List of waterfalls
List of waterfalls
Bow Glacier Falls - Banff National Park
Canadian Falls , Ontario - part of Niagara Falls , with a 53 m (173 ft) drop
Churchill Falls , Labrador - site of the largest underground hydroelectric power plant in the world.
Della Falls - highest in Canada at 440 m (1,443 ft)
Emperor Falls - Mount Robson Provincial Park
Hunlen Falls
Montmorency Falls , Quebec - 83 m (272 ft)
Pissing Mare Falls , Gros Morne National Park , Newfoundland , with a drop of 564 m (1,850 ft)
Takakkaw Falls - Yoho National Park
Twin Falls - Yoho National Park
Virginia Falls - Nahanni River, NWT
Wilberforce Falls - Hood River, NWT (highest waterfall north of the Arctic Circle)
(in order of vertical drop)
Yosemite Falls , California - highest waterfall in North America , with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one drop followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round
Ribbon Falls , California - 491 m (1612 ft) drop when flowing
Silver Strand Falls , California - 357 m (1170 ft) drop when flowing
Feather Falls , California - 195 m (640 ft) high when flowing
Bridalveil Falls , California - 189 m (620 ft) sheer drop when flowing
Multnomah Falls , Oregon - 189 m (620 ft) drop in two steps of 165 m and 21 m (542 ft then 69 ft), flowing year-round
‘Akaka Falls , Hawaii - 135 m (442 ft) sheer drop
Watson Falls , Oregon - 83 m (272 ft) sheer drop
Fall Creek Falls , Tennessee - 78 m (256 ft) sheer drop, highest U.S. waterfall east of the Mississippi River
Taughannock Falls , New York - 66 m (215 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
Shoshone Falls , Idaho - 65 m (212 ft)
American Falls , New York - part of Niagara Falls with a drop of 52 m (170 ft), flowing year-round
Burney Falls , California - spring-fed, 39 m (129 ft) drop, 4 m³/s (141.26 ft³/s) constant flow rate
Toketee Falls , Oregon - 36 m (120 ft) drop in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
VerKeerderkill falls , New York - 72 ft sheer drop
Great Falls of the Passaic River , New Jersey - 23 m (77 ft) drop.
Cumberland Falls , Kentucky - 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
Indian Chimney Falls , New York - 18 m (60 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm
Minnehaha Falls , Minnesota - 16 m (53 ft) drop, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
Tahquamenon Falls , Michigan - 15 m (50 ft) drop, 61 m (200 ft) wide
Willamette Falls , Oregon - 12.2 m (40ft) drop, 457.2 m (1500 ft) wide, flowing year-round
Saint Anthony Falls , Minnesota - the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
Kaieteur Falls - The world's largest single drop waterfall (285 m).
King Edward VIII Falls
Gersoppa Falls
Athirampilly Falls
Kuttraalam Falls
Vazhachaal Falls
Shivanasamudram
Atashgah Falls
Bahram Beigy Waterfall
Bisheh Falls
Boll Waterfall
Ganjnameh Waterfall
Golestan Falls
Lar Waterfall
Margoon Waterfall
Masoule Falls
Semirom Falls
Shalmash Falls
Shekarab waterfall
Nachi Falls - largest in Japan, over 122 m (400 ft) high
Bambarakande Falls - highest in Sri Lanka 263 m high
Diyaluma Falls - most famous in Sri Lanka 220 m high
Cautley Spout - highest waterfall in England, located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
Gaping Gill - "highest" unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling 110m from the surface into an underground cavern
High Force - impressive and much-visited waterfall in England
Low Force - downstream from High Force
Hardraw Force - highest unbroken waterfall above ground
Cauldron Snout - upstream from High Force, and at 200 feet one of England's highest
Lydford Gorge - spectacular narrow gorge, with the 100-ft high White Lady Waterfall
Canonteign Falls - artificial 220-ft high waterfall in Devon, part of some Victorian pleasure grounds
Eas Coul Aulin - 200 m (658 ft), highest waterfall in Britain
Gray Mares Tail
‘Akaka Falls - 422 ft drop
Kahiwa Falls - 530 m (1,750 ft)
Kahuna Falls
Olo'upena Falls - 900 m (2953 ft) total drop. Moloka'i North shore.
Papalaua Falls
Rainbow Falls
Wailua Falls
Waipoo Falls
Top Encyclopedia Articles