact height not known
* Holcomb Creek Falls –
* Minnehaha Falls, Georgia, Minnehaha Falls –
* Toccoa Falls – sheer drop
Florida
* Falling Waters State Park, Falling Water Falls - waterfall, the highest in the stateHawaii
(listed after ''Australia'' in the ''Oceania'' section below)Idaho
* Lower Mesa Falls
* Moyie Falls
* Shoshone Falls –
* Twin Falls (Idaho), Twin Falls
* Upper Mesa Falls
Indiana
* Cataract Falls (Indiana), Cataract Falls * Williamsport FallsKentucky
* Cumberland Falls – drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
* Seventy Six Falls – drop in Clinton County
* Yahoo Falls – , tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky
Louisiana
* Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster – drop (all below sea-level) flowed for 3 days in 1980 due to an oil rig drilling into a salt mineMaine
* Angel Falls (Maine), Angel Falls * Katahdin Falls – , tallest waterfall in Maine * Moxie Falls * Smalls FallsMaryland
* Cunningham Falls – , cascading waterfall
* Great Falls (Potomac River), Great Falls – , cascading waterfall
* Swallow Falls State Park, Muddy Creek Falls – , the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
Massachusetts
* Bash Bish Falls – ; a series of cascades with the final one being split into twin falls dropping over boulders to a pool belowMichigan
See also
* Bond Falls – cascades on the Ontonagon River
* Bridalveil Falls (Michigan), Bridalveil Falls – slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
* Laughing Whitefish Falls –
* Munising Falls – sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
* Tahquamenon Falls – upper falls have a drop, and are wide
Minnesota
* Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Cannon Falls – namesake of the city of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, Cannon Falls
* Gooseberry Falls State Park, Gooseberry Falls – North Shore (Lake Superior), North Shore of Lake Superior
* Minnehaha Park (Minneapolis), Minnehaha Falls – high, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
* Niagara Cave – a show cave with an high subterranean waterfall
* Saint Anthony Falls – the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
* Vermillion River (Minnesota), Vermillion Falls – Hastings, Minnesota, Hastings
* Banning State Park, Wolf Creek Falls – Banning State Park
Missouri
* Marvel Cave – , subterranean waterfall * Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Mina Sauk Falls – , highest waterfall in MissouriMontana
* Bird Woman Falls – ; in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park
* Big Falls (Missouri River waterfall), Big Falls – ; highest of the Great Falls (Missouri River), Great Falls of the Missouri River
* Weeping Wall (Montana), Weeping Wall – falls onto Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park (U.S.), Glacier National Park
Nebraska
* Smith Falls – , highest waterfall in NebraskaNew Hampshire
* Amoskeag Falls – , on the Merrimack River * Arethusa Falls – , on Bemis Brook * Diana's Baths – , on Lucy BrookNew Jersey
* List of waterfalls in the Delaware Water Gap, Buttermilk Falls - drop; Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Walpack Township
* Great Falls (Passaic River), Great Falls – drop; Passaic River, Paterson
New Mexico
* Jemez Falls * Sitting Bull FallsNew York
* American Falls – drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
* Barberville Falls – drop, in the town of Poestenkill, New York, Poestenkill in Rensselaer County, New York, Rensselaer County
* Bouck's Falls – , in the town of Fulton, Schoharie County, New York, Fulton in Schoharie County, New York, Schoharie County
* Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls), Bridal Veil Falls – drop, part of Niagara Falls
* Buttermilk Falls State Park, Buttermilk Falls – Buttermilk Falls State Park
* Chittenango Falls State Park, Chittenango Falls – , in Madison County, New York, Madison County
* Cohoes Falls – drop, Cohoes, New York, Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
* Eternal Flame Falls – cascade in Chestnut Ridge Park in Erie County, New York, Erie County; a small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a flame
* High Falls (Rochester, New York), High Falls – , downtown Rochester, New York, Rochester
* Indian Chimney Falls – drop, at Indian Chimney Farm in Tompkins County, New York, Tompkins County
* Ithaca Falls – cascade, on Fall Creek in Ithaca, New York, Ithaca
* Kaaterskill Falls – vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is , in Greene County, New York, Greene County
* Robert H. Treman State Park, Lucifer Falls – in Robert H. Treman State Park
* Pixley Falls State Park, Pixley Falls – ; Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County, New York, Oneida County
* Salmon River Falls – waterfall; Oswego County, New York, Oswego County
* Stony Kill Falls – , Ulster County, New York, Ulster County
* Taughannock Falls State Park, Taughannock Falls – single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
* Trenton Falls – Trenton, New York, Trenton in Oneida County, New York, Oneida County
* Letchworth State Park, Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls – a series of waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
