List of waterfalls by type
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The following is a list of waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

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  • Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
  • Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock
    Bedrock
    In stratigraphy, bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet, usually the Earth. Above the bedrock is usually an area of broken and weathered unconsolidated rock in the basal subsoil...

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  • Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall.
  • Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
  • Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
  • Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.
  • Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
  • Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
  • Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
  • Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.

India

  • Pandavkada Falls
    Pandavkada Falls
    Pandavkada Falls is a waterfall in West India. It is located Kharghar, the upcoming suburb of Navi Mumbai. The waterfall, about 107 meters high is a type of 'plunge' waterfall in nature pouring in massive amounts of water on the rocky surface underneath, throwing away, with much of force,...

  • Nohkalikai Falls
    Nohkalikai Falls
    Nohkalikai Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in India. Its height is 1100 feet . The waterfall is located near Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on Earth. Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of comparatively small plateau and decrease in power during the dry...

  • Joranda Falls
    Joranda Falls
    The Joranda Falls is located in the core area of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Orissa. The Barehipani Falls is located close to the Joranda Falls. It is the 19th highest waterfall in India.-The falls:...

  • Jog Falls
    Jog Falls
    Jog Falls , created by the Sharavathi River falling from a height of is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India Located in Sagara, Karnataka Shimoga District of Karnataka state, these segmented falls are a major tourist attraction...


Iceland

  • Seljalandsfoss
    Seljalandsfoss
    Seljalandsfoss is one of the most famous waterfalls of Iceland. It is very picturesque and therefore its photo can be found in many books and calendars...

  • Svartifoss
    Svartifoss
    Svartifoss is a waterfall in Skaftafell National Park in Iceland, and is one of the most popular sights in the park. It is surrounded by dark lava columns, which give rise to its name. The hexagonal columns were formed inside a lava flow which cooled extremely slowly, giving rise to...

  • Skógafoss
    Skógafoss
    Skógafoss is a waterfall situated in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward , the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal...

  • Öxarárfoss
    Öxarárfoss
    Öxarárfoss is a small waterfall in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. It flows from the river Öxará. The base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often very icy in winter....


Norway

  • Kjelfossen
    Kjelfossen
    Kjelfossen is one of the highest waterfalls in Norway. The falls are located near the village of Gudvangen in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county. With a total fall height of , the waterfall is listed as the 18th tallest waterfall in the world. The tallest single drop is...

  • Mardalsfossen
    Mardalsfossen
    Mardalsfossen is one of the ten highest waterfalls in Europe. It is located in the municipality of Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, about northwest of the village of Eikesdalen...

  • Månafossen
    Månafossen
    The Månafossen waterfall, located at the bottom of the fjord Frafjord in Gjesdal of Rogaland, Norway is fed by the river Mån. The total drop is 92 m.- External links :*...

  • Rjukanfossen
    Rjukanfossen
    Rjukanfossen is a waterfall of 104 meter in the western part of the Westfjord valley in Tinn, a municipality in the county of Telemark, Norway, west of the industrial town Rjukan. The waterfall is a part of the Måne river, earlier a major tourist attraction, being one of the first floodlighted...

  • Skrikjofossen
    Skrikjofossen
    Skrikjofossen is a waterfall located in Lofthus in the municipality of Ullensvang, Norway. Its total height is 455 m, while the tallest single drop is 260 m....

  • Tyssestrengene
    Tyssestrengene
    Tyssestrengene falls are waterfalls near Odda, Norway fed by the Tysso River. The total drop is , while the tallest single drop is . Unfortunately, following their incorporation in the Norwegian Hydroelectric Power Authority, their water flow is diminished to such a point that only after heavy snow...


United Kingdom

  • Hardraw Force
    Hardraw Force
    Hardraw Force is a waterfall on the Hardraw Beck in Hardraw Scar, a wooded ravine just outside the hamlet of Hardraw at the foot of Buttertubs Pass and the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales...

  • Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall
    Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall
    - Location :The River Twymyn flows from the 130 feet high Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall at the head of the Pennant Valley at Dylife Gorge near Dylife.- External links :**...

  • Melincourt Falls
    Melincourt Falls
    Melincourt Falls is a spectacular high waterfall on Melin Court Brook, a left-bank tributary of the Neath River, located south of Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, south Wales. It is formed where the brook plunges over a resistant band of 'Lower Pennant Sandstone' in a 13 acre...

  • Pistyll Rhaeadr
    Pistyll Rhaeadr
    Pistyll Rhaeadr is a waterfall, located a few miles from the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant in Powys, Wales, twelve miles west of Oswestry.- Description :...

  • Devil's Appendix
    Devil's Appendix (waterfall)
    The Devil's Appendix is the tallest single-drop waterfall in Wales and one of the tallest in the United Kingdom. It is a plunge style waterfall located on the Clogwyn y Geifr cliffs beside the Devil's Kitchen in Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia, Wales....

  • Sgwd Henrhyd
    Sgwd Henrhyd
    Sgwd Henrhyd in Powys, Wales, is the tallest waterfall in South Wales with a drop of . It lies on National Trust land on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park....


Canada

  • Panther Falls
    Panther Falls
    Panther Falls are a series of waterfalls in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is developed on Nigel Creek and its waters originate in Nigel Pass, between the slopes of Cirrus Mountain and Nigel Peak in the Parker Ridge of the Canadian Rockies....

  • Brandywine Falls
    Brandywine Falls Provincial Park
    Brandywine Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located adjacent to BC Highway 99 between Garibaldi and Whistler, British Columbia....

  • Hunlen Falls
    Hunlen Falls
    Hunlen Falls is a waterfall in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park, west of the communities of Tatla Lake, Kleena Kleene and Nimpo Lake, and east of Bella Coola. It is the highest waterfall in Canada when measured...

  • Helmcken Falls
    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....

  • Spahats Creek Falls
  • Bridal Veil Falls (Manitoulin Island)
    Bridal Veil Falls (Manitoulin Island)
    LalalaBridal Veil Falls is a waterfall near the town of Kagawong on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. The water source is the Kagawong River which flows between Lake Kagawong and Lake Huron....

  • Chute Kabir Kouba
  • Kakabeka Falls
    Kakabeka Falls
    Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, established in 1955, covers 5 km² and is managed by Ontario Parks. It surrounds the falls and extends along the Kaministiquia River, which was used centuries ago by Voyageurs, who were the first Europeans to overwinter annually in northern Ontario...

  • Grand Falls
    Grand Falls
    Grand Falls can refer to several places:In Canada:*Grand Falls, New Brunswick*Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and LabradorIn the United States:*Grand Falls, Arizona*Grand Falls Plaza, Missouri...

  • Sandy Pond Falls
  • Pissing Mare Falls
    Pissing Mare Falls
    Pissing Mare Falls are located in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. The falls, at 350 metres high, are among the highest in eastern North America and drop from Big Level over Western Brook Pond Fjord into Western Brook Pond....


Costa Rica

  • La Fortuna Waterfall
    La Fortuna Waterfall, Costa Rica
    La Fortuna Waterfall is located in central Costa Rica, in the Alajuela Province. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata Fortuna. The waterfall drops about 70-75 meters and is located at the base of the dormant Chato volcano, about 5.5 km outside of the town of La Fortuna, near the Arenal Volcano...

  • La Paz Waterfall
    La Paz Waterfall, Costa Rica
    La Paz is a waterfall in central Costa Rica. In Spanish, it is known as Catarata de La Paz. It is located north of Alajuela, between Vara Blanca and Cinchona....


United States

  • DeSoto Falls
    DeSoto Falls (Alabama)
    DeSoto Falls is a waterfall located on the West Fork of the Little River near Mentone, Alabama. The falls have carved their own small canyon. They are named after Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.-External links:**...

  • Noccalula Falls Park
    Noccalula Falls Park
    Noccalula Falls Park[p] is a 250-acre public park located in Gadsden, Alabama .The falls are located on land once owned by R.A. Mitchell, who gave the site to the city of Gadsden, so that the area could be improved, and everyone could enjoy the majestic falls. Across the street from the falls you...

  • Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls
    Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls
    Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls is a single drop waterfall located within the Ponca Wilderness Area of the Buffalo National River in northern Arkansas. The height of the falls is 209 feet...

  • Havasu Falls
  • Mooney Falls
  • Bridalveil Fall
  • Feather Falls
    Feather Falls
    Feather Falls is a waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in the Sierra Nevada; in Butte County, eastern California.-Description:...

  • McWay Falls
    McWay Falls
    McWay Falls is an 80 foot waterfall located in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park that flows year-round. Like Alamere Falls, this waterfall is one of only two in the region that are close enough to the ocean to be referred to as "tidefalls"...

  • Ribbon Fall
  • Vernal Fall
  • Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride)
    Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride)
    Bridal Veil Falls is a 365 foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride, Colorado. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and the power plant at its top. In winter the frozen shape of the falls forms an imposing challenge to intrepid ice climbers.Bridal Veil Falls is a...

  • Toccoa Falls
    Toccoa Falls
    With a vertical drop of , the Toccoa Falls waterfall is located on the campus of Toccoa Falls College in Stephens County, Georgia. Toccoa is the Cherokee Indian name for "beautiful"....

  • Akaka Falls State Park
    Akaka Falls State Park
    Akaka Falls State Park is a state park on Hawaii Island, in the US state of Hawaii.The park is about north from Hilo, west of Honomū off the Hawaii Belt Road at the end of Hawaii Route 220, . It includes Akaka Falls, a tall waterfall. Akaka in the Hawaiian language means "A rent, split, chink,...

  • Rainbow Falls
    Rainbow Falls (Hawaii)
    Rainbow Falls is a waterfall located in Hilo, Hawaii. It is tall and almost in diameter.At Rainbow Falls, the Wailuku River rushes into a large pool below. The gorge is blanketed by lush, dense tropical foliage and the turquoise colored pool is bordered by beautiful wild ginger...

