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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 severa ...
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 ab ...
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flow rate and
type.
Africa
Angola
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Kalandula Falls – high
Burundi
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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 ...
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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
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Boali Falls
Chad
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Gauthiot Falls
Democratic Republic of the Congo
![Wagenia 17 copy](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Wagenia_17_copy.jpg)
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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
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Inga Falls
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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 ...
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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
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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
![Tagbo Falls Ghana](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Tagbo_Falls_Ghana.jpg)
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Boti Falls
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Kintampo Falls
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Tagbo Falls
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Wli Falls
Guinea
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Tinkisso Falls
Kenya
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Karuru Falls
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Thomson's Falls
Lesotho
![Maletsunyanefalls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Maletsunyanefalls.JPG)
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Maletsunyane Falls – high
Libya
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Derna Falls
Madagascar
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Andriamamovoka Falls
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Mahamanina Falls
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sakaleona Falls – high
Mali
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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
![Cascades d'Ouzoud](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Cascades_d%27Ouzoud.jpg)
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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Erin-Ijesha Falls
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Agbokim Waterfalls
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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
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Gurara Falls
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Matsirga Falls
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Owu Falls
Rwanda
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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
![Lamadayawaterfalls4](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Lamadayawaterfalls4.jpg)
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Lamadaya Falls
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
![Tugela Falls drop-off](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Tugela_Falls_drop-off.jpg)
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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 ...
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Ncandu Falls
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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
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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 ...
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Bridal Veil Falls – high
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Lisbon Falls
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Lone Creek Falls
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Mac-Mac Falls
Northern Cape
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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
![Materuni1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Materuni1.jpg)
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Kalambo Falls – high
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Materuni Waterfalls
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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
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Murchison Falls
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Sipi Falls
Zambia
![Lascar Victoria falls from a helicopter (4548273362)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Lascar_Victoria_falls_from_a_helicopter_%284548273362%29.jpg)
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Chavuma Falls
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Chisimba Falls
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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 ...
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Kalambo Falls – see Tanzania above
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Kundalila Falls
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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 ...
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Mambilima Falls
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Mumbuluma Falls
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Mutumuna Falls
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Nyambwezi Falls
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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
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Mutarazi Falls – high; highest in Zimbabwe, second highest in Africa and 17th highest in the world
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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
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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
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Jadipai Falls
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Madhabkunda Falls
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Nafa-khum Falls
Cambodia
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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
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Geog ...
Falls
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Kbal Chhay Falls
China
![Huangguoshu dapubu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Huangguoshu_dapubu.jpg)
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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
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Dalongqiu Waterfall –
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , Chinese postal romanization, also romanized as Chekiang) is an East China, eastern, coastal Provinces of China, province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable citie ...
province;
East Timor
![Mota Bandeira, waterfalls in Atsabe](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Mota_Bandeira%2C_waterfalls_in_Atsabe.jpg)
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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 ...
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Berloi Falls –
Fatisi
Hong Kong
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Waterfall Bay – near
Aberdeen
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
![Nohkalikai fall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Nohkalikai_fall.JPG)
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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
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Aruvikkuzhy Falls
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Catherine Falls
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Chachai Falls
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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
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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 ...
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Courtallam Falls – also called Kutralam Falls
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Duduma Falls
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Hebbe Falls
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Hogenakkal Falls
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Sundergarh district
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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 ...
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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
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Kutladampatti Falls
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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Thoseghar Falls –
Satara district
Satara district (Marathi pronunciation: aːt̪aɾaː is a 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 is the capital of the district and other major towns ...
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Unchalli Falls – also called Lushington Falls
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Vajrai Falls
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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 ...
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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
![Sipisopiso](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Sipisopiso.jpg)
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Gitgit Falls
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Jaksa Falls
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Sedudo Falls
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Sipisopiso Falls
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Moramo Waterfalls
Iran
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Laton Waterfall – , tallest waterfall in Iran
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Margoon Falls
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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 ...
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Shirabad Waterfall
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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 ...
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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
![Shomyo-daki 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Shomyo-daki_1.jpg)
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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
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Fukuroda Falls – high
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Hannoki Falls – high; the tallest falls in Japan; only flows from April to July; twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
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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
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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 ...