* VerKeerderkill Falls – sheer drop
North Carolina
See also
* Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls, Batson Creek Falls – waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest), Bridal Veil Falls – ; DuPont State Forest
* Connestee Falls and Batson Creek Falls, Connestee Falls – tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Corbin Creek Falls – series of cascades
* Cullasaja Falls – falls in Macon County, North Carolina, Macon County
* Douglas Falls – plunging falls
* Dry Falls (North Carolina), Dry Falls – sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
* Eastatoe Falls – cascading falls located on private property near Rosman, North Carolina, Rosman
* Glassmine Falls – ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County, North Carolina, Buncombe County
* Hickory Nut Falls – horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
* High Falls (DuPont State Forest), High Falls – drop; DuPont State Forest
* High Shoals Falls – , at South Mountains State Park
* Linville Falls – drop over several steps, culminating in a drop
* Looking Glass Falls – waterfall near Brevard, North Carolina, Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Mingo Falls – just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
* Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River), Rainbow Falls – cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County, North Carolina, Jackson County
* Rainbow Falls (Rutherford County), Rainbow Falls – waterfall in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Rutherford County
* Setrock Creek Falls – in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
* Sliding Rock – slide used as a natural water slide, near Brevard, North Carolina, Brevard in Transylvania County, North Carolina, Transylvania County
* Tory's Falls (Hanging Rock), Tory's Falls –
* Triple Falls (DuPont State Forest), Triple Falls – drop in three steps
* Upper Whitewater Falls – cascade
Ohio
* Brandywine Creek (Cuyahoga River)#Brandywine Falls, Brandywine Falls – ; Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Northfield, Ohio, Northfield * Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Cuyahoga Falls – namesake of the city of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Cuyahoga FallsOklahoma
* Turner Falls – ; in multiple steps; in the Arbuckle MountainsOregon
* Double Falls (Oregon), Double Falls –
* Multnomah Falls – in two steps of and , flowing year-round
* Toketee Falls – in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
* Watson Falls – sheer
* Willamette Falls – , wide; the largest waterfall in the Northwestern United States by volume; one of the widest waterfalls in the world
Pennsylvania
* Dingmans Falls – , Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area * Fulmer Falls – , at George W. Childs Recreation Site * Raymondskill Falls – Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area * Silverthread Falls – , Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area * Bushkill Falls - , Bushkill FallsRhode Island
* Pawtucket Falls (Rhode Island), Pawtucket FallsSouth Carolina
* Isaqueena Falls – cascade, near Walhalla, South Carolina * Kings Creek Falls – drop, near the Chattooga River * Raven Cliff Falls (South Carolina), Raven Cliff Falls – drop, Caesars Head State Park * Whitewater Falls (North Carolina), Whitewater Falls – "lower" cascade, Oconee County, South Carolina, Oconee County (the larger, "upper" falls are in North Carolina)South Dakota
* Sioux Falls – namesake of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sioux Falls
Tennessee
* Burgess Falls – , Burgess Falls State Park * Fall Creek Falls – , Fall Creek Falls State Park, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River * Ozone Falls – , Ozone Falls State Natural Area * Rockhouse Falls – , near Spencer, Tennessee, Spencer * Ruby Falls – , near Chattanooga, Tennessee, ChattanoogaTexas
* Hamilton Pool Preserve – high falls drop into the Hamilton Pool * Pedernales Falls State ParkUtah
* Bridal Veil Falls (Utah), Bridal Veil Falls – tall double cataract waterfall
* Calf Creek Falls – total drop over two falls; the lower drop is high, while the upper drop (upstream) is high
Virginia
* Crabtree Falls – , cascading waterfall with a drop; tallest waterfall and highest single drop east of the Mississippi River * Great Falls (Potomac River), Great FallsWashington
* Angeline Falls –
* Berdeen Falls –
* Blum Basin Falls –
* Bridal Veil Falls (Washington), Bridal Veil Falls –
* Colonial Creek Falls – ; the tallest waterfall in the contiguous United States
* Comet Falls –
* Depot Creek Falls –
* Green Lake Falls –
* Langfield Falls –
* Mazama Falls –
* Palouse Falls –
* Pearl Falls –
* Rainbow Falls (Chelan County), Rainbow Falls –
* Rainy Lake Falls –
* Seahpo Peak Falls – about
* Snoqualmie Falls –
* Spokane Falls – ; among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
* Sulphide Creek Falls –
West Virginia
* Blackwater Falls State Park, Blackwater Falls – sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
* Elakala Falls – Blackwater Canyon
Wisconsin