  • Wailua Falls
    Wailua Falls
    Wailua Falls is an 80-foot waterfall located in Kauai, Hawaii that feeds into the Wailua River.There is a path to the bottom of the falls, but it is muddy, slippery and dangerous. Some hikers have strung ropes along the path, but officials come by every so often and cut them. In ancient times,...

  • Minnehaha Falls
    Minnehaha Falls
    Minnehaha Creek is a tributary of the Mississippi River located in Hennepin County, Minnesota that extends from Lake Minnetonka in the west and flows east for 22 miles through several suburbs west of Minneapolis and then through south Minneapolis. Including Lake Minnetonka, the watershed for the...

  • Vermillion Falls
  • Taughannock Falls
    Taughannock Falls State Park
    Taughannock Falls State Park is located in the Town of Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York, in the United States. The park is northwest of Ithaca near Trumansburg, New York...

  • Bridal Veil Falls (Macon County)
    Bridal Veil Falls (Macon County)
    Bridal Veil Falls is a 45-foot waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina. With a short curve of roadway located behind the falls, it has the distinction of being the only waterfall in the state that one can drive a vehicle under.-Geology:Bridal Veil...

  • Douglas Falls
    Douglas Falls
    Douglas Falls are a 60 foot waterfall located in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA. It is on a tributary of Waterfall Creek which flows into the Ivy River, and it is within the Big Ivy section of the Pisgah National Forest. The stream flows off the slope of Craggy Pinnacle, starting just below...

  • High Shoals Falls
    High Shoals Falls
    High Shoals Falls is a waterfall in Burke County, North Carolina.-Geology:The waterfall is on the Jacob's Fork River, flowing over a large rock outcropping in the South Mountains of North Carolina...

  • Looking Glass Falls
    Looking Glass Falls
    Looking Glass Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.-Natural history:The name comes from Looking Glass Rock, which resembles a wintertime mirror of sunlight, as water freezes on its sides and reflects the sun.-Geology:The waterway is Looking Glass Creek, which flows...

  • Moore Cove Falls
    Moore Cove Falls
    Moore Cove Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.-Natural history:The name comes from Moore Cove, and was named for Adam Q. Moore, who purchased the property. In 1891, the property was sold to George W. Vanderbilt for $155 to become part of the Pisgah National...

  • Slick Rock Falls
    Slick Rock Falls
    Slick Rock Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard.-Geology:Slick Rock Falls flows on Slick Rock Creek over an overhanging bluff. The falls occasionally dries to a near-trickle, depending on the available watershed....

  • Window Falls
    Window Falls (Hanging Rock)
    Window Falls is a waterfall in North Central North Carolina, located in Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County.-Geology:The subject watercourse is Indian Creek, which flows through Hanging Rock State Park...

  • Toketee Falls
    Toketee Falls
    Toketee Falls is a waterfall located on the North Umpqua River in Southern Oregon, approximately east of Roseburg, Oregon, US near Oregon Route 138...

  • Watson Falls
    Watson Falls
    Watson Falls is a 272-foot waterfall located on Watson Creek, a tributary of the Clearwater River tributary of the North Umpqua River in Oregon.-External links:*...

  • Raven Cliff Falls
    Raven Cliff Falls (South Carolina)
    Raven Cliff Falls is the tallest waterfall in South Carolina. Found on Matthews Creek in Caesars Head State Park, the waterfall is typically described as having a 400 foot drop. However, topographic maps don't agree with this figure and the height is probably between 320 and 350 feet...

  • Fall Creek Falls
    Fall Creek Falls
    Fall Creek Falls is the highest free-fall waterfall east of the Mississippi River. The falls are located near Spencer, Tennessee in Fall Creek Falls State Park. A short trail leads from the parking lot atop the plateau down to the base of the gorge, giving access to the waterfall's plungepool. ...

  • Bridal Veil Falls (Washington)
    Bridal Veil Falls (Washington)
    Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall that flows from Lake Serene directly to the South Fork Skykomish River on the creek of the same name. It is a perennial wide drop with 4 tiers, two of which are clearly visible. It is at ....

  • Palouse Falls
    Palouse Falls
    The Palouse Falls lies on the Palouse River, about upstream of the confluence with the Snake River in southeast Washington, United States. The falls are in height...

  • Pearl Falls
    Pearl Falls
    Pearl Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. It is fed by the glacial Pearl Creek, occurring about halfway along the creek's course....

  • Snoqualmie Falls
    Snoqualmie Falls
    Snoqualmie Falls is a 268 ft waterfall on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington, USA. It is one of Washington's most popular scenic attractions, but is perhaps best known internationally for its appearance in the cult television series Twin Peaks...

  • Tower Fall
  • Yellowstone Falls
    Yellowstone Falls
    Yellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake, it leaves the Hayden Valley and plunges first over Upper Yellowstone Falls and then a quarter mile ...

  • Iris Falls
    Iris Falls
    Iris Falls ht. is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Iris Falls is located just upstream from Colonnade Falls and is accessbile via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey for the mythological Greek...

  • Moose Falls
    Moose Falls
    Moose Falls is a plunge type waterfall on Crawfish Creek in Yellowstone National Park. The waterfall was named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geologic Survey for the plentiful moose found in the southern sections of the park. The falls are just west of south entrance road via an easy...


Australia

  • Dangar Falls
  • Ellenborough Falls
    Ellenborough Falls
    Ellenborough Falls is a waterfall on the headwaters of the Ellenborough River in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Greater Taree area and is near Elands and Comboyne, on the Bulga Plateau.-Features:...

  • Fitzroy Falls
    Fitzroy Falls, New South Wales
    Fitzroy Falls is a locality in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It was previously known as Yarrunga but was renamed after the 81-metre waterfall located there...

  • Jim Jim Falls
    Jim Jim Falls
    Jim Jim Falls is a 200 m high waterfall located in the Kakadu National Park, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is believed that 140 million years ago much of Kakadu was under a shallow sea. The prominent escarpment wall formed sea cliffs and the Arnhem Land plateau formed a flat land...

  • Tolmer Falls
    Tolmer Falls
    Tolmer Falls are located in the Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia. Accessed by sealed road, the falls are found near the western boundary of the park, 85 km south of Darwin as the crow flies. They were named by explorer Frederick Henry Litchfield after his late...

  • Blencoe Falls
    Blencoe Falls
    Blencoe Falls are located on Blencoe Creek, a tributary of the Herbert River, 2 km north of a confluence, within the Girringun National Park in Queensland, Australia...

  • Millaa Millaa Falls
    Millaa Millaa Falls
    The Millaa Millaa Falls are adjacent to the town of Millaa Millaa, on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. Millaa Millaa is an Aboriginal word meaning plenty of water or waterfall. A popular destination of international tour operators, the falls are 18.3 metres high with a...

  • Purlingbrook Falls
    Purlingbrook Falls
    Purlingbrook Falls are found within the central section of Springbrook National Park, at Springbrook which is part of the Gold Coast hinterland, south-west of Surfers Paradise, in Queensland, Australia....

  • Queen Mary Falls
    Queen Mary Falls
    Queen Mary Falls are found in Main Range National Park on the McPherson Range near the New South Wales/Queensland border.The 40 m waterfall is located 50 km south-east of Warwick, 10 km east of the town of Killarney in Queensland, Australia...

  • Wallaman Falls
    Wallaman Falls
    The Wallaman Falls are notable for their single-drop of 268 metres, which is Australia's highest permanent waterfall. The pool at the end of the waterfall is 20 metres deep....

  • Delaneys Falls
    Delaneys Falls
    Delaneys Falls is a waterfall situated out of Guns Plains, Tasmania. The falls is incorrectly signposted as Preston Falls on the road however. There is a well kept track down to the lookout. It's also possible to walk to the base but there isn't any track in place....

  • Hopetoun Falls
    Hopetoun Falls
    Hopetoun Falls is located five kilometres south of Beech Forest, Victoria, Australia.Much attention has been given to preserving the natural characteristics of Hopetoun Falls while allowing ample access for visitors....

  • Phantom Falls
    Phantom Falls
    Phantom Falls or Coal Canyon Falls is a waterfall at Coal Canyon near Oroville, California, within the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve. The waterfall is high and runs off the edge of Coal Canyon, in front of a grotto. A small pool at the bottom is home to a California newt subspecies, the...


New Zealand

  • Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
    Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
    The Rainbow Falls, Māori name Waianiwaniwa, , are a single-drop waterfall located on the Kerikeri River near Kerikeri in New Zealand....

  • Bridal Veil Falls (Waikato)
    Bridal Veil Falls (Waikato)
    Bridal Veil Falls is a plunge waterfall located along the Pakoka River in the Waikato area of New Zealand. The waterfall is 55 metres high, and has over time caused the formation of a large pool at the base of the waterfall....

  • Wairere Falls
    Wairere Falls
    Wairere Falls, the highest waterfall in New Zealand's North Island, plunges 153 metres in two steps over the Kaimai escarpment....


India

  • Manikyadhara Falls

  • Sogal
    Sogal
    Sogal is a place in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India. The name of the place is ascribed to a sage, Sugola Muni, who is believed to have lived in the area, but one inscription speaks of "Sovala." Located on a hillside, Sogal has many temples, including the Someshwara temple, and is of great...


  • Thalaiyar Falls
    Thalaiyar Falls
    Thalaiyar Falls, also known as Rat Tail Falls is located in the Palani Hills of Dindigul District,Tamil Nadu State, South India. It is tall and is the highest waterfall in Tamil Nadu, the third highest in India and the 267th highest in the world....

  • Khandadhar Falls
    Khandadhar Falls
    The Khandadhar Falls is located at Nandapani in Sundergarh district in the Indian state of Orissa. It is the 12th highest waterfall in India.-Location:The Khandadhar Falls is from Rourkela via Bonaigarh, and from Kendujhar.-The falls:...

