Reverse waterfall is a phenomenon in which water is blown upward due to strong wind in waterfalls giving an apparent perception of water flowing upwards. Strong blowing of wind above about 75 km/h can cause such phenomena.

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These have been observed in Australia, India, Japan, the UK, the US and various parts of the world where there is chance of strong wind such as: Kinder Downfall in reverse - geograph

* Australia: A wind of 70 km/h caused reverse waterfalls in various location in Sydney, Central Coast, Mid North Coast, Hunter, Illawarra areas and in the

Royal National Park The Royal National Park is a state park, protected national park that is located in the Sutherland Shire local government area in Southern Sydney and in the City of Wollongong local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Au ...

. * India: ** A waterfall at Naneghat in Malshej Ghat Road near

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

** Samrad village in the Sandhan Valley has waterfalls showing reverse waterfall during

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...

. ** Amboli hills near Belgaum have various waterfalls that becomes active in monsoon which gets blown upward due to strong wind. * Japan:

Shiretoko National Park covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. The word "Shiretoko" is derived from an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "the place where the earth protrudes". One of the most remote regions in ...

in Japan has Furepe Falls to the Sea of Okhotosk. This fall also gets reversed during strong wind. * Brazil: In the

Chapada Diamantina National Park The Chapada Diamantina National Park (; ) is a National park (Brazil), national park in the Chapada Diamantina region of the State of Bahia, Brazil. The terrain is rugged, and mainly covered by flora of the Caatinga biome. Location The park is ...

the Cachoeira da Fumaça (Smoke Waterfall) shows the phenomenon. * Chile: The waterfall in Talca shows the phenomenon. * United Kingdom: Has been observed in the

Peak District The Peak District is an Highland, upland area in central-northern England, at the southern end of the Pennines. Mostly in Derbyshire, it extends into Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. It is subdivi ...

amongst other highland areas, commonly in autumn and winter when strong winds can occur. The Kinder Downfall waterfall in the

Kinder Scout Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National nature reserve (United Kingdom), National Nature Reserve in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak Distric ...

area of the Peak District regularly exhibits this phenomenon. * "Ireland": at the Cliffs of Moher, during storm Ciaran (November, 2023). * United States: ** Observed on a cliff in

Ivins, Utah Ivins ( ) is a city in southwestern Washington County, Utah, United States. It is a part of the St. George Metropolitan Area as a suburb or "bedroom" community. The population was 8,978 at the 2020 census, up from 6,753 at the 2010 census. ...

, Utah on 16 January 2023. Winds created updrafts strong enough to spray the waterfall upwards to the plateau. ** The Waipuhia Falls in

Oahu, Hawaii Oahu (, , sometimes written Oahu) is the third-largest and most populated island of the Hawaiian Islands and of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oahu's southeast coast. The island of Oahu and the uninhabited Northw ...

gets reversed due to north-easterly trade winds.

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List of observed location

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