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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"
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Shōmyō Falls – high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan
Kyrgyzstan
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Abshir Ata Falls
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Barskoon Falls
Laos
![Khone Phapheng Falls - 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Khone_Phapheng_Falls_-_2.jpg)
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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
![Sg Chiling Waterfall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Sg_Chiling_Waterfall.jpg)
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Berkelah Falls
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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 ...
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Chiling Falls
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Gabai Falls
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Kadamaian Falls – high; the tallest waterfall in southeast Asia
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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 ...
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Kota Tinggi Falls
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Mahua Falls
* Maliau Falls
* Takob Akob Falls
Nepal
* Davis Falls
* Hyatung Falls
North Korea
* Ullim Falls
Pakistan
![Mantoka Waterfall Skardu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Mantoka_Waterfall_Skardu.jpg)
* Dhani Waterfall, Dhani Falls
* Jarogo Waterfall, Jarogo Falls
* Manthokha Waterfall, Manthokha Falls
* Pir Ghaib Waterfall, Pir Ghaib Falls
* Sajikot Waterfall, Sajikot Falls
Philippines
![Tinago falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Tinago_Falls.jpg)
* Abaga Falls
* Dodiongan Falls
* Hinulugang Taktak Falls
* Kaytitinga Falls
* Limunsudan Falls
* Maria Cristina Falls
* Matang Tubig Falls
* Pagsanjan Falls
* Pinandagatan Falls
* Tinago Falls
* Tinuy-an Falls
* Tudaya Falls
Russia (Siberia)
* Ilya Muromets Waterfall, Ilya Muromets Falls –
* Kinzelyuk Waterfall, Kinzelyuk Falls –
* Talnikovy Waterfall, Talnikovy Falls –
Singapore
*Gardens by the Bay#Cloud Forest, Cloud Forest – ; an artificial waterfall
*Jurong Falls – high; an artificial waterfall
*Jewel Changi Airport#The Rain Vortex, Rain Vortex – ; reputedly, the tallest indoor artificial waterfall in the world
South Korea
![Cheonjeyeon Waterfall 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Cheonjeyeon_Waterfall_1.jpg)
* Cheonjeyeon Waterfalls, Cheonjeyeon Falls
* Cheonjiyeon Waterfall, Cheonjiyeon Falls
* Jeongbang Waterfall, Jeongbang Falls
Sri Lanka
![Bambarakanda Waterfalls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Bambarakanda_Waterfalls.jpg)
* Bambarakanda Falls – high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
* Bomburu Ella Falls – located near Welimada
* Devon Falls – located near Talawakelle
* Diyaluma Falls – high
* St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka
Thailand
* Mae Surin Falls
* Phu Fa waterfall, Phu Fa Falls
* Thi Lo Su Waterfall, Thi Lo Su Falls
* Wachirathan Falls
Taiwan
![ShiFengWaterFall 002](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/ShiFengWaterFall_002.jpg)
* Golden Waterfall, Golden Falls
* Jiao Lung Waterfall, Jiao Lung Falls – high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
* Lingjiao Waterfall, Lingjiao Falls
* Penglai Waterfall, Penglai Falls
* Shifen Waterfall, Shifen Falls – wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
* Wufengqi Waterfall, Wufengqi Falls
* Wulai Waterfall, Wulai Falls
* Yuntan Waterfall, Yuntan Falls
Turkey
* Düden Waterfalls, Düden Falls – Antalya
* Göksu Waterfall, Göksu Falls – Sivas
* Gürlevik Waterfalls, Gürlevik Falls – Erzincan
* Kurşunlu Waterfall Nature Park, Kurşunlu Falls – Antalya
* Manavgat Waterfall, Manavgat Falls in Antalya
* Tortum Waterfall, Tortum Falls – Erzurum
Vietnam
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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
![Lower Krimmler Waterfall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Lower_Krimmler_Waterfall.jpg)
* Krimml Waterfalls, Krimml Falls – , highest waterfall in Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bliha Waterfall, Bliha Falls –
* Kravice Falls –
* Pliva Waterfall, Pliva Falls –
* Skakavac Waterfall, Perućica, Skakavac Falls – Perućica,
![Vodopad Skakavac u Sarajeva, od paty](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Vodopad_Skakavac_u_Sarajeva%2C_od_paty.jpg)