  • Duduma Falls
  • Rajat Prapat
    Rajat Prapat
    The Rajat Prapat is a waterfall in Hoshangabad district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the 30th highest waterfall in India.-Etymology:When sunlight falls on it, it shines as silver, that is why it is known as Rajat Prapat or Silver Fall...

  • Sweet Falls
  • Kedumari Falls
  • Palaruvi Falls
  • Athirappilli Falls

Philippines

  • Pagsanjan Falls
    Pagsanjan Falls
    Pagsanjan Falls are one of the most famous waterfalls in the Philippines. Located in the province of Laguna, the falls are one of the major tourist attractions in the region. The falls are reached by a river trip on dugout canoe known locally as shooting the rapids, originating from the...

  • Maria Cristina Falls
    María Cristina Falls
    Maria Cristina Falls is a waterfall of the Agus River on the island of Mindanao. It is sometimes called the "twin falls" as the flow is separated by a rock at the brink of the waterfall. It is a landmark of Iligan City, nicknamed the City of Majestic Waterfalls, because of the presence of more...


Sri Lanka

  • Aberdeen
    Aberdeen, Sri Lanka
    Aberdeen, Sri Lanka is a tea estate in Sri Lanka, is famous for its picturesque waterfall Aberdeen Falls which situated in Ginigathhena, Nuwara Eliya District. Aberdeen is named after Aberdeen, the third largest city of Scotland and the capital of Aberdeenshire.-Aberdeen Falls:Aberdeen Falls is a...

  • Bambarakanda Falls
    Bambarakanda Falls
    Bambarakanda Falls is the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka. With a height of , it ranks as the 299th highest waterfall in the world. Situated in Kalupahana in the Badulla District, this waterfall is directly visible from the A4 Highway. The waterfall was formed by Kuda Oya, which is a branch of the...

  • Diyaluma Falls
    Diyaluma Falls
    Diyaluma water falls is 220m high and the second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 361st highest waterfall in the world. It is situated 6 km away from Koslanda in Badulla District on Colombo-Badulla highway...

  • Elgin Falls
    Elgin Falls
    Elgin Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, located in the Elgin tea estate which is 18 km from the city of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The waterfall is 25m in height. Elgin Falls named after Elgin major town of Moray in Scotland. the falls is at about 1,900m above sea level. There are several ways...

  • Rawan Ella
    Rawan Ella
    Rawan Ella is a waterfall in the village of Uduhawara, in Badulla district, Sri Lanka. It is located approximately from Welimada town. Rawan ella falls has relation to Ravana stories....


Norway

  • Stalheimsfossen
    Stalheimsfossen
    Stalheimsfossen is a waterfall located in Stalheim in the municipality of Voss, Norway. Its total height is 126 m....

  • Vøringfossen
    Vøringfossen
    Vøringfossen is one of the most visited waterfalls in Norway. The falls are 183 m high. The falls are located in Eidfjord not far from Highway 7, which connects Oslo with Bergen....

  • White Drin Waterfall

Switzerland

  • Staubbach Falls
    Staubbach Falls
    The Staubbach Falls is a waterfall in Switzerland, located just above Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland. The waterfall drops about 300 metres from a hanging valley that ends in overhanging cliffs above the Lütschine River.The stream, on reaching the verge of the rocky walls of the valley,...

  • Reichenbach Falls
    Reichenbach Falls
    The Reichenbach Falls are a series of waterfalls on the River Aar near Meiringen in Bern canton in central Switzerland. They have a total drop of 250 m . At 90 m , the Upper Reichenbach Falls is one of the highest cataracts in the Alps...

  • Grey Mare's Tail
    Grey Mare's Tail
    Grey Mare's Tail is a hanging valley waterfall near to Moffat in southern Scotland. The fall is produced by the Tail Burn flowing from Loch Skeen cascading into the Moffat Water in the lower valley below....

  • Spout of Garnock
    Spout of Garnock
    Ayrshire's highest waterfall , The Spout of Garnock or Garnock Spout , tumbles noisily over a rocky and a somewhat steep downward slope, forming a wild and lonely furious rush of water which is particularly impressive when in spate. It is not the source of the River Garnock, as is sometimes said,...


Canada

  • Bridal Veil Falls (Banff)
    Bridal Veil Falls (Banff)
    Bridal Veil Fall is a waterfall in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. It originates in the Huntington Glacier on the slopes of Cirrus Mountain. Its waters drain into Nigel Creek, then into the North Saskatchewan River at the Big Bend of the Icefield Parkway.It is a class 4 waterfall, with a drop...

  • Crypt Falls
    Crypt Falls
    Crypt Falls is a waterfall in southwestern Alberta in Waterton Lakes National Park. It is viewable from the Crypt Lake Trail via Ferry service from the Waterton town-site. It drops out of Crypt Lake and feeds a smaller lake below it. The true height of the fall is unknown but it is estimated to be...

  • Lineham Falls
  • Michelle Falls
  • Upper Geraldine Falls
  • Cliff Lake Falls
  • Francis Falls
  • Gold Creek Falls
  • Kingcome Valley Falls
  • Shannon Falls
  • Takakkaw Falls
    Takakkaw Falls
    Takakkaw Falls is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. Its highest point is 384m from its base, making it the second-highest officially measured waterfall in western Canada, after Della Falls on Vancouver Island...

  • James Bruce Falls
    James Bruce Falls
    James Bruce Falls is the highest measured waterfall in the continent of North America and ninth tallest in the world. Located in Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada, it stems from a small snowfield and cascades down to Princess Louisa Inlet...

  • Alfred Creek Falls
  • Bergeron Falls
  • Cascade Falls
    Cascade Falls
    Cascade Falls may refer to:*Caledonia Cascade, also called Cascade Falls, a waterfall located in Rabun County, Georgia*Cascade Falls , a waterfall near Boone, North Carolina...

  • Middle Cummins Falls
  • Odegaard Falls
  • Snowshoe Creek Falls

United States

  • Darwin Falls
    Darwin Falls
    Darwin Falls is a waterfall located on the western edge of Death Valley National Park near the settlement of Panamint Springs, California. Although there exists a similarly named Darwin Falls Wilderness adjacent to the falls, the falls themselves are located in and administered by Death Valley...

  • Nevada Fall
    Nevada Fall
    Nevada Fall is a high waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley. The waterfall is widely recognized by its "bent" shape, in which the water free-falls for roughly the first third...

  • Silver Strand Falls
    Silver Strand Falls
    Silver Strand Falls drops 574 feet along Meadow Brook, at the western end of Yosemite Valley, within Yosemite National Park. The falls are commonly thought to drop 1170 feet , this is incorrect...

  • Fish Creek Falls
    Fish Creek Falls
    Fish Creek Falls is a waterfall located about 5 miles to the east of Steamboat Springs, Colorado in Routt National Forest. Fish Creek runs from several small lakes in the Rabbit Ears Range of Colorado. In the summertime, the road to Fish Creek Falls becomes often clogged in mid-afternoon with...

  • Anna Ruby Falls
    Anna Ruby Falls
    Anna Ruby Falls is located near Unicoi State Park in White County near Helen, Georgia. The waterfall is accessible via a half mile trail from a public use area with a small admittance charge...

  • Cochrans Falls
    Cochrans Falls
    With a total vertical drop of 600 feet , Cochrans Falls is tied with Caledonia Cascade as the second tallest waterfall in Georgia. This cascading waterfall is located in Dawson County, northwest of Dawsonville, Georgia and is in the vicinity of the tallest waterfall in the state, Amicalola Falls...

  • DeSoto Falls
    DeSoto Falls (Georgia)
    The DeSoto Falls of Georgia are located in Lumpkin County, Georgia along Frogtown Creek. There are actually three waterfalls on Frogtown Creek, called Upper DeSoto Falls, Middle Desoto Falls and Lower DeSoto Falls. The upper waterfall drops , the middle waterfall drops and the lower waterfall...

  • Dick's Creek Falls
    Dick's Creek Falls
    Dick's Creek Falls is a waterfall that features a drop of Dicks Creek into the Chattooga River. Located in the Chattahoochee National Forest, it is reached by using the Dick's Creek Trail, which is short trail that connects to the Bartram Trail in eastern Rabun County, Georgia.To reach the...

  • Dukes Creek
    Dukes Creek
    Dukes Creek is the creek in White County, Georgia on which gold was found in 1828. Either Frank Logan or one of his slaves is typically given the credit for this find. The discovery of gold in White County and neighboring Lumpkin County led to the Georgia Gold Rush...

  • Holcomb Creek Falls
    Holcomb Creek Falls
    Holcomb Creek Falls, located in the Chattooga River Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Rabun County, Georgia, drop 120 feet over shoals. There is 1.75 mile loop hiking trail that provides access to both Holcomb Creek Falls and nearby Ammons Creek Falls...

  • Minnehaha Falls
    Minnehaha Falls, Georgia
    Minnehaha Falls cascade about 100 feet over a stair-stepped rock formation. They are located on Falls Creek in Rabun County, Georgia within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest in the Chattooga River Ranger District and are near Lake Rabun. The falls can be reached by a short trail...

  • Hiilawe Waterfall
    Hiilawe Waterfall
    Hiilawe Waterfall is one of the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in Hawaii located on the Big Island. The waterfall drops about 1,450 feet with a main drop of 1,201 feet , into Waipio Valley on Lalakea Stream. Lalakea Stream above the falls has been diverted for irrigation purposes so the...

  • Makahiku Falls
    Makahiku Falls
    Makahiku Falls is a 200 foot horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. It runs on the Ohe'o Gulch stream. The falls is accessed by the Pipiwai Trail....

  • Courthouse Falls
    Courthouse Falls
    Courthouse Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Balsam Grove.-Geology:Courthouse Creek flows near in the Pisgah National Forest near a mountain called the Devil's Courthouse. Courthouse Creek flows through a narrow chute into a natural amphitheater of bedrock.-Visiting the...

