List of waterfalls
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This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least 15 m (50 ft) high, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall. No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise. See additional lists of waterfalls by height, flow rate and type.
Africa
Angola
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- Kalandula Falls – 105 m (344 ft) high
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Boyoma Falls – formerly known as Stanley Falls; highest flow rate in the world
- Inga Falls
- Livingstone Falls
- Lofoi Falls – 165 m (541 ft) high
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
- Karuru Falls
- Thomson's Falls
Lesotho
- Maletsunyane Falls – 192 m (630 ft) high
Libya
Madagascar
- Andriamamovoka Falls
- Mahamanina Falls
- Mandraka Falls
- Rianbavy Falls
- Riandahy Falls
- Sakaleona Falls – 200 m (660 ft) high
Mali
Morocco
- Ouzoud Falls – 110 m (360 ft) high
Namibia
- Epupa Falls
- Ruacana Falls – 120 m (390 ft) high
Nigeria
- Awhum Falls
- Erin-Ijesha Falls
- Agbokim Waterfalls
- Farin Ruwa Falls – 150 m (490 ft) high
- Gurara Falls
- Matsirga Falls
- Owu Falls
Réunion
- Trou de Fer Falls
- Grand Galet Falls
Rwanda
Somalia
- Lamadaya Falls
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
- Howick Falls
- Ncandu Falls
- Tugela Falls – 948 m (3,110 ft) high, the highest waterfall in Africa
Mpumalanga
- Berlin Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls – 146 m (479 ft) high
- Lisbon Falls
- Lone Creek Falls
- Mac-Mac Falls
Northern Cape
Tanzania
- Kalambo Falls – 235 m (771 ft) high
- Materuni Waterfalls
- Rusumo Falls
Uganda
Zambia
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- Chavuma Falls
- Chisimba Falls
- Kabwelume Falls
- Kalambo Falls – see Tanzania above
- Kundalila Falls
- Lumangwe Falls
- Mambilima Falls
- Mumbuluma Falls
- Mutumuna Falls
- Ngonye Falls
- Ntumbachushi Falls
- Nyambwezi Falls
- Victoria Falls — see Zimbabwe below
Zimbabwe
- Mutarazi Falls – 762 m (2,500 ft) high; highest in Zimbabwe, second highest in Africa and 17th highest in the world
- Victoria Falls – 108 m (354 ft) high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world
Asia
Bangladesh
- Hum Hum Falls
- Jadipai Falls
- Madhabkunda Falls
- Nafa-khum Falls
Cambodia
- Ka Choung Falls
- Kbal Chhay Falls
China
- Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – Karst Hills, Daxin County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province; Asia's largest transnational waterfall, shared between China and Vietnam
- Huangguoshu Falls – Anshun, Guizhou provinces; 74 m (243 ft) high, 81 m (266 ft) wide
- Hukou Falls – borders Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces; 50 m (160 ft) high; 30 m (98 ft) wide; second-largest waterfall in China
- Pearl Shoal Falls – Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan
- Changbai Waterfall – Jilin province; 68 m (223 ft) high
- Huangmanzhai waterfalls – Guangdong province; 56 m (184 ft) high; 82 m (269 ft) wide
- Dalongqiu Waterfall – Zhejiang province; 197 metres (646 ft)
East Timor
- Bandeira Falls – near Atsabe
- Berloi Falls – Fatisi
Hong Kong
- Waterfall Bay – near Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island; historically known for replenishing British merchant ships with its water
India
- Agaya Gangai Falls
- Aruvikkuzhy Falls
- Athirappilly Falls
- Barkana Falls
- Catherine Falls
- Chachai Falls
- Chitrakote Falls – also called Chitrakoot or Chitrakot Falls
- Chunchanakatte Falls
- Courtallam Falls – also called Kutralam Falls
- Dhuandhar Falls
- Dudhsagar Falls
- Duduma Falls
- Godchinamalaki Falls
- Gokak Falls
- Hebbe Falls
- Hogenakkal Falls
- Irupu Falls – also called Iruppu Falls
- Jog Falls – also called Joga or Gerosoppa Falls
- Jonha Falls
- Khandadhar Falls – Kendujhar district
- Khandadhar Falls – Sundergarh district