* Skakavac, Sarajevo, Skakavac Falls – Sarajevo,
* Štrbački buk Falls –
Bulgaria
![Skakavitsa Waterfall TB1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Skakavitsa_Waterfall_TB1.jpg)
* Babsko Praskalo –
* Boyana Waterfall – Vitosha Mountain
* Emen, Bulgaria, Emen Waterfall
* Etropole Waterfall Varovitets –
* Karlovsko Praskalo –
* Krushuna Falls –
* Popinolashki waterfall –
* Raysko Praskalo – , highest waterfall in the Balkans
* Skakavitsa Waterfall – , Rila Mountain
* Vratsa waterfalls
** Skaklia (not constant) –
** Borov Kamak –
Croatia
* Plitvice Lakes National Park, Veliki slap (''Large Waterfall'') – , highest waterfall in Croatia
* Krka National Park#Tourism, Skradinski Buk – Krka (Croatia), Krka river
Czechia
![Pancavsky vodopad 02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Pancavsky_vodopad_02.jpg)
* :cs:Labský vodopád, Labský vodopád (Elbe waterfall) - 35 m (115 ft) followed by 200 m (656 ft) of rapids
* :cs:Mumlavský vodopád, Mumlavský vodopád (Mumlava waterfall) - 10 m (32 ft) fall with highest flow rate in Czechia
* :cs:Pančavský vodopád, Pančavský vodopád (Pančava waterfall) - 148 m (486 ft) highest in Czechia
* :cs:Pudlavský vodopád, Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava waterfall) - 122 m (400 ft)
* :cs:Rudické propadání, Rudické propadání (Rudice sinkhole) - 86 m (282 ft) highest sinkhole waterfall in Czechia
Denmark
* Døndalen – , highest waterfall in Denmark
Estonia
* Jägala Waterfall, Jägala Falls
* Keila Waterfall, Keila Falls
* Narva River#Waterfall, Narva Cascades
* Valaste Waterfall, Valaste Falls – , highest waterfall in Estonia
Faroe Islands
* Bøsdalafossur –
* Fossá – , highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands
Finland
![Pihtsusköngäsgo ur jauzia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Pihtsusk%C3%B6ng%C3%A4sgo_ur_jauzia.jpg)
* Puolanka, Hepoköngäs – , highest waterfall in Finland
* Kitsiputous
* Pihtsusköngäs
France
![Gavarnie-Cirque](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Gavarnie-Cirque.JPG)
* Gavarnie Falls – , highest waterfall in mainland France
* Trou de Fer Falls – Réunion Island
Germany
* All Saints Waterfalls, All Saints Falls – , Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg
* Röthbach Waterfall, Röthbach Falls – , Berchtesgaden, highest waterfall in Germany
* Sankenbach Waterfalls, Sankenbach Falls – , Baiersbronn
* Triberg Waterfalls, Triberg Falls – , Gutach (Kinzig), River Gutach in Triberg im Schwarzwald, Triberg
Greece
* Edessa, Greece, Edessa Falls – , Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia
Hungary
* Lillafüred Falls – , artificial
Iceland
![Dettifoss TimBekaert](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Dettifoss_TimBekaert.JPG)
* Aldeyjarfoss
* Barnafossar, Barnafoss
* Dettifoss
* Dynjandi, Fjallfoss
* Gjáin
* Gljúfrafoss
* Glymur
* Goðafoss
* Gullfoss
* Hafragilsfoss
* Háifoss
* Hengifoss
* Hraunfossar
* Ófærufoss
* Selfoss (waterfall), Selfoss
* Seljalandsfoss
* Skógafoss
* Svartifoss
Ireland
* Assaroe Falls
* Powerscourt Waterfall, Powerscourt Falls – , highest waterfall in Ireland
* Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
* Torc Waterfall, Torc Falls
Italy
![Cascatemarmore](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Cascatemarmore.jpg)
* Cascata delle Marmore – , tallest man-made waterfall in the world
* Cascate del Rio Verde
* Cascate del Serio – , highest waterfall in Italy
* Cascata del Toce
* Cascate del Varone
* Cascate Nardis
Kosovo
* Mirusha Waterfalls
* White Drin Waterfall
Latvia
![Kuldiga Ventas rumba 24](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Kuldiga_Ventas_rumba_24.JPG)
* Abavas rumba
* Venta Rapid, Ventas rumba – high; wide – The widest waterfall in Europe
North Macedonia
![Korab waterfall1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Korab_waterfall1.jpg)
* Bogomila Falls
* Duf Falls
* Kolešino Falls
* Korab Falls
* Koprišnica Falls
* Smolare Falls – ; tallest waterfall in North Macedonia
Norway
![Voringfossen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Voringfossen.jpg)
* 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
![Wielka Siklawa 01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Wielka_Siklawa_01.JPG)
* :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 Grande
Madeira
![25Fontes-Madeira-2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/25Fontes-Madeira-2013.JPG)
* Risco waterfall, Risco Falls –
* 25 Fontes Falls – ; Madeira
Romania
* Izvorul Bigăr, Bigăr Falls
* :ro:Cascada Răchițele, Vălul Miresei Falls
Russia
* Kivach Falls – ; Karelia
* Polikarya Falls – ; Sochi National Park