  • Glassmine Falls
    Glassmine Falls
    Glassmine Falls is an ephemeral waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina, on Glassmine Branch, near Dillingham, North Carolina.-Geology:When it flows, the falls slides down the rock face of Blackstop Knob Mountain down to the North Fork Swannanoa River. The flow is not constant and can...

  • Hickory Nut Falls
    Hickory Nut Falls
    Hickory Nut Falls, also known as Hickorynut Falls, is a waterfall located at Chimney Rock State Park in Rutherford County, North Carolina.-History:...

  • Rainbow Falls
    Rainbow Falls (Rutherford County)
    Rainbow Falls is a waterfall located in Chimney Rock, Rutherford County, North Carolina.-History:Rainbow Falls was owned privately until it was purchased by The Nature Conservancy in 2003...

  • Waihilau Falls
    Waihilau Falls
    Waihilau Falls is a waterfall in the Waimanu Valley, Hawaii. It is the third tallest waterfall in Hawaii and the thirteenth highest in the world at in height....

  • Alamere Falls
    Alamere Falls
    Alamere Falls is a waterfall in Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California. Alamere Falls is a rare "tidefall", a waterfall that flows directly into the ocean. It is one of only two in the area, the other being McWay Falls.* Location: Pt...


New Zealand

  • Lady Alice Falls
  • Humboldt Falls
    Humboldt Falls
    Humboldt Falls is a waterfall located in the Hollyford Valley in the Fiordland district of New Zealand. They fall 275 metres in three drops; the largest of the three drops is 134 metres high....

  • Mount Damper Falls

India

  • Kakolat
    Kakolat
    Kakolat is the name of a waterfall located in the Nawada district of Bihar, India.-Overview:The Kakolat waterfall has great historical and mythological significance. The waterfall is located near Govindpur police station, about 33 km away from Nawada, on Kakolat Hill. Below the falls there...

  • Chitrakoot Falls
  • Gokak Falls
    Gokak Falls
    The Gokak Falls is a waterfall located on the Ghataprabha River in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. The waterfall is six kilometers away from Gokak...

  • Tirparappu Waterfalls
    Tirparappu Waterfalls
    Tirparappu Waterfalls are located in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state, India.The Kodayar River makes its descent at Thiruparappu. The water fall at this place is about from Pechiparai Dam. The river bed is rocky and about in length. The water falls from a height of nearly and the water...

  • Thoovanam Waterfalls

Argentina/Brazil

  • Iguaçu Falls

India

  • Abbey Falls
    Abbey Falls
    Abbey Falls is in Kodagu, in the Western Ghats in Karnataka, India...

  • Teerathgarh Falls
    Teerathgarh Falls
    The Teerathgarh Falls is a waterfall at Kanger Ghati in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is the 41st highest waterfall in India.-The falls:...


Canada

  • Bow Falls
    Bow Falls
    Bow Falls is a major waterfall on the Bow River, Alberta just before the junction of it and the Spray River. The falls are located near the Banff Springs Hotel and golf course on the left-hand side of River Road....

  • Overlander Falls
    Overlander Falls
    Overlander Falls is a waterfall on the Fraser River in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is popular for kayakers. The falls are reached by a short walking trail which starts on the Yellowhead Highway east of the Mount Robson visitor centre.The waterfall is named for the...

  • Wapta Falls
    Wapta Falls
    Wapta Falls is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park in British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest waterfall of the Kicking Horse River, at about high and wide. Its average flow can reach . The name stems from a Nakoda Indian word meaning "river"....

  • Niagara Falls
    Niagara Falls
    The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...

  • Fenelon Falls, Ontario
    Fenelon Falls, Ontario
    Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 1,800 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and cottaging. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway...

  • Horseshoe Falls
    Horseshoe Falls
    The Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls, is part of Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for hydropower generation, flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over the American Falls...

  • Churchill Falls
    Churchill Falls
    Churchill Falls are waterfalls named after former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. They are high, located on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....


United States

  • Niagara Falls
    Niagara Falls
    The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...

  • Shoshone Falls
    Shoshone Falls
    Shoshone Falls is a waterfall on the Snake River located approximately five miles east of Twin Falls, Idaho. Sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," Shoshone Falls is 212 feet high—45 feet higher than Niagara Falls—and flows over a rim 1,000 feet wide.A park overlooking the waterfall is...

  • Upper Mesa Falls
    Upper Mesa Falls
    Upper Mesa Falls is a waterfall on the Henrys Fork in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Upstream from Lower Mesa Falls, it is roughly 16 miles away from Ashton, Idaho.Upper Mesa Falls is roughly 114 feet high and 200 feet wide.-Formation:...

  • Cumberland Falls
    Cumberland Falls
    Cumberland Falls, sometimes called the Little Niagara, the Niagara of the South, or the Great Falls, is a large waterfall on the Cumberland River in southeastern Kentucky...

  • Saint Anthony Falls
    Saint Anthony Falls
    Saint Anthony Falls, or the Falls of Saint Anthony, located northeast of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the only natural major waterfall on the Upper Mississippi River. The natural falls was replaced by a concrete overflow spillway after it partially collapsed in 1869...

  • Rainbow Falls
    Rainbow Falls (Missouri River)
    Rainbow Falls is a waterfall on the Missouri River in Great Falls, Montana, just upstream from Crooked Falls and downstream from Colter Falls and Rainbow Dam. It is 47 feet high and 1,320 feet wide. The waterfall is part of the five Great Falls of the Missouri...

  • American Falls
    American Falls
    The American Falls is one of three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada-U.S. border. Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls, of which two-thirds of the falls is located in Ontario, Canada and one-third in New York State, United States, the...

  • Cohoes Falls
    Cohoes Falls
    Cohoes Falls is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the city of Cohoes and the town of Waterford, New York, United States. Discovered by the indigenous Mohawk tribe, the falls were originally called Ga-ha-oose, which is believed to mean "The Place of the Falling Canoe." Cohoes historian...

  • Hooker Falls
    Hooker Falls
    Hooker Falls is a 14-foot waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest, southeast of Brevard, North Carolina.-Geology:Hooker Falls flows on the Little River through the DuPont State Forest...

  • Willamette Falls
    Willamette Falls
    The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, in the United States. It is the largest waterfall in the Pacific Northwest and the eighteenth largest in the world by water volume. Horseshoe in shape, it is wide and high with a flow...


Australia

  • Millstream Falls
    Millstream Falls
    Millstream Falls is found on a tributary to the Herbert River known as The Millstream, 15 km southwest of Ravenshoe, on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. Protected within the Millstream Falls National Park, the falls are accessible by road from the Kennedy...

  • Fernhook Falls

South Africa

  • Augrabies Falls

India

  • Chunchanakatte Falls
    Chunchanakatte Falls
    Chunchanakatte Falls is a waterfall on the Kaveri River, near the village of Chunchanakatte in Mysore district, Karnataka, India. Water cascades from a height of about 20 meters. It is in the Western Ghats...


  • Irupu Falls
    Irupu Falls
    The Irupu Falls ಇರ್ಪು ಜಲಪಾತ 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 Virajpet on the highway to Nagarhole...


  • Jog Falls
    Jog Falls
    Jog Falls , created by the Sharavathi River falling from a height of is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India Located in Sagara, Karnataka Shimoga District of Karnataka state, these segmented falls are a major tourist attraction...


  • Hanumangundi falls

  • Vazhachal Falls
    Vazhachal Falls
    Vazhachal Falls is a rushing watercourse in the Chalakkudy River in the Thrissur district of Kerala, South India. It is located 36km from Chalakkudi and 5km from Athirappilly Falls...

  • Thusharagiri Falls
    Thusharagiri Falls
    Thusharigiri Falls is a waterfall located in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala.Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet here to form the Chalippuzha River. The river diverges into three waterfalls creating a snowy spray, which gives the name, 'Thusharagiri'. The word...


  • Kiliyur Falls
    Kiliyur Falls
    Kiliyur Falls is a waterfall in the Shervaroyan hill range in the Eastern Ghats, Tamil nadu, India. The waters overflowing the Yercaud Lake fall into the Kiliyur Valley.-Location:...


  • Courtallam
    Courtallam
    Courtallam is a panchayat town situated at a mean elevation of on the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, India. Many seasonal and a few perennial rivers such as the Chittar River, the Manimuthar River, the Pachaiyar River and the Tambaraparani River originate in this region...


  • Monkey Falls
    Monkey Falls
    Monkey Falls are natural waterfalls located near the uphill ghat road Valparai on the Pollachi-Valparai road in the Anaimalai Hills range, in Coimbatore district.-Getting there:...


  • Ullakaarvi
    Ullakaarvi
    Ullakarvi is a waterfall on the Western Ghats hills near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu state.- Location :...

  • Siruvani Waterfalls
    Siruvani Waterfalls
    Siruvani Waterfalls and the dam named after them are located west of Coimbatore city in the Western Ghats. The road to the falls leads past the historical villages of Perur, Mathampatty and Alandurai. Water from Siruvani River is renowned for its taste and mineral properties, and the view from the...


Iceland

  • Aldeyjarfoss
    Aldeyjarfoss
    The Aldeyjarfoss waterfall is situated in the north of Iceland at the northern part of the Sprengisandur Highland Road which means it is to be found within the Highlands of Iceland....

  • Ófærufoss
    Ófærufoss
    Ófærufoss is a waterfall situated in the Eldgjá chasm in central Iceland. Until the early 1990s a natural bridge spanned the falls, but it collapsed from natural causes....

  • Barnafossar
    Barnafossar
    Barnafossar is also known as Bjarnafossar, which was its previous name. Barnafoss is near Hraunfossar which burst out of Hallmundarhraun which is a great lava plain. Barnafossar is a waterfall in Western Iceland, about from Reykjavík. Barnafoss is on the river Hvita in Borgarfjordur...


