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* Boti Falls
* Kintampo Falls
* Tagbo Falls
* Wli Falls
* Maletsunyane Falls – high
* Ouzoud Falls – high
* Lamadaya Falls
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* Kalambo Falls – high
* Materuni Waterfalls
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* Chavuma Falls
* Chisimba Falls
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* Bandeira Falls – near
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* Gitgit Falls
* Jaksa Falls
* Sedudo Falls
* Sipisopiso Falls
* Moramo Waterfalls
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* Berkelah Falls
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* Dhani Falls
* Jarogo Falls
* Manthokha Falls
* Pir Ghaib Falls
* Sajikot Falls
* Abaga Falls
* Dodiongan Falls
* Hinulugang Taktak Falls
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* Cheonjeyeon Falls
* Cheonjiyeon Falls
* Jeongbang Falls
* Bambarakanda Falls – high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
* Bomburu Ella Falls – located near
* 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 –
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* 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
* Gavarnie Falls – , highest waterfall in mainland France
* Trou de Fer Falls – Réunion Island
* Aldeyjarfoss
* Barnafoss
* Dettifoss
* Fjallfoss
* Gjáin
* Gljúfrafoss
* Glymur
* Goðafoss
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* Espelandsfossen
* Kjelfossen –
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* Siklawa –
* 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 –
* Aira Force – ;
* Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde –
* Eas a' Chual Aluinn – in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
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* Big Rock Falls – 150 ft.
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* Alexander Falls –
* 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
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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
* 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 FallsKenya
* Karuru Falls * Thomson's FallsLesotho
* Maletsunyane Falls – high
Libya
* Derna FallsMadagascar
* Andriamamovoka Falls * Mahamanina Falls * Mandraka Falls *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 – 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 – 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 * Bridal Veil Falls – high * Lisbon Falls * Lone Creek Falls * Mac-Mac FallsNorthern 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 * Sipi FallsZambia
* 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 – 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 Falls * Jadipai Falls * Madhabkunda Falls * Nafa-khum FallsCambodia
*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
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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 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 the ...
provinces; high, wide
* Hukou Falls – borders Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
and Shanxi 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 – 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 – 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
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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
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, 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
* 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
* 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
* Duduma Falls
* Godchinamalaki Falls
* 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
* 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
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* 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 – , tallest waterfall in India
* Kutladampatti Falls
* 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
* Meenmutty Falls – Thiruvananthapuram district
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* Meenmutty Falls – Wayanad district
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* 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
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* Unchalli Falls – 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 Falls
* Moramo Waterfalls
Iran
* Laton Waterfall – , tallest waterfall in Iran * Margoon Falls * Bisheh Waterfall * 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 Prefecture, Japan. The falls were formed when the Daiya River was rerouted by lava flows. The main falls had a height of appro ...
– ; 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 – 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 – 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 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
* 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,
* Skakavac Falls – Sarajevo
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,
* 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. Conven ...
Mountain
* Emen Waterfall
* Etropole Waterfall Varovitets –
* Karlovsko Praskalo –
* Krushuna Falls –
* Popinolashki waterfall –
* 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
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* 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 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 – , highest waterfall in DenmarkEstonia
* 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 – , highest waterfall in mainland France
* Trou de Fer Falls – Réunion 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
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* Röthbach Falls – , Berchtesgaden, 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
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Greece
* Edessa Falls – , MacedoniaHungary
*Lillafüred
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Hist ...
Falls – , artificial
Iceland
* Aldeyjarfoss
* Barnafoss
* Dettifoss
* Fjallfoss
* Gjáin
* Gljúfrafoss
* Glymur
* 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
* 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
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
* 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
Kosovo
* Mirusha Waterfalls * White Drin WaterfallLatvia
* 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 – 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
Korab Falls (Macedonian language, Macedonian: Корапски Водопад, also known as Proifel Falls; Macedonian language, Macedonian: Пројфелски Водопад; sq, Ujëvara e Korabit) is a waterfall in the upper course of the Dla ...