Serbia
* Kaluđerski Skokovi Falls – ; Balkan Mountains, Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia
* Kopren Waterfall, Kopren Falls – ; Stara Planina
* Pilj Waterfall, Pilj Falls – ; Stara Planina
Slovakia
![Sutovsky vodopad](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Sutovsky_vodopad.jpg)
* 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 Falls
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 m
3/s to 6 m
3/s
* Storforsen – high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m
3/s, around 870 m
3/s in summer.
* Styggforsen –
* :sv:Tännforsen, Tännforsen – high, wide, average flow rate 60 m
3/s.
* Västanåfallet –
Switzerland
![Rhine Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Rhine_Falls.jpg)
* 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
![High force](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/High_force.jpg)
* 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 Park
Scotland
![Scotland SteallWaterfall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Scotland_SteallWaterfall.jpg)
* 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 Falls
North America
Belize
![BigRockFalls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/BigRockFalls.jpg)
* 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 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Athabasca_Falls_2008.JPG)
* 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
![Helmcken Falls WGP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Helmcken_Falls_WGP.jpg)
* 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 Park
Northwest Territories
![Nahanni - VirginiaFalls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Nahanni_-_VirginiaFalls.jpg)
* 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 River
Ontario
![3Falls Niagara](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/3Falls_Niagara.jpg)
* 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 City
Costa Rica
![La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/La_Paz_Waterfall%2C_Costa_Rica.JPG)
* La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica, La Fortuna Falls
* La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica, La Paz Falls
* Volio Waterfall, Volio Falls
Greenland
* Qorlortorsuaq Falls
Guadeloupe
* Carbet Falls
Haiti
* Saut-Mathurine Falls
Jamaica
* Dunn's River Falls – St. Ann
* Mayfield Falls – Westmoreland
Mexico
![Cascada de Basaseachi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Cascada_de_Basaseachi.jpg)
* Agua Azul
* Basaseachic Falls
* Cascada de Texolo
* Cola de Caballo
* Piedra Volada
Saint Lucia
* Sault Falls
United States
Alabama
![Desoto Falls (AL)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Desoto_Falls_%28AL%29.jpg)
* 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, Juneau
Arizona
![Havasu Falls 1a md](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Havasu_Falls_1a_md.jpg)
* Grand Falls, Arizona, Grand Falls – , Little Colorado River
* Havasu Falls –
* Mooney Falls –
Arkansas
* Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – sheer
California
* 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 is
Colorado
* 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 Falls
Georgia
![Amicalola Falls 01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Amicalola_Falls_01.jpg)
* 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 state
Hawaii
(listed after ''Australia'' in the ''Oceania'' section below)
Idaho
![A372, Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA, 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/A372%2C_Shoshone_Falls%2C_Twin_Falls_County%2C_Idaho%2C_USA%2C_2011.JPG)
* Lower Mesa Falls
* Moyie Falls
* Shoshone Falls –
* Twin Falls (Idaho), Twin Falls
* Upper Mesa Falls
Indiana
* Cataract Falls (Indiana), Cataract Falls
* Williamsport Falls
Kentucky
![Cumberland Falls 2009](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Cumberland_Falls_2009.jpg)
* 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 mine
Maine
* Angel Falls (Maine), Angel Falls
* Katahdin Falls – , tallest waterfall in Maine
* Moxie Falls
* Smalls Falls
Maryland
![GreatFallsPotomocRiverWinter](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/GreatFallsPotomocRiverWinter.jpg)
* 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 below
Michigan
![Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Pictured_Rocks_Bridalveil_Falls.jpg)
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
![Minnehaha Frozen Falls with Visitors](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Minnehaha_Frozen_Falls_with_Visitors.jpg)