Austria

  • Krimmler Wasserfälle
    Krimmler Wasserfälle
    The Krimml Waterfalls or waterfalls of Krimml, with a total height of 380 metres , form the highest waterfall in Austria. The falls are formed from the Krimmler Ache river and are located near the village of Krimml in the High Tauern National Park in Salzburgerland.-Falls:Krimmler Wasserfälle is...


United Kingdom

  • Falls of Bruar
    Falls of Bruar
    The Falls of Bruar are a series of waterfalls on the Bruar Water in Scotland, about 8 miles from Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross. They have been a tourist attraction since the 18th century and were immortalized in a poem by Robert Burns, The Humble Petition of Bruar Water to the Noble Duke of Atholl,...

  • Cenarth Falls
    Cenarth Falls
    The Cenarth Falls is a cascade of waterfalls just upstream of the road bridge in the village of Cenarth in Ceredigion, bordering Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Wales....

  • High Force
    High Force
    High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Teesdale, County Durham, England. The waterfall is within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and European Geopark....

  • Conwy Falls
    Conwy Falls
    Conwy Falls is a waterfall on the River Conwy at Bro Garmon in Conwy County Borough in Wales. The falls and surrounding area are a Site of Special Scientific Interest...

  • Catrake Force
    Catrake Force
    Catrake Force is a waterfall on the river Swale in North Yorkshire, England. It is not visible from the road but only a short walk to reach it. It comprises a series of 4 steps each its own small waterfall and each with a very different character with the largest single drop being about .It lies on...


Canada

  • Athabasca Falls
    Athabasca Falls
    Athabasca Falls is a waterfall in Jasper National Park on the upper Athabasca River, approximately 30 kilometres south of the townsite of Jasper, Alberta, and just west of the Icefields Parkway...

  • Elbow Falls
    Elbow Falls
    Elbow Falls is a small set of waterfalls along the Elbow River, west of the hamlet of Bragg Creek within Kananaskis Improvement District, Alberta...

  • Kitchener Creek Falls
  • Alfred Creek Falls
  • Angel's Staircase Falls
    Angel's Staircase Falls
    Angel’s Staircase Falls is a tall cascade on an unnamed tributary of the Yoho River in Yoho National Park. It drops approximately 1000 feet down to its confluence with the river. A short spur off the Yoho Valley Trail leads to a viewpoint of the views situated at the banks of the Yoho River...

  • Nymph Falls
  • Thunder Falls
  • Helen Falls
    Helen Falls
    Helen Falls is a waterfall on the Lady Evelyn River within Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater Provincial Park in Temagami, Ontario, Canada. The falls are the highest and most impressive on the Lady Evelyn River with a height more than ....

  • Inglis Falls
    Inglis Falls
    One of three waterfalls that surround the city of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, Inglis Falls is the best known and most visited. Situated in the heart of the 200-hectare Inglis Falls Conservation Area, Inglis Falls is an 18 metre high cascade, created by the Sydenham River meeting the edge of the...

  • Albion Falls
    Albion Falls
    Albion Falls is a classical/cascade waterfall flowing down the Niagara Escarpment in Red Hill Valley, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With cascade falls the downpour is staggered into a series of steps causing water to "cascade". The top of the falls are located on Mud Street...

  • Pokiok Falls
    Pokiok Falls
    Pokiok Falls is a former waterfall in Pokiok, New Brunswick where the Pokiok Stream emptied over a ledge into the Saint John River. The high water level of the Mactaquac Dam reservoir submerged the waterfall and the Pokiok Gorge in 1967....

  • Sandy Pond Falls

United States

  • Nugget Falls
    Nugget Falls
    Nugget Falls, also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, is a waterfall downstream of the Mendenhall Glacier, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Formed by the receding face of the Mendenhall Glacier, the waterfall drops in two tiers of and onto a sandbar in Mendenhall Lake, which is...

  • Grand Falls
    Grand Falls, Arizona
    ' is a natural waterfall system located 30 miles northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona in the Painted Desert on the Navajo Indian Reservation. At 185 feet tall, it is taller than Niagara Falls. It dumps snow melt or monsoon rain into the Little Colorado River below. It is famous for its extremely...

  • 'Opaeka'a Falls
    'Opaeka'a Falls
    Opaeka'a Falls is a waterfall located on the Wailua River in Wailua River State Park on the eastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is a 151–foot waterfall that flows over basalt from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago...

  • Cunningham Falls State Park
    Cunningham Falls State Park
    Cunningham Falls State Park is a Maryland State Park located west of Thurmont, Maryland, USA, in the Catoctin Mountains. It features a man-made lake and its namesake waterfall, Cunningham Falls. Cunningham Falls is a cascading waterfall. It is the largest waterfall in Maryland. Catoctin...

  • Swallow Falls
    Swallow Falls
    Swallow Falls is a name coined by early tourists for the Rhaeadr Ewynnol, , a multiple waterfall system in Wales, located on the Afon Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed, in Conwy county borough. It is visited by tens of thousands of tourists annually....

  • Gooseberry Falls
  • Lucifer Falls
  • Batson Creek Falls
  • Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest)
    Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest)
    Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall in the DuPont State Forest, on the Little River, near Brevard, North Carolina.-Geology:The waterfall begins as a slide which drops over a ledge approximately four feet high. The river then continues down a long, sloping, ever-steepening granite slope before plunging...

  • Eastatoe Falls
    Eastatoe Falls
    Eastatoe Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, United States, located on private property near Rosman.-Shoal Creek:Shoal Creek rises in the Pisgah National Forest between Nancy Mountain and Burnt Mountain near the Eastatoe Gap. The creek descends over 200 feet over a quarter mile,...

  • Cascade Falls (Falls Creek)
    Cascade Falls (Falls Creek)
    Cascade Falls, also called "The Cascades", is a waterfall located at E. B. Jeffress Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, USA.- Geology :...

  • Connestee Falls
  • Corbin Creek Falls
    Corbin Creek Falls
    Corbin Creek Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina on Corbin Creek near Upper Whitewater Falls. As with most of North Carolina's waterfalls, it is in the mountainous area of the state. There is a cluster of falls in the area where the borders of Georgia and the Carolinas come together...

  • Cullasaja Falls
    Cullasaja Falls
    Cullasaja Falls is a waterfall in Southwestern North Carolina. The waterfall is located on the Cullasaja River in the Nantahala National Forest and is part of the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway. Cullasaja comes from a Cherokee word meaning "honey locust place."-Geology:The falls is the last major...

  • Hidden Falls
    Hidden Falls (Hanging Rock)
    Hidden Falls is a waterfall in North Central North Carolina, located in Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County.-Geology:The waterway is Indian Creek, which flows through Hanging Rock State Park, which continues down to Window Falls.-Visiting the Falls:...

  • Key Falls
    Key Falls
    Key Falls, on is a 50 ft waterfall located near Brevard, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.- Geology :Key Falls is a waterfall with a very small watershed located on an unnamed tributary of the French Broad River...

  • Lower Cascades
    Lower Cascades (Hanging Rock)
    Lower Cascades is a waterfall in North Central North Carolina, located in Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County.-History:The falls was first seen by Europeans when German naturalist Lewis David von Schweinitz discovered it, and was originally named Schweinitz Falls .-Geology:The waterway is...

  • McGalliard Falls
    McGalliard Falls
    McGalliard Falls is a waterfall in Burke County, North Carolina.-Geology:The waterfall is located on McGalliard Creek, where it flows over a large bedrock to a lower plunge pool.-Natural history:...

  • Mitchell Falls
    Mitchell Falls
    Mitchell Falls is a waterfall located on private property in Yancey County, North Carolina on the slope of Mount Mitchell, the highest mountain in the Appalachian Mountain chain, and highest point in the eastern United States...

  • Moravian Falls
    Moravian Falls
    Moravian Falls is a waterfall in Wilkes County, North Carolina.-Geology:The waterfall is located on Moravian Creek, where it flows over a large bedrock to a lower plunge pool.-Natural history:...

  • Rainbow Falls
    Rainbow Falls (Horsepasture River)
    Rainbow Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River. It is on Pisgah National Forest land just outside Gorges State Park.-History:...

  • Setrock Creek Falls
    Setrock Creek Falls
    -Geology:The falls is located at the base of Mount Mitchell, the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Mississippi River, on Setrock Creek, a small tributary of the South Toe River, which itself is a tributary of the French Broad River. The creek falls over multiple steep to...

  • Roaring Fork Falls
    Roaring Fork Falls (Yancey County)
    Roaring Fork Falls, also called Roaring Creek Falls, is a waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest, in North Carolina.-Geology:The falls is located on Roaring Fork, a tributary of the South Toe River, which itself is a tributary of the French Broad River. The creek is located in a forest that's...

  • Sliding Rock
    Sliding Rock
    Sliding Rock is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard, so named because visitors can slide all the way down the waterfall into the plunge pool below.-Geology:...

  • Tory's Falls
    Tory's Falls (Hanging Rock)
    Tory's Falls, also called Tory Falls and Torys Falls is a waterfall in North Central North Carolina, located in Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County.-History:...

  • Triple Falls
    Triple Falls (DuPont State Forest)
    Triple Falls is a 125-foot waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest, southeast of Brevard, North Carolina.-Geology:Triple Falls flows on the Little River through the DuPont State Forest in Transylvania County. It is one of 4 major waterfalls on the Little River in this area, the others being...

  • Turtleback Falls
    Turtleback Falls
    Turtleback Falls, also called Umbrella Falls, is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, located near Brevard. The falls is located on the Horsepasture River. It is on Pisgah National Forest land just outside Gorges State Park.-Geology:...

  • Upper Cascades
    Upper Cascades (Hanging Rock)
    Upper Cascades is a waterfall in North Central North Carolina, located in Hanging Rock State Park, in Stokes County.-Geology:The waterway is Cascades Creek, which flows through Hanging Rock State Park...