* Koprišnica Falls
* Smolare Falls – ; tallest waterfall in North Macedonia
Norway
* Espelandsfossen
* Kjelfossen –
* Kjeragfossen
Kjeragfossen is a waterfall in the municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The waterfall cascades down from the Kjerag plateau on the south shore of the Lysefjorden. It is one of the highest waterfalls in Norway and one of the hig ...
–
* Langfoss
Langfossen is a waterfall located in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the wester ...
* Låtefossen
Låtefossen or Låtefoss is a waterfall located in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland County, Norway. The tall waterfall is unique and thus it is a well-known tourist attraction in the area. It is special in that it consists of two separate str ...
* Månafossen
* Mardalsfossen
Mardalsfossen is a waterfall in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is sometimes referred to as one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows out of a hanging valley into the lak ...
* Mongefossen –
* Ramnefjellsfossen – ; also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
* Rjukanfossen
* Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
* Skrikjofossen
* Stalheimsfossen
* Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
* Tyssestrengene
Tyssestrengene are waterfalls east of the village of Tyssedal in Ullensvang Municipality, in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfalls are fed by the Tysso River before flowing down into the lake Ringedalsvatnet. The Trolltunga cliff is located n ...
* Vettisfossen
Vettisfossen is one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, and the 284th tallest in the world. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfa ...
* Vinnufossen
Vinnufossen or Vinnufallet is the tallest waterfall in Europe and the sixth-tallest in the world. The tall tiered horsetail waterfall is located just east of the village of Sunndalsøra in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county ...
– ; the highest waterfall in Europe
* Vøringfossen
Vøringsfossen ( en, Vøring Falls) is the 83rd highest waterfall in Norway on the basis of total fall. It lies at the top of the Måbødalen valley in the municipality of Eidfjord, in Vestland county. It is located near Norwegian National Road 7 ...
Poland
* Siklawa – High Tatras
The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains ( Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; pl, Tatry Wysokie; rue, Высокі Татри,'' Vysoki Tatry''; hu, Magas-Tátra; german: Hohe Tatra; french: Hautes Tatras), are a mountain range along the border of norther ...
– , highest waterfall in Poland
* Siklawica – Tatra Mountains
The Tatra Mountains (), Tatras, or Tatra (''Tatry'' either in Slovak () or in Polish () - '' plurale tantum''), are a series of mountains within the Western Carpathians that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They are the hi ...
–
* Wodospad Kamieńczyka – Sudetes –
* Wodospad Wilczki – Eastern Sudetes –
Portugal
* Pego do Inferno – Tavira, Algarve * Penedo Furado – Vila de Rei, 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 Falls –
* 25 Fontes Falls – ; Madeira
Romania
* Bigăr Falls * Vălul Miresei FallsRussia
* Kivach Falls – ; Karelia *Polikarya
The Polikarya (') is the highest waterfall in Sochi, Russia. It is fed by one of the glaciers of the Aibga Ridge. Even in June, the slope is covered with snow. The waterfall is located in the Adlersky District not far from Krasnaya Polyana. It is ...
Falls – ; Sochi National Park
Sochi National Park (russian: Сочинский национальный парк, also Sochinsky National Park) is Russia's oldest national park, established on May 5, 1983. It is located in the Western Caucasus, near the city of Sochi, in South ...
Serbia
* Kaluđerski Skokovi Falls – ; Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia * Kopren Falls – ; Stara Planina * 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 – , tallest in Slovenia * Javornik Falls * Peričnik Falls *Rinka Falls
Rinka Falls (; sl, slap Rinka) is a waterfall in the Logar Valley, in the Municipality of Solčava in northern Slovenia. It is the source of the Savinja River. It has been proclaimed a natural heritage feature. Rinka Falls is one of the most be ...
Sweden
* 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 – * Tännforsen – high, wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s. * Västanåfallet –Switzerland
* Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
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* Reichenbach Falls
The Reichenbach Falls (german: Reichenbachfälle) are a waterfall cascade of seven steps on the stream called Rychenbach in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. They drop over a total height of about . At , the upper falls, known as th ...