* 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 Missouri
Montana
![Bird Woman Falls 2017](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Bird_Woman_Falls_2017.jpg)
* 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 Nebraska
New Hampshire
* Amoskeag Falls – , on the Merrimack River
* Arethusa Falls – , on Bemis Brook
* Diana's Baths – , on Lucy Brook
New Jersey
![View of the Great Falls from pedestrian bridge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/View_of_the_Great_Falls_from_pedestrian_bridge.jpg)
* 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 Falls
New York
![Eternal flame falls 7252](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Eternal_flame_falls_7252.jpg)
* 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
![Sliding Rock](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Sliding_Rock.JPG)
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 Falls
Oklahoma
* Turner Falls – ; in multiple steps; in the Arbuckle Mountains
Oregon
![Multnomah Falls (Multnomah County, Oregon scenic images) (mulDA0002)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Multnomah_Falls_%28Multnomah_County%2C_Oregon_scenic_images%29_%28mulDA0002%29.jpg)
* 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 Falls
Rhode Island
* Pawtucket Falls (Rhode Island), Pawtucket Falls
South 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
![SF Falls Park 21](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/SF_Falls_Park_21.jpg)
* 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, Chattanooga
Texas
* Hamilton Pool Preserve – high falls drop into the Hamilton Pool
* Pedernales Falls State Park
Utah
![Calf Creek Canyon (15310834533)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Calf_Creek_Canyon_%2815310834533%29.jpg)
* 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 Falls
Washington
![Palouse Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Palouse_Falls.jpg)
* 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](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Blackwater_Falls.jpg)
* 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 Superior
Wyoming
![YellowstonefallJUN05](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/YellowstonefallJUN05.JPG)
* 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 08](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Apsley_Falls_08.JPG)
* 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
![A371, Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, Australia, Wollomombi Falls, 2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/A371%2C_Oxley_Wild_Rivers_National_Park%2C_Australia%2C_Wollomombi_Falls%2C_2007.JPG)
* Wollomombi Falls – , second or third highest in Australia
Northern Territory
![Jim Jim Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Jim_Jim_Falls.jpg)
* 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
![A223, Girringun National Park, Australia, Wallaman Falls, 2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/A223%2C_Girringun_National_Park%2C_Australia%2C_Wallaman_Falls%2C_2007.JPG)
* 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 – 25m
Tasmania
![Russell Falls 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Russell_Falls_2.jpg)
* 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](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Hopetoun_falls.jpg)
* Hopetoun Falls
* Nigretta Falls
* Silverband Falls – Grampians National Park
* Steavenson Falls
* Triplet Falls – Great Otway National Park
* Wannon Falls
French Polynesia
* Fautaua Valley, Fautaua Falls
Hawaiian Islands
![A228, Hanakapi'ai Falls, Kauai, Hawaii, USA, 2007](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/A228%2C_Hanakapi%27ai_Falls%2C_Kauai%2C_Hawaii%2C_USA%2C_2007.JPG)
* 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
![Sutherland Falls 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Sutherland_Falls_2011.jpg)
* 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 America
Brazil
* 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 Gerais
Chile
![Salto del Laja](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Salto_del_Laja.jpg)
* 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 Falls
Guyana
* Kaieteur Falls
* King Edward VIII Falls
Paraguay
* 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 River
Peru
![Gocta](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Gocta.jpg)
* 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 type
References
External links
{{Wikivoyage, Waterfalls
World waterfall database
Lists of waterfalls,
Lists by country, Waterfalls
Lists of landforms, Waterfalls