* Big Manitou Falls – , Douglas County, highest in Wisconsin * Grandfather Falls – , highest waterfall on the Wisconsin River * Superior Falls – on the Montreal River (Michigan), Montreal River into Lake SuperiorWyoming
* List of waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park, Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park, including:
** Colonnade Falls
** Gibbon Falls
** Kepler Cascades
** Osprey Falls
** Silver Cord Cascade – ; the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone
** Terraced Falls
** Tower Fall
** Union Falls
** Virginia Cascades
** Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls are high and the upper falls are high; largest volume falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains; plunge type flowing year-round
Oceania
Australia
New South Wales
* Apsley Falls
* Belmore Falls
* Carrington Falls
* Ebor Falls
* Ellenborough Falls – , one of the highest in Australia
* Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales, Fitzroy Falls
* Tin Mine Falls – estimated including many segments above main drop; possibly the longest, highest in Australia
* Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Wentworth Falls
* Wollomombi Falls – , second or third highest in Australia
Northern Territory
* Florence Falls – Aboriginal name is Karrimurra
* Gunlom Falls – formerly Waterfall Creek Falls
* Jim Jim Falls – Aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
* Tjaynera Falls
* Tolmer Falls
* Twin Falls (Northern Territory), Twin Falls – Aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
* Wangi 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 – over multiple drops with a single drop; first or second highest in Australia after Tin Mine Falls
* Whites Falls
* Wongalee Falls
* Yarrbilgong Falls
South Australia
* First Falls in Waterfall Gully, South Australia, Waterfall Gully – 25mTasmania
* Adamsons Falls
* Delaneys Falls
* Dip Falls
* Guide Falls
* Horseshoe Falls (Tasmania), Horseshoe Falls
* Lady Barron Falls
* Liffey Falls
* Montezuma Falls
* Nelson Falls
* Pelverata Falls
* Russell Falls
* Slippery Falls
Victoria
* Hopetoun Falls
* Nigretta Falls
* Silverband Falls – Grampians National Park
* Steavenson Falls
* Triplet Falls – Great Otway National Park
* Wannon Falls
French Polynesia
* Fautaua Valley, Fautaua FallsHawaiian Islands
* Akaka Falls State Park, Akaka Falls – drop, Hawaiʻi (hereafter meaning the Hawaii (island), Big Island)
* Hanakapiai Falls – drop, Kauai
* Hiilawe Waterfall, Hiilawe Falls – drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaiʻi
* Kahiwa Falls – drop, Molokai
* Makahiku Falls – drop, Maui
* Manawaiopuna Falls – drop, Kauai
* Manoa Falls – drop, Oahu
* Oloʻupena Falls – drop, Molokaʻi north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world
* 'Opaeka'a Falls – drop, Kauaʻi east shore
* Pu'uka'oku Falls – drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
* Rainbow Falls (Hawaii), Rainbow Falls- drop, Hawaiʻi
* Waihīlau Falls – drop, Hawaiʻi
* Wailua Falls – drop, Kauaʻi east shore
New Zealand
* Āniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
* Bridal Veil Falls (Waikato), Bridal Veil Falls – plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
* Browne Falls – cascades or , depending on source
* Huka Falls
* Humboldt Falls
* Kitekite Falls – 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland
* Lady Alice Falls – 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
* Tarawera Falls
* Wairere Falls – highest in the North Island at
* Whangārei Falls
South America
Argentina
* Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province; largest waterfall system in the world; highest flow rate in South AmericaBrazil
* 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 (state), Paraná; highest flow rate in South America * Cachoeira da Fumaça, Smoke Falls – high; Portuguese: Cachoeira da Fumaça; Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia * Parque da Cascata, Waterfall Park – Portuguese: Parque da Cascata; Sete Lagoas, Minas GeraisChile
* Huilo-Huilo Falls
* Laja Falls – Spanish: Salto del Laja
* Petrohué Waterfalls, Petrohué Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Petrohué
Colombia
* Tequendama Falls – high; Spanish: Salto del Tequendama; Cundinamarca Department, Cundinamarca * Tequendamita FallsGuyana
* Kaieteur Falls * King Edward VIII FallsParaguay
* Guaíra Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Guairá; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil-Paraguay border * Saltos del Monday, Monday Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Monday; along the Monday RiverPeru
* Gocta Cataracts, Gocta Falls – Spanish: Catarata del Gocta
* Tres Hermanas Falls, Three Sisters Falls – high; Spanish: Cataratas Tres Hermanas; highest falls in Peru and may be the 3rd highest in the world
* Yumbilla Falls
Venezuela
* Angel Falls – ; Spanish: Salto Ángel; the highest waterfall in the world * Cuquenan Falls – Spanish: Salto Kukenan * Llovizna Falls * Pará Falls * Yutaje Falls
See also
* List of waterfalls by flow rate * List of waterfalls by height * List of waterfalls by typeReferences
External links
{{Wikivoyage, WaterfallsWorld waterfall database
Lists of waterfalls, Lists by country, Waterfalls Lists of landforms, Waterfalls