- Kiliyur Falls
- Kunchikal Falls – 455 m (1,493 ft), tallest waterfall in India
- Kutladampatti Falls
- Lodh Falls – also called Burhaghat Falls
- Magod Falls
- Meenmutty Falls – Thiruvananthapuram district
- Meenmutty Falls – Wayanad district
- Nohkalikai Falls
- Sathodi Falls
- Thalaiyar Falls – also called Rat Tail Falls
- Thoseghar Falls – Satara district
- Unchalli Falls – also called Lushington Falls
- Vajrai Falls
- Vajrapoha Falls
- Vazhachal Falls
Indonesia
Iran
- Laton Waterfall – 105 m (344 ft), tallest waterfall in Iran
- Margoon Falls
- Bisheh Waterfall
- Shirabad Waterfall
- Gerit Waterfall
- Nojian Waterfall
Japan
- Abe Great Falls – 80 m (260 ft) high
- Fukuroda Falls – 120 m (390 ft) high
- Hannoki Falls – 497 m (1,631 ft) high; the tallest falls in Japan; only flows from April to July; twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
- Kegon Falls – 97 m (318 ft); infamous for suicides
- Nachi Falls – 133 m (436 ft)
- Nunobiki Falls – 120 m (390 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
- Shōmyō Falls – 350 m (1,150 ft) high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
- Khone Phapheng Falls – southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume
Malaysia
- Berkelah Falls
- Cemerung Falls
- Chiling Falls
- Gabai Falls
- Kadamaian Falls – 700 m (2,300 ft) high; the tallest waterfall in southeast Asia
- Kanching Falls
- Kota Tinggi Falls
- Mahua Falls
- Maliau Falls
- Takob Akob Falls
Mongolia
- Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall – 24 m (79 ft) high
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Russia (Siberia)
- Ilya Muromets Falls – 141 m (463 ft)
- Kinzelyuk Falls – 328 m (1,076 ft)
- Talnikovy Falls – 482 m (1,581 ft)
Singapore
- Cloud Forest – 35 m (115 ft); an artificial waterfall
- Jurong Falls – 30 m (98 ft) high; an artificial waterfall
- Rain Vortex – 40 m (131 ft); reputedly, the tallest indoor artificial waterfall in the world
South Korea
- Cheonjeyeon Falls
- Cheonjiyeon Falls
- Jeongbang Falls
- Towangseong Falls – 320 m (1,049 ft) high; the highest waterfall in South Korea
Sri Lanka
- Bambarakanda Falls – 263 m (863 ft) high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
- Bomburu Ella Falls – located near Welimada
- Devon Falls – located near Talawakelle
- Diyaluma Falls – 220 m (720 ft) high
- St. Clair's Falls – one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka
Thailand
Taiwan
- Golden Falls
- Jiao Lung Falls – 600 m (2,000 ft) high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
- Lingjiao Falls
- Penglai Falls
- Shifen Falls – 40 m (130 ft) wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
- Taoshan Falls
- Wufengqi Falls
- Wulai Falls
- Yuntan Falls
Turkey
- Düden Falls – Antalya
- Göksu Falls – Sivas
- Gürlevik Falls – Erzincan
- Kurşunlu Falls – Antalya
- Manavgat Falls in Antalya
- Tortum Falls – Erzurum
Vietnam
- Ban Gioc–Detian Falls – 30 m (98 ft) high; along the border with China
Europe
Austria
- Krimml Falls – 380 m (1,250 ft), highest waterfall in Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bliha Falls – 56 m (184 ft)
- Kravice Falls – 25 m (82 ft)
- Pliva Falls – 22 m (72 ft)
- Skakavac Falls – Perućica, 75 m (246 ft)
- Skakavac Falls – Sarajevo, 98 m (322 ft)
- Štrbački buk Falls – 24 m (79 ft)
Bulgaria
- Babsko Praskalo – 54 m (177 ft)
- Boyana Waterfall – 25 m (82 ft), Vitosha Mountain
- Emen Waterfall
- Etropole Waterfall Varovitets – 15 m (49 ft)
- Hotnitsa Waterfall — 30 m (98 ft)
- Karlovsko Praskalo – 30 m (98 ft)
- Krushuna Falls – 15 m (49 ft)
- Popinolashki waterfall – 12 m (39 ft)
- Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans
- Skakavitsa Waterfall – 70 m (230 ft), Rila Mountain
- Vratsa waterfalls
- Skaklia (not constant) – 130 m (430 ft)
- Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft)
Croatia
- Veliki slap (Large Waterfall) – 78 m (256 ft), highest waterfall in Croatia