– Meiringen
Meiringen () is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Besides the village of Meiringen, the municipality includes the settlements of Balm, Brünigen, Eisenbolgen, Hausen, Prasti, ...
* Rhine Falls
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– Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a town with historic roots, a municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimate ...
– most powerful falls in Europe
* Staubbach Fall
Staubbach Falls (german: Staubbachfall (sing.), lit.: dust creek fall) is a waterfall in Switzerland, located just west of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Highlands. The waterfall drops from a hanging valley that ends in overhanging cliffs above t ...
– Lauterbrunnen
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* Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
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Ukraine
* Djur-Djur Falls – *Dzhurynskyi
Dzhurynskyi ( uk, Джуринський) or the Chervonohorodskyi waterfall ( uk, Червоногородський водоспад) is located on the Dzhuryn river in Nyrkiv village, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine Water ...
Falls –
* Maniava Falls –
* Uchan-su Falls – , highest waterfall in Ukraine
* Zhenetskyi Huk Falls –
United Kingdom
England
* Aira Force – ; Ullswater
Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being about long and wide, with a maximum depth a little over . It was scooped out by a glacier in the Last Ice Age.
Geography
It is a typical Lake District "ribbon lake", ...
in the Lake District
* Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale
Wensleydale is the dale or upper valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines, one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England.
It is one of only a few Yorkshire Dales not currently named after its principal river, but th ...
in the Yorkshire Dales
The Yorkshire Dales is an upland area of the Pennines in the historic county of Yorkshire, England, most of it in the Yorkshire Dales National Park created in 1954.
The Dales comprise river valleys and the hills rising from the Vale of York w ...
* Canonteign Falls – ; an artificial waterfall in Devon
* Cauldron Snout
Cauldron Snout is a cascade on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbr ...
– ; one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
* Cautley Spout
Cautley Spout is England's highest (cascade) waterfall above ground. (Gaping Gill on Ingleborough falls a greater unbroken distance into a pothole, and Hardraw Force has a greater unbroken fall above ground). The broken cascade of falls tumbles ...
– ; highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
* East Gill Force
East Gill Force is a waterfall in Swaledale, east of the hamlet of Keld, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The falls are located on East Gill at grid reference , just before its confluence with the River Swale a ...
– Swaledale
Swaledale is one of the northernmost dales (valleys) in Yorkshire Dales National Park, located in northern England. It is the dale of the River Swale on the east side of the Pennines in North Yorkshire.
Geographical overview
Swaledale runs ...
in the Yorkshire Dales
* Falling Foss
Falling Foss is a waterfall that lies in the north-east section of The North York Moors National Park and is a popular spot for walking. It is from Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of Nor ...
– ; near Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Clif ...
, North Yorkshire
* Gaping Gill
Gaping Gill (also known as Gaping Ghyll) is a natural cave in North Yorkshire, England. It is one of the unmistakable landmarks on the southern slopes of Ingleborough – a deep pothole with the stream Fell Beck flowing into it. After fa ...
– ; highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into a cavern
* Hardraw Force
Hardraw Force ( OS grid ref: ) is a waterfall on Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw, north of the town of Hawes, Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales. The Pennine Way long distance footpath passes ...
– ; highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale
Wensleydale is the dale or upper valley of the River Ure on the east side of the Pennines, one of the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England.
It is one of only a few Yorkshire Dales not currently named after its principal river, but th ...
in the Yorkshire Dales
* High Force
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the European Geopark. The waterfall is part of the historic coun ...
– ; 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
Low Force is an 18-foot (5.5m) high set of falls on the River Tees, England, UK. Further upstream is the High Force waterfall. Low Force is also the site of the Wynch Bridge, completed in 1830. It is suggested that only one person at a time shou ...