  • Upper Whitewater Falls
  • Walker Falls
    Walker Falls
    Walker Falls is a 45-foot cascading waterfall in Buncombe County, North Carolina. Its ease of access makes it a popular destination for Waterfall Hunters...

  • Dingmans Falls
    Dingmans Falls
    Dingmans Falls is a waterfall located in Dingmans Ferry in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States near the Silverthread Falls. It has a vertical drop of 39.6 m .-See also:*Bushkill Falls*Silverthread Falls...

  • Fulmer Falls
    Fulmer Falls
    Fulmer Falls is the second waterfall located in the George W. Childs Recreation Site in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The falls are downstream from Factory Falls and upstream from Deer Leap Falls on the Dingmans Creek...

  • Isaqueena Falls
    Isaqueena Falls
    Isaqueena Falls, located near Walhalla, South Carolina, is a waterfall in the Oconee District of the Sumter National Forest. The falls are named after a Cherokee girl who allegedly leaped from the top of the falls with her lover, an Oconee brave, in an attempt to hide him from the rest of her...

  • Burgess Falls
    Burgess Falls
    Burgess Falls spills into a large limestone gorge enclosed by sheer 100–200 foot walls. The Falling Water River enters Center Hill Lake roughly a mile downstream from Burgess Falls. The falls are located within the Burgess Falls State Park....

  • Crabtree Falls
    Crabtree Falls
    Crabtree Falls is located in the George Washington National Forest in Nelson County, Virginia, and is one of the tallest sets of waterfalls in the United States east of the Mississippi River. The name of the falls is thought to have come from William Crabtree, who settled in this part of Virginia...

  • Blackwater Falls State Park
    Blackwater Falls State Park
    Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, USA. The centerpiece of the Park is Blackwater Falls, a cascade where the Blackwater River leaves its leisurely course in Canaan Valley and enters rugged Blackwater Canyon...

  • Big Manitou Falls
    Big Manitou Falls
    Big Manitou Falls is a waterfall situated on the Black River, a tributary of the Nemadji River. The falls are located within Pattison State Park in Douglas County, Wisconsin, approximately 13 miles south of Superior. At 165 feet, Big Manitou falls is the highest waterfall in Wisconsin...

  • Firehole Falls
  • Gibbon Falls
    Gibbon Falls
    Gibbon Falls is a waterfall on the Gibbon River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Gibbon Falls has a drop of approximately...

  • Kepler Cascades
    Kepler Cascades
    Kepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The cascades are located approximately 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful. The cascades drop approximately 150 feet over multiple drops. The longest drop is 50 feet...

  • Virginia Cascades
    Virginia Cascades
    Virginia Cascades , is a cascade type waterfall on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park. Virginia Cascades is located just south of the Norris-Canyon road approximately east of Norris Junction...

  • Bechler Falls
    Bechler Falls
    Bechler Falls ht. is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Bechler Falls is the last waterfall on the Bechler River and is approximately from the confluence with the Fall River. It can be reached via the Bechler River trail approximately from the Cave Falls trailhead...

  • Lewis Falls
    Lewis Falls
    The Lewis Falls are located on the Lewis River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. The falls drop approximately and are easily seen from the road, approximately halfway between the south entrance to the park and Grant Village....

  • Mystic Falls
    Mystic Falls
    Mystic Falls is a cascade type waterfall on the Little Firehole River, a tributary of the Firehole River. Originally named Little Firehole Falls by members of the 1872 Hayden Geologic Survey, the name was changed to Mystic Falls by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey in 1885 for unknown...


Australia

  • Barron Falls
    Barron Falls
    Barron Falls is where the Barron River makes its descent from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia. Protected within the Barron Gorge National Park, the volume of water seen in the upper photo only occurs after substantial rainfall during the wet season...

  • Bloomfield Falls
    Bloomfield Falls
    The Bloomfield Falls are near Cape Tribulation, close to Wujal Wujal, north of the Daintree National Park in Queensland, Australia.The waterfall is on the Bloomfield River....

  • Dinner Falls
    Dinner Falls
    Dinner Falls is a waterfall on the upper Barron River in Far North Queensland, Australia.The waterfall is located south of Atherton on the Atherton Tableland near the Mount Hypipamee Crater in...

  • Elabana Falls
    Elabana Falls
    Elabana Falls are located within Lamington National Park in South East Queensland, Australia. Access to the falls is via tracks from Binna Burra.-References:...

  • Goomoolahra Falls
    Goomoolahra Falls
    Goomoolahra Falls are found within the Springbrook section of Springbrook National Park in Springbrook, part of the Gold Coast hinterland district of South East Queensland, Australia....

  • Josephine Falls
    Josephine Falls
    Josephine Falls are located at the foot of the southern face of Mount Bartle Frere in the Wooroonooran National Park, in Queensland, Australia. The falls are a popular recreation site among locals as the water flows over a large rock to form a natural waterslide.Josephine Falls are located on...

  • Kearneys Falls
    Kearneys Falls
    Kearneys Falls are found on a tributary of the Mulgrave River, in the Wooroonooran National Park, in Goldsborough Valley of Far North Queensland, Australia.Access to the falls is via a 1.6 km walking track....

  • Stoney Creek Falls
    Stoney Creek Falls
    Stoney Creek Falls are found in the Barron Gorge National Park, north-east of Cairns, in Queensland, Australia. The falls are formed where Stoney Creek starts to descend in steps from the shoulders of the gorge. The falls are best known for the curved lattice railway bridge that passes in front of...

  • Surprise Creek Falls
    Surprise Creek Falls
    Surprise Creek Falls are found in the Barron Gorge National Park, north-east of Cairns, in Queensland, Australia. The falls are located near Barron Gorge Hydro and cascade 243 m into the gorge....

  • Tully Falls
    Tully Falls
    Tully Falls are found on the Tully River in the Tully Gorge National Park in Queensland, Australia. The height of the waterfall is .Access to the falls is via a graded track....

  • Lady Barron Falls
    Lady Barron Falls
    Lady Barron Falls is a cascading waterfall located within a few kilometres of Russell Falls in the Mount Field National Park. The waterfall is named after Lady Clara Barron, wife of Sir Harry Barron....

  • Liffey Cascade
  • Liffey Falls
    Liffey Falls
    Liffey Falls are found near the head of the Liffey River, upstream of the town of Liffey in Tasmania, Australia....

  • Spout Falls
  • Serpentine Falls

New Zealand

  • Aniwaniwa Falls
    Aniwaniwa Falls
    The Aniwaniwa Falls, or Rainbow Falls, are a two-drop waterfall located at northeastern Lake Waikaremoana in New Zealand....

  • Huka Falls
    Huka Falls
    The Huka Falls are a set of waterfalls on the Waikato River that drains Lake Taupo in New Zealand.A few hundred metres upstream from the Huka Falls, the Waikato River narrows from roughly 100 metres across into a narrow canyon only 15 metres across...

  • Browne Falls
    Browne Falls
    Browne Falls is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, which is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. In breathtaking scenery amidst temperate rain forest, the falls cascade down to the fiord near Hall Arm...

  • Mokau Falls
    Mokau Falls
    Mokau Falls is a cascade located at the head of Mokau Inlet in New Zealand's Lake Waikaremoana....

  • Purakaunui Falls
    Purakaunui Falls
    The Purakaunui Falls are a cascading multi-tiered waterfall on the Purakaunui River, located in the Catlins in the southern South Island of New Zealand...

  • Tarawera Falls
    Tarawera Falls
    Tarawera Falls is a 35 m high waterfall on the Tarawera River in the Bay of Plenty region in New Zealand's North Island.The Tarawera River flows out of Lake Tarawera and across a rhyolitic lava flow that erupted from Mt Tarawera about 11,000 years ago. The river disappears into flooded caves in...


India

  • Magod Falls
    Magod Falls
    Magod Falls is a group of waterfalls in Karnataka, India, where the river Bedti falls from a height of nearly 200m in two steps.-See also:* List of waterfalls in India* List of waterfalls in India by height...


  • Lushington Falls
    Lushington Falls
    Lushington Falls, also called Unchalli Falls, is a waterfall created by a drop in the Aghanashini river. The fall is located in Siddapur taluk, Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, India. The falls are named for J. D...


  • Shivanasamudra Falls

  • Sathodi Falls
    Sathodi Falls
    Satoddi Falls is a waterfall in India that is formed by several unnamed streams near Kallaramarane Ghat, Uttara Kannada District, near Sirsi, and 32 km from Yellapur. It is about 15 meters tall. The stream then flows into the backwaters of the Kodasalli Dam, into the Kali River...


  • Athirappilly Falls
    Athirappilly Falls
    Athirappilly Falls is situated in Athirappilly panchayath in Thrissur district of Kerala, on the southwest coast of India. Located on the west-flowing Chalakudy River near the Vazhachal Forest Division and the Sholayar ranges, this 24-metre waterfall and the nearby Vazhachal Falls are popular...


  • Meenmutty Falls
    Meenmutty Falls, Thiruvananthapuram
    Meenmutty Falls is located 45 km from Trivandrum city in Thiruvananthapuram District in the state of Kerala, India. This waterfalls is located near the Neyyar reservoir area. No transportation is available to the falls. The visitor has to trek through the dense forests to reach the falls. The...


  • Agaya Gangai
    Agaya Gangai
    Agaya Gangai waterfalls is located in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats. Panchanathi, a jungle stream cascades down as the Agaya Gangai , near the Arapaleeswarar temple atop the Kolli Hills in Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.-Access:...


  • Hogenakkal Falls

  • Suruli Falls
    Suruli Falls
    Suruli falls , also known as Chinna Suruli, Cloud Land Falls or Meghamalai Falls, is located from Theni and from Cumbum in the Theni District in Tamil Nadu, India. Nearest habitation is Kombaithozhu Village. It is a 2 stage Cascading water fall. The Suruli River supplying the falls originates...