- Skradinski Buk – Krka river
Czech Republic
- Labský vodopád (Elbe Waterfall) – 35 m (115 ft) followed by 200 m (656 ft) of rapids
- Mumlavský vodopád (Mumlava Waterfall) – 8.9 m (29 ft) fall with highest flow rate in the Czech Republic
- Pančavský vodopád (Pančava Waterfall) – 148 m (486 ft) highest in the Czech Republic
- Pudlavský vodopád (Pudlava Waterfall) – 122 m (400 ft)
- Rudické propadání (Rudice Sinkhole) – 86 m (282 ft) highest sinkhole waterfall in the Czech Republic
Denmark
- Døndalen – 20 m (66 ft), highest waterfall in Denmark
Estonia
- Jägala Falls
- Keila Falls
- Narva Cascades
- Valaste Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft), highest waterfall in Estonia
Faroe Islands
- Bøsdalafossur – 30 m (98 ft)
- Fossá – 140 m (460 ft), highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands
Finland
- Hepoköngäs – 24 m (79 ft), highest waterfall in Finland
- Kitsiputous
- Pitsusköngäs
France
- Gavarnie Falls – 422 m (1,385 ft), highest waterfall in mainland France
Germany
- All Saints Falls – 83 m (272 ft), Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg
- Röthbach Falls – 470 m (1,540 ft), Berchtesgaden, highest waterfall in Germany
- Sankenbach Falls – 40 m (130 ft), Baiersbronn
- Triberg Falls – 163 m (535 ft), River Gutach in Triberg
Greece
- Balta of Striga – 25 m (82 ft), Epirus
- Edessa Falls – 70 m (230 ft), Macedonia
- Lepida Gorge – 45 m (148 ft), Peloponnese
- Richtis Gorge – 350 m (1,150 ft), Crete
Hungary
- Lillafüred Falls – 20 m (66 ft), artificial
Iceland
- Aldeyjarfoss
- Barnafoss
- Dettifoss
- Fjallfoss
- Gjáin
- Gljúfrafoss
- Glymur (196 m; previously believed tallest until 2011)
- Goðafoss
- Gullfoss
- Hafragilsfoss
- Háifoss
- Hengifoss
- Hraunfossar
- Morsárfoss (tallest at 227.3 m; discovered in 2007, measured in 2011)
- Ófærufoss
- Selfoss
- Seljalandsfoss
- Skógafoss
- Svartifoss
Ireland
- Assaroe Falls
- Powerscourt Falls – 121 m (397 ft), highest waterfall in Ireland
- Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird
- Torc Falls
Italy
- Cascata delle Marmore – 165 m (541 ft), tallest man-made waterfall in the world
- Cascate del Rio Verde
- Cascate del Serio – 315 m (1,033 ft), second waterfall in Italy
- Cascata del Toce
- Cascate del Varone
- Cascate Nardis
- Cascate di Stroppia -
500 m (1,600 ft), highest in Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
- Abavas rumba
- Ventas rumba – 1.80–2.20 m (5.9–7.2 ft) high; 249–270 m (817–886 ft) wide – The widest waterfall in Europe
North Macedonia
- Bogomila Falls
- Duf Falls
- Kolešino Falls
- Korab Falls
- Koprišnica Falls
- Smolare Falls – 39.5 m (130 ft); tallest waterfall in North Macedonia
Norway
- Espelandsfossen
- Kjelfossen – 755 m (2,477 ft)
- Kjeragfossen – 715 m (2,346 ft)
- Langfoss
- Låtefossen
- Månafossen
- Mardalsfossen
- Mongefossen – 773 m (2,536 ft)
- Ramnefjellsfossen – 818 m (2,684 ft); also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
- Rjukanfossen
- Sarpsfossen – one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
- Skrikjofossen
- Stalheimsfossen
- Steinsdalsfossen – a path goes behind the waterfall
- Tyssestrengene
- Vettisfossen
- Vinnufossen – 860 m (2,820 ft); the highest waterfall in Europe
- Vøringfossen
Poland
- Black Lake Falls – Tatra Mountains – 40 m (130 ft)
- Kamieńczyk Falls – Sudetes – 27 m (89 ft)
- Mickiewicz Falls – Tatra Mountains – 10 m (33 ft)
- Podgórna Falls – Sudetes – 10 m (33 ft)
- Siklawa Falls – High Tatras – 70 m (230 ft), highest waterfall in Poland
- Siklawica Falls – Tatra Mountains – 23 m (75 ft)
- Sopotnia Wielka Falls – Beskids – 12 m (39 ft)
- Szklarki Falls – Karkonosze – 13.3 m (44 ft)
- Wilczki Falls – Eastern Sudetes – 22 m (72 ft)
Portugal
- Pego do Inferno – Tavira, Algarve
- Penedo Furado – Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco
- Pulo do Lobo – 20 m (66 ft)
Azores