– downstream from High Force
* Mallyan Spout
Mallyan Spout is a waterfall in North Yorkshire, England, the tallest waterfall in the North York Moors.Goathland
Goathland is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is in the North York Moors national park due north of Pickering, off the A169 to Whitby. I ...
in the North Yorkshire Moors
* Moss Force – Newlands Valley
The Newlands Valley is in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is regarded as one of the most picturesque and quiet valleys in the national park, even though it is situated very close to the popular tourist town of Keswick and ...
in the Lake District
* Wain Wath Force
Wain Wath Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The falls are at grid reference , upstream from the hamlet of Keld which has three other waterfalls in its vicinity ( Kisdon For ...
– Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
* White Lady Falls – ; falls located in a narrow gorge
Northern Ireland
*Glenariff Forest Park
Glenariff Forest Park is an 1185 hectare (2928 acre) forest in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is part of Glenariff glen itself. The forest is managed by the Northern Ireland Forest Service, the state body responsible for forestry in the pr ...
Scotland
* Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde –
* Eas a' Chual Aluinn – in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
* Falls of Foyers
The Fall of Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Eas na Smùide, meaning the smoking falls) is a waterfall on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness, in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and drops . ...
–
* Falls of Glomach
The Falls of Glomach, in Ross-shire, Scotland, is one of the tallest waterfalls in Britain, with a drop of 113 m (370 ft). The falls border Kintail, donated to the National Trust for Scotland in 1944 and subsequently incorporating West ...
–
* Steall Falls – in a single drop; the second highest single-drop waterfall in the United Kingdom
Wales
* Aber Falls *Aberdulais Falls
The Aberdulais Falls are found on the River Dulais at Aberdulais, near Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The falls are formed as the river plunges over beds of hard Pennant Measures, Lower Pennant Sandstone just before meet ...
– powers Europe's largest hydro-electric water wheel
A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a wheel (usually constructed from wood or metal), with a number of blades or bucket ...
* Devil's Appendix – , highest waterfall in Wales
* Henrhyd Falls
* Pistyll Rhaeadr
Pistyll Rhaeadr (, meaning "spring of the waterfall") is a waterfall from the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant in Powys, Wales, and west of Oswestry.
Description
Pistyll Rhaeadr is formed by the Afon Disgynfa falling, in three stages, ov ...
* Pistyll y Llyn
* Swallow Falls
North America
Belize
* Big Rock Falls – 150 ft. Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in the Cayo District of southern central Belize. It was established in 1944 to protect and manage the native Belizean pine forests. Its boundaries are poorly defined, but it is estimated to c ...
, Cayo District
* Thousand Foot Falls
Thousand Foot Falls is a waterfall and natural monument in Cayo, Belize. It is surrounded by the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve
Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in the Cayo District of southern central Belize. It was e ...
– 1,600 ft. (488 m) Thousand Foot Falls National Park, Cayo District
Canada
Alberta
* Athabasca Falls
Athabasca Falls is a waterfall in Jasper National Park on the upper Athabasca River, approximately south of the townsite of Jasper, Alberta, Canada, and just west of the Icefields Parkway.
Geography and geology
Athabasca Falls is a Class 5 wat ...
– Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is a national park in Alberta, Canada. It is the largest national park within Alberta's Rocky Mountains spanning . It was established as a national park in 1930 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984. Its locatio ...
* Bow Falls – Banff National Park
* Bow Glacier Falls
Bow Glacier Falls is located near Banff, AB. The falls originates from melt water from the Bow Glacier and flows into Bow Lake.Lafrenière, M. and Sharp, M. (2003), Wavelet analysis of inter-annual variability in the runoff regimes of glacial ...
– Banff National Park
* Crescent Falls – on the David Thompson Highway #redirectAlberta Highway 11
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 11, commonly referred to as Highway 11 and officially named the David Thompson Highway, is a provincial highway in central Alberta, Canada. It runs for from Highway 93 ...
* Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon is a slot canyon located in the Jasper National Park near Jasper, Alberta, Canada. Eroded out of the Palliser Formation, the canyon measures over deep. Popular for sightseeing and exploration, the area contains waterfalls, undergrou ...