  • Vattaparai Falls
    Vattaparai Falls
    Vattaparai Falls are located at: , elevation , in the Keeriparai reserve forest near Bhoothapandi village on the Pazhayar River in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu state, South India. It is N of Nagercoil) and NW of Kanyakumari...


  • Keoti Falls
    Keoti Falls
    Keoti Falls is in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the 24th highest waterfall in India.-The Falls:...


Canada

  • Cauldron Falls
  • Della Falls
    Della Falls
    Della Falls is a waterfall in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. It is widely regarded as the tallest in Canada, 440 metres , though there is some question as to whether it deserves this title .-Location:...

  • Icecap Falls
  • Twin Falls
    Twin Falls
    - Waterfalls :* Twin Falls , a waterfall in Idaho, the namesake of the city Twin Falls, Idaho* Twin Falls , a waterfall in Glacier National Park * Twin Falls , a waterfall near Pickens, South Carolina...

  • Virginia Falls
    Virginia Falls
    Virginia Falls may refer to:* Virginia Falls , a waterfall in Glacier National Park * Virginia Falls , a waterfall of the South Nahanni River...

  • Niagara Falls
    Niagara Falls
    The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the world and has...

  • Horseshoe Falls
    Horseshoe Falls
    The Horseshoe Falls, also known as the Canadian Falls, is part of Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for hydropower generation, flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over the American Falls...

  • Churchill Falls
    Churchill Falls
    Churchill Falls are waterfalls named after former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. They are high, located on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada....

  • Nistowiak Falls
    Nistowiak Falls
    Nistowiak Falls, at , is one of the highest waterfalls in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The falls are on the Rapid River, which flows north from Iskwatikan Lake into Nistowiak Lake on the Churchill River. Nistowiak is a Cree word referring to the convergence of waters.The closest access is...

  • Black Brook Waterfall
    Black Brook Waterfall
    Black Brook Waterfall is a waterfall near Ingonish, Nova Scotia, Canada....


United States

  • Burney Falls
    Burney Falls
    Burney Falls is a waterfall on Burney Creek, in McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, Shasta County, California.The water comes from underground springs above and at the falls, which are 129 feet high, and provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million US gallons per day , even during...

  • Three Chute Falls
    Three Chute Falls
    Three Chute Falls is a waterfall on Tenaya Creek, in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. state of California. The falls are located shortly upstream of Mirror Lake, although they are relatively obscure...

  • Great Falls
    Great Falls (Passaic River)
    The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall, high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in Passaic County in northern New Jersey in the United States. The Congress authorized its establishment as a National Historical Park in 2009...

  • Dry Falls
    Dry Falls (North Carolina)
    Dry Falls, also known as Upper Cullasaja Falls, is a 65-foot waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina.-Geology:...

  • Blum Basin Falls
    Blum Basin Falls
    Blum Basin Falls is a waterfall in Whatcom County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located near the southern boundary of North Cascades National Park on the headwaters of Blum Creek, a tributary of the Baker River...

  • Depot Creek Falls
    Depot Creek Falls
    Depot Creek Falls is a -high waterfall in the North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, Washington.The falls occur where Depot Creek drops over a headwall. The creek starts off by plunging . After that is a long slide of to the bottom of the valley. Spray at the falls' base is immense...

  • Elakala falls
    Elakala Falls
    The Elakala Falls are a series of four waterfalls of Shays Run as it descends into the Blackwater Canyon in West Virginia. They are within Blackwater Falls State Park and are quite popular among photographers, with the ease of access for the first waterfall, and the relatively low traffic of the...


Australia

  • Florence Falls
    Florence Falls
    Florence Falls are located in the Litchfield National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia. Accessed by sealed road, the falls are found near the northern boundary of the park, 80 km south of Darwin as the crow flies....

  • Guide Falls
    Guide Falls
    thumb|Guide falls mid summer 2007Guide Falls are situated closely to the back of Burnie, Tasmania.Head out of Burnie on the same road to cradle mountain then turn right just outside the Ridgley boundary and continue down into the gully and turn left when you get to the posted gate sign...

  • Horseshoe Falls (Tasmania)
    Horseshoe Falls (Tasmania)
    Horseshoe Falls are located upstream of Russell Falls at Mount Field National Park, in Tasmania, Australia. The falls are a popular tourist attraction.Horseshoe Falls are composed of horizontal marine Permian siltstone benches, as are Russell Falls....

  • Russell Falls
    Russell Falls
    Russell Falls are located on the eastern boundary of Mount Field National Park, in Tasmania, Australia. Accessible by a paved walking track, the falls are a popular tourist attraction....

  • Nigretta Falls
    Nigretta Falls
    The Nigretta Falls are waterfalls located in the Southern Grampians Shire, 16 km west of Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. The Falls are fed by the Wannon River that has its head waters in the Grampians mountains...


India

  • Dudhsagar Falls
    Dudhsagar Falls
    Dudhsagar Falls is a tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the state of Goa, India, on Goa's border with the state of Karnataka...

  • Barkana Falls
    Barkana Falls
    The Barkana Falls are among the ten highest waterfalls in India. They are located near Agumbe in Shimoga district of state of Karnataka. The Barkana falls are formed by the Sita river. Currently Barkana falls are the prime source of one of the hydro electric projects in Karnataka...


  • Hebbe Falls
    Hebbe Falls
    Hebbe Falls are situated about 10 km away from the famous hill station Kemmangundi in Karnataka, India. This waterfalls are inside a coffee estate and can be reached either by walk or four-wheeler....

  • Kunchikal Falls
    Kunchikal Falls
    Kunchikal Falls are the highest tiered waterfalls in India and second highest in Asia. They are located near Agumbe in Shimoga district of state of Karnataka. Kunchikal falls are formed by Varahi river. Kunchikal falls are the primary source of one of the hydro electric projects in Karnataka.-...


  • Soochipara Falls
    Soochipara Falls
    Soochipara Falls also known as Sentinel Rock Waterfalls is a spectacular three-tiered waterfalls in Vellarimala, Wayanad, surrounded by Deciduous, Wet Evergreen and Tropical Montane forests...


Switzerland

  • Engstligen falls
    Engstligen falls
    The Engstligen falls near Adelboden in the Bernese Oberland are the second highest waterfalls in Switzerland. They are listed in the Swiss inventory of landscapes of national significance....

  • Trummelbach
    Trummelbach
    The Trummelbach Falls in Switzerland are a series of ten glacier-waterfalls inside the mountain made accessible by tunnel-lift and illuminated....


United Kingdom

  • Aira Force
    Aira Force
    Aira Force is a waterfall in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. The word force is used in many parts of northern England as a synonym for waterfall it comes from the Old Norse language old Norse word fors....

  • Canonteign Falls
    Canonteign Falls
    Canonteign Falls is a waterfall in the Teign Valley and Dartmoor National Park near Chudleigh, South Devon, England.It is high, and is one of England's highest waterfalls. It was created in 1890 by diverting a stream over the edge of a cliff.-References:...

  • Moss Force
    Moss Force
    Moss Force is a waterfall situated within the Lake District National Park in the English county of Cumbria. It is located 10 km SW of the town of Keswick at Newlands Hause, the pass between the Newlands Valley and the Buttermere Valley...

  • Scale Force
    Scale Force
    Scale Force is considered the highest waterfall in the English Lake District. Opinions can vary about how its precise height is calculated, but the total height is normally stated as 170 feet , with a single drop of water of 120 feet and several smaller drops...

  • Eas a' Chual Aluinn
    Eas a' Chual Aluinn
    Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is Britain's highest waterfall with a sheer drop of 658 ft . When in full flow it is over three times higher than Niagara Falls....

  • Falls of Foyers
    Falls of Foyers
    The Fall of Foyers is a waterfall on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness, in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom....

  • Steall Waterfall
    Steall Waterfall
    The spectacular waterfall known variously as An Steall Bàn, Steall Waterfall or Steall Falls is situated in Glen Nevis near Fort William, Highland, Scotland. It is Britain's second highest waterfall with a single drop of 120 metres...

  • Aber Falls
    Aber Falls
    Aber Falls is a waterfall located about two miles south of the village of Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, Wales....

  • Dolgoch Falls
    Dolgoch Falls
    Dolgoch Falls are a series of three waterfalls near Tywyn in Gwynedd, Mid-Wales. The falls are part of the Nant Dol-gôch stream, which flows into the River Fathew, and form a popular walk from the nearby Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn Railway....

  • Grey Mare's Tail
    Grey Mare's Tail, Llanrwst
    The Grey Mare's Tail is a waterfall on the very edge of the Snowdonia National Park near Gwydir Castle in the county of Conwy, north Wales. It lies just off the B5106 road between the town of Llanrwst and the large village of Trefriw. The origins of the name are unknown, other than being...

  • Pistyll y Llyn
    Pistyll y Llyn
    Pistyll y Llyn is one of the tallest waterfalls in Wales and the United Kingdom. It is a horsetail style set of falls which are located in the Cambrian Mountains about 4 km from Glaspwll in Powys, Wales....

  • Cautley Spout
    Cautley Spout
    Cautley Spout is England's highest waterfall above ground. . The broken cascade of falls tumbles a total of 650 feet down a cliff face at the head of a wild and bleak glacial valley that comes down from a high plateau called The Calf...


Canada

  • Bow Glacier Falls
    Bow Glacier Falls
    Bow Glacier Falls is located near Banff, AB. The falls originates from melt water from the Bow Glacier....

  • Crescent Falls
    Crescent Falls
    Crescent Falls are a series of two waterfalls located on the Bighorn River in west-central Alberta, Canada.The falls are located a few kilometres upstream of the river's confluence with the North Saskatchewan River. A 4.5 kilometer long trail leads north from David Thompson Highway to the falls...