- Cascata da Ribeira Grande – 300 m (980 ft) falls is the tallest waterfall at Fajãzinha
- Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau – 90 m (300 ft); Fajã Grande
Madeira
- Risco Falls – 100 m (330 ft)
- 25 Fontes Falls – 30 m (98 ft); Madeira
Romania
Russia
- Kivach Falls – 10.7 m (35 ft); Karelia
- Polikarya Falls – 70 m (230 ft); Sochi National Park
Serbia
- Kaluđerski Skokovi Falls – 232 m (761 ft); Stara Planina; highest waterfall in Serbia
- Kopren Falls – 103.5 m (340 ft); Stara Planina
- Pilj Falls – 65.5 m (215 ft); Stara Planina
Slovakia
- Kmeťov vodopád – 80 m (260 ft), High Tatras
- Šútovský vodopád – 38 m (125 ft), Lesser Fatra
- Vodopád Skok – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
- Vajanského vodopád – 30 m (98 ft), High Tatras
- Vodopád Bystrého potoka – 20 m (66 ft), Slovak Central Mountains
- Roháčsky vodopád – 23 m (75 ft), Western Tatras
- Vodopády Studeného potoka, High Tatras
- Obrovský vodopád – 20 m (66 ft), High Tatras
- Brankovský vodopád – 55 m (180 ft), Low Tatras
Slovenia
- Boka – 139 m (456 ft), tallest in Slovenia
- Javornik Falls
- Peričnik Falls
- Rinka Falls
Sweden
- Fettjeåfallet – 60 m (200 ft)
- Hällingsåfallet – 43 m (141 ft)
- Hallamölla – 23 m (75 ft)
- Njupeskär – 125 m (410 ft)
- Stora Sjöfallet National Park – 40 m (130 ft); once one of the most powerful in Europe; however, after construction of the Suorva Dam, the flow rate decreased from an average of 160 m3/s to 6 m3/s
- Storforsen – 35 m (115 ft) high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m3/s, around 870 m3/s in summer.[1]
- Styggforsen – 36 m (118 ft)
- Tännforsen – 38 m (125 ft) high, 60 m (200 ft) wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s.
- Västanåfallet – 90 m (300 ft)
Switzerland
- Engstligen Falls – Adelboden
- Reichenbach Falls – Meiringen
- Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen – most powerful falls in Europe
- Staubbach Fall – Lauterbrunnen
- Trümmelbach Falls – Lauterbrunnen
Ukraine
- Djur-Djur Falls – 16 m (52 ft)
- Dzhurynskyi Falls – 16 m (52 ft)
- Maniava Falls – 20 m (66 ft)
- Uchan-su Falls – 98 m (322 ft), highest waterfall in Ukraine
- Zhenetskyi Huk Falls – 15 m (49 ft)
United Kingdom
England
- Aira Force – 66 ft (20 m); Ullswater in the Lake District
- Aysgarth Falls – Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Canonteign Falls – 220 ft (67 m); an artificial waterfall in Devon
- Cauldron Snout – 200 ft (61 m); one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
- Cautley Spout – 650 ft (200 m); highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
- East Gill Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Falling Foss – 67 ft (20 m); near Whitby, North Yorkshire
- Gaping Gill – 361 ft (110 m); highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into a cavern
- Hardraw Force – 100 ft (30 m); highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
- High Force – 71 ft (22 m); largest volume of water falling over an unbroken drop; one of the more popular waterfalls in England
- Kisdon Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- Low Force – downstream from High Force
- Mallyan Spout – Goathland in the North Yorkshire Moors
- Moss Force – Newlands Valley in the Lake District
- Wain Wath Force – Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
- White Lady Falls – 100 ft (30 m); falls located in a narrow gorge
Northern Ireland
Scotland
- Corra Linn, the Falls of Clyde – 84 ft (26 m)
- Eas a' Chual Aluinn – 658 ft (201 m) in a single drop; highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
- Falls of Foyers – 203 ft (62 m)
- Falls of Glomach – 370 ft (110 m)
- Steall Falls – 394 ft (120 m) in a single drop; the second highest single-drop waterfall in the United Kingdom
Wales
- Aber Falls
- Aberdulais Falls – powers Europe's largest hydro-electric water wheel
- Devil's Appendix – 305 ft (93 m), highest waterfall in Wales
- Henrhyd Falls