Falls – Jasper National Park
* Panther Falls – Banff National Park
* Sunwapta Falls
Sunwapta Falls is a pair of waterfalls of the Sunwapta River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
The falls are accessible via a access road off the Icefields Parkway, which connects Jasper and Banff National Parks. The falls have a drop of ...
– Jasper National Park
British Columbia
* Alexander Falls – Callaghan Valley
The Callaghan Valley is located in the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern, British Columbia, in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains 90 km north of Vancouver. It was the home of the 2010 Winter Olympics's Whistler Olympic Park, the venu ...
, near Whistler
* Brandywine Falls – near Whistler
* Bridal Veil Falls – also called Bridal Falls; near Rosedale
* Canim Falls
Canim Falls is a 23 metre high waterfall on the Canim River between Canim Lake and Mahood Lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park in the Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada.Neave, Roland (2015). ''Exploring Wells Gray Park ...
– Wells Gray Provincial Park
Wells Gray Provincial Park is a large wilderness park located in east-central British Columbia, Canada. The park protects most of the southern, and highest, regions of the Cariboo Mountains and covers 5,250 square kilometres (524,990 hectares or ...
* Chatterbox Falls – Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
* Dawson Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Della Falls
Della Falls is a waterfall located within Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. With a total height of , it ranks as the 16th tallest confirmed waterfall in Canada and the second tallest on Vancouver Island a ...
– Strathcona Provincial Park
* Emperor Falls – Mount Robson Provincial Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian Rockies with an area of 2,249 km². The park is located entirely within British Columbia, bordering Jasper National Park in Alberta. The B.C. legislature created the park in 19 ...
* Helmcken Falls
Helmcken Falls is a waterfall on the Murtle River within Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. The protection of Helmcken Falls was one of the reasons for the creation of Wells Gray Provincial Park in 1939.
Helmcken Falls is th ...
– Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Hunlen Falls
Hunlen Falls is a waterfall located at the mouth of Turner Lake in the Pacific Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. With an estimated height of , it is tied with Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park for having the fourth tallest single drop of an ...
– Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
* Keyhole Falls
Keyhole Falls is the unofficial name for the largest waterfall along the Lillooet River in British Columbia, Canada. The falls are high and are a punchbowl type of waterfall.
It is called Keyhole Falls because it resembles a giant old-fashioned ...
– near Pemberton
* Kinuseo Falls – near Tumbler Ridge
Tumbler Ridge is a district municipality in the foothills of the B.C. Rockies in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. With a population of 2,399 (2021) living in a townsite, the ...
* Mahood Falls
Mahood Falls is a waterfall in Wells Gray Provincial Park located on the Canim River between Canim Lake and Mahood Lake and northeast of 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada. The waterfall is high.
Mahood Falls is also a small community spr ...
– Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Moul Falls
Moul Falls is a waterfall on Grouse Creek in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the park's most popular short hiking trails. It is the only waterfall in the park that one can stand behind. Moul Falls is ...
– Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Nairn Falls – near Pemberton
* Shannon Falls
Shannon Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located from Vancouver and south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway.
The park covers an area of . The main point of interest is Shannon Falls, the thi ...
– near Squamish
* Spahats Creek Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
* Takakkaw Falls
Takakkaw Falls (; also spelled Takkakaw) is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia in Canada. The falls have a total height of , making them the second tallest waterfall in Canada. The main drop of the waterfall h ...
– Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park ( ) is a national park of Canada. It is located within the Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide of the Americas in southeastern British Columbia, bordered by Kootenay National Park to the south and ...
* Wapta Falls – Yoho National Park
Newfoundland and Labrador
*Churchill Falls
Churchill Falls is a high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada. Formerly counted among the most impressive natural features of Canada, the diversion of the river for the Churchill Falls Generating Station has cut off almo ...
– on Churchill River, Labrador
* Pissing Mare Falls – Gros Morne National Park
Northwest 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