  • Fossil Falls
    Fossil Falls
    The Fossil Falls is a unique geological feature, located in the Coso Range of California in the United States. Volcanic activity in the mountain range, along with meltwater from glaciers in the nearby Sierra Nevada, played a role in the creation of the falls...

  • Kerkeslin Falls
  • Murchison Falls
    Murchison Falls
    Murchison Falls, also known as Kabarega Falls, is a waterfall on the Nile. It breaks the Victoria Nile, which flows across northern Uganda from Lake Victoria to Lake Kyoga and then to the north end of Lake Albert in the western branch of the East African Rift....

  • Sideways Falls
  • Alexander Falls
    Alexander Falls
    Alexander Falls is a waterfall on Madeley Creek, a tributary of Callaghan Creek in the Callaghan Valley area of the Sea to Sky Country of southwestern British Columbia, Canada...

  • Ashlu Falls
    Ashlu Falls
    Ashlu Falls is a short but significant waterfall along lower Ashlu Creek. The falls are located about 6 km above the mouth of Ashlu Creek and mark the head of Ashlu Canyon. The creek is actually crossed by a logging road bridge between the two tiers....

  • Crooked Falls
  • Cummins Falls
  • Della Falls
    Della Falls
    Della Falls is a waterfall in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island. It is widely regarded as the tallest in Canada, 440 metres , though there is some question as to whether it deserves this title .-Location:...

  • Fairy Creek Falls
  • Flood Falls
  • Harmony Falls
  • Helmet Falls
  • Michael Falls
  • Moresby Falls
  • Nairn Falls
  • Peach Creek Falls
  • Petain Creek Falls
  • Place Creek Falls
  • Pyramid Falls
  • Silvertip Falls
  • Whispering Falls
  • Aviron Bay Falls
  • Rattling Brook Falls
  • Les Sept Chutes

United States

  • Bonita Falls
    Bonita Falls
    Bonita Falls is a set of waterfalls in the San Bernardino National Forest, formed by Bonita Creek, that is said to be 370 or 400 feet in height, but possibly up to 495 feet high because of two undocumented drops in the canyon above. It is the second tallest in the national forest, being surpassed...

  • Chilnualna Falls
    Chilnualna Falls
    Chilnualna Falls is a series of waterfalls totaling 690 feet , located on Chilnualna Creek in the southern section of Yosemite National Park....

  • Yosemite Falls
    Yosemite Falls
    Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak....

  • Seven Falls
    Seven Falls
    Seven Falls is a series of seven cascading waterfalls in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The sum of the height of the seven falls is 181 feet and there are a total of 224 steps on the staircase from the base of the falls to the peak. In the late 19th century, some of the associated property was...

  • Zapata Falls
    Zapata Falls
    Zapata Falls is a waterfall located in the San Luis Valley near the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Alamosa County, Colorado. The falls has a drop of . Access to this waterfall entails a mildly steep hike...

  • Amicalola Falls State Park
    Amicalola Falls State Park
    Amicalola Falls State Park is an 829 acre Georgia state park located between Ellijay and Dahlonega in Dawsonville, Georgia. The park's name is derived from a Cherokee language word meaning "tumbling waters". The park is home to Amicalola Falls, a 729-foot waterfall, making it the highest in...

  • Kahiwa Falls
    Kahiwa Falls
    Kahiwa Falls is a tiered waterfall in Hawaii located on the northern shore of the island of Molokai, between Wailau and Papalaua valleys. The waterfall is about 2165 feet tall, although often only 1749 feet of its drop are counted as the main fall.Falls have 6 tiers, the highest drop is 183 m...

  • Olo'upena Falls
  • Kaaterskill Falls
    Kaaterskill Falls
    Kaaterskill Falls is a two-drop waterfall located near in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, on the north side of Kaaterskill Clove, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County's Town of Hunter...

  • Eastatoe Falls
    Eastatoe Falls
    Eastatoe Falls is a waterfall in Western North Carolina, United States, located on private property near Rosman.-Shoal Creek:Shoal Creek rises in the Pisgah National Forest between Nancy Mountain and Burnt Mountain near the Eastatoe Gap. The creek descends over 200 feet over a quarter mile,...

  • Linville Falls
    Linville Falls
    Linville Falls is a waterfall located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the United States. The falls move in several distinct steps, beginning in a twin set of upper falls, moving down a small gorge, and finally culminating in a high-volume drop. It is named for the Linville...

  • Multnomah Falls
    Multnomah Falls
    -External links:* and , from a USFS website* from the Oregon Tourism Commission* , from a Library of Congress website* * * * *...

  • Silverthread Falls
    Silverthread Falls
    Silverthread Falls is a waterfall located in Dingmans Ferry in Delaware Township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States, near Dingmans Falls. It has a vertical drop of 24.3 m ....

  • Bridal Veil Falls (Utah)
    Bridal Veil Falls (Utah)
    Bridal Veil Falls is a double cataract waterfall in the south end of Provo Canyon, in Utah, United States. An aerial tramway service to the top of the falls was built in 1967 and the small, six-passenger tramway functioned as a recreational attraction and as the only access to a restaurant built...

  • Calf Creek Falls
    Calf Creek Falls
    Calf Creek Falls is a perennial waterfall in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah that totals . The lower tier is a cascade and is very popular, because it can be reached by an easy hike on a 5½ mile roundtrip trail. The upper tier is a plunge and is much less known, as it...

  • Berdeen Falls
    Berdeen Falls
    Berdeen Falls is a series of three waterfalls located in Whatcom County, Washington. The falls are on a stretch of Bacon Creek downstream of Berdeen Lake.The drops include a horsetail, a bedrock slide, and a plunge waterfall....

  • Comet Falls
    Comet Falls
    Comet Falls is a tall waterfall located on Van Trump Creek in Pierce County, Washington. The falls are thought to be the best in the Mount Rainier region.- Stature :...

  • Mazama Falls
    Mazama Falls
    Mazama Falls, also referred to more simply as Wells Creek Falls , is a waterfall on Wells Creek in the U.S. state of Washington. At nearly high, it is said to be the largest waterfall in the Wells Creek watershed.The falls drops in three main tiers...

  • Rainy Lake Falls
    Rainy Lake Falls
    Rainy Lake Falls is a waterfall on the inlet stream of namesake Rainy Lake in Chelan County, Washington. The stream heads in a pair of small lakes and the remaining portions of the Lyall Glacier, and flows down a cascade that is said to be approximately high.The falls drop over several tall rock...

  • Sulphide Creek Falls
    Sulphide Creek Falls
    Sulphide Creek Falls is a tall, moderately large volume waterfall within North Cascades National Park in Washington state. The falls drop from Sulphide Lake on the southeast side of Mount Shuksan down a narrow flume-like canyon to a broad basin below. Because of the narrow, twisting shape of the...

  • Twister Falls
    Twister Falls
    Twister Falls is a prominent waterfall that is formed as Eagle Creek cascades into a narrow canyon and forms two streams that appear to "twist" around each other, hence the name "twister"...


Australia

  • Apsley Falls
    Apsley Falls
    The Apsley Falls are two waterfalls on the Apsley River on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. The falls are located about east of Walcha, and 1 kilometre off the Oxley Highway in a deep gorge, that is part of the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park...

  • Ebor Falls
    Ebor Falls
    Ebor Falls are located on the Guy Fawkes River near Ebor and about 37 kilometres north-east of Wollomombi on Waterfall Way in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia....

  • Tin Mine Falls
    Tin Mine Falls
    Tin Mine Falls is a waterfall located in the remote Pilot Wilderness Area, part of Kosciuszko National Park in southern New South Wales, Australia. Described from top to bottom, the falls consist of non-segmented tiered cascades over bedrock with a few smaller plunges, followed by a single large...

  • Wentworth Falls
    Wentworth Falls (waterfall)
    Wentworth Falls is a three-tiered seasonal waterfall fed by the Kedumba Creek, near the Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls in New South Wales, Australia. The falls are accessible via the National Pass and the Overcliff/Undercliff Walk...

  • Wollomombi Falls
    Wollomombi Falls
    Wollomombi Falls , from an Aboriginal word, are located in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, 40 km due east of Armidale, New South Wales and 1 km off the Waterfall Way.At one time they were believed to be the tallest in Australia...

  • Twin Falls (Australia)
  • Second Falls
  • Montezuma Falls
    Montezuma Falls
    Montezuma Falls are located on a minor tributary to Lake Pieman, north-east of Zeehan, on West Coast Tasmania, Australia.In historical context - on the route of the former North East Dundas Tramway not far from the old mining town of Williamsford at the foot of Mount Read. With a fall of 104...

  • Lesmurdie Falls

Japan

  • Nunobiki Falls
    Nunobiki Falls
    is a set of waterfalls near the 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....


Philippines

  • Camaya Waterfalls-3
    Camaya Waterfalls-3
    Camaya Waterfalls-3 or Camaya Falls-3 is the smallest and most easily accessed of the three waterfalls in Camaya Coast, Mariveles in the south-western part of the Bataan peninsula in the island of Luzon in the Philippines...


United States

  • Nugget Falls
    Nugget Falls
    Nugget Falls, also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, is a waterfall downstream of the Mendenhall Glacier, in the U.S. state of Alaska. Formed by the receding face of the Mendenhall Glacier, the waterfall drops in two tiers of and onto a sandbar in Mendenhall Lake, which is...

  • Falling Waters Falls
  • High Falls
    High Falls (DuPont State Forest)
    High Falls, on the Little River in Transylvania County, is a 125 ft waterfall located in the DuPont State Forest, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.- Geology :...

  • Turner Falls
  • Union Falls
    Union Falls
    Union Falls ht. is a waterfall on Mountain Ash Creek, a tributary of the Fall River in the Cascade Corner of Yellowstone National Park. It is the second highest waterfall in Yellowstone exceeded in height only by the lower Yellowstone Falls. The falls got its name from members of the Arnold...


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