- Mynach Falls
- Pistyll Rhaeadr
- Pistyll y Llyn
- Swallow Falls
North America
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- Big Rock Falls – 150 ft. Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
- Thousand Foot Falls – 1,600 ft. (488 m) Thousand Foot Falls National Park, Cayo District
Canada
Alberta
- Athabasca Falls – Jasper National Park
- Bow Falls – Banff National Park
- Bow Glacier Falls – Banff National Park
- Crescent Falls – on the David Thompson Highway
- Maligne Canyon Falls – Jasper National Park
- Panther Falls – Banff National Park
- Sunwapta Falls – Jasper National Park
British Columbia
- Alexander Falls – Callaghan Valley, near Whistler
- Brandywine Falls – near Whistler
- Bridal Veil Falls – also called Bridal Falls; near Rosedale
- Canim Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Chatterbox Falls – Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
- Dawson Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Della Falls – Strathcona Provincial Park
- Emperor Falls – Mount Robson Provincial Park
- Helmcken Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Hunlen Falls – Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park
- James Bruce Falls – Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park
- Keyhole Falls – near Pemberton
- Kinuseo Falls – near Tumbler Ridge
- Mahood Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Moul Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Nairn Falls – near Pemberton
- Shannon Falls – near Squamish
- Spahats Creek Falls – Wells Gray Provincial Park
- Takakkaw Falls – Yoho National Park
- Wapta Falls – Yoho National Park
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Churchill Falls – on Churchill River, Labrador
- Pissing Mare Falls – Gros Morne National Park
Northwest Territories
- Alexandra Falls – on Hay River
- Virginia Falls – on South Nahanni River in Nahanni National Park
Nunavut
- Kattimannap Qurlua – Hood River
Ontario
- Albion Falls – near Hamilton
- Helen Falls – Lady Evelyn River
- Horseshoe Falls – part of Niagara Falls, highest flow rate in North America including the American Falls
- Inglis Falls – Owen Sound
- Kakabeka Falls – near Thunder Bay
- Tew's Falls – Hamilton
Quebec
- Chaudière Falls – Ottawa-Gatineau
- Montmorency Falls – near Quebec City
- Sainte-Anne Falls – Canyon Sainte-Anne, near Quebec City
Costa Rica
Greenland
- Qorlortorsuaq Falls
Guadeloupe
Haiti
- Saut-Mathurine Falls
Jamaica
- Dunn's River Falls – St. Ann
- Mayfield Falls – Westmoreland
Mexico
Saint Lucia
United States
Category:Waterfalls of the United States by state
Alabama
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- DeSoto Falls – 31.7 m (104 ft)
- Grace's High Falls – 40.5 m (133 ft), highest in Alabama, Little River Canyon National Preserve
- Little River Falls – 14 m (46 ft)
- Noccalula Falls – 27 m (89 ft), Gadsden
Alaska
- Brooks Falls – Katmai National Park and Preserve
- Nugget Falls – also known as Nugget Creek Falls or Mendenhall Glacier Falls, near Juneau
Arizona
- Grand Falls – 56 m (184 ft), Little Colorado River
- Havasu Falls – 37 m (121 ft)
- Mooney Falls – 60 m (200 ft)
Arkansas
- Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – 64 m (210 ft) sheer
California
- Bonita Falls – 152 m (499 ft) while flowing
- Bridalveil Fall – 189 m (620 ft) sheer when flowing
- Burney Falls – 39 m (128 ft), spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
- Chilnualna Falls – 210 m (690 ft)
- Darwin Falls – 24 m (79 ft), split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
- Feather Falls – 125 m (410 ft)
- Illilouette Fall – 110 m (360 ft)
- McWay Falls – 24 m (79 ft), flowing year-round
- Nevada Fall – Yosemite National Park; 181 m (594 ft), followed by 97 m plunge at Vernal Fall, year-round
- Ribbon Fall – 491 m (1,611 ft) when flowing
- Silver Strand Falls – 175 m (574 ft) when flowing
- Three Chute Falls – 24 m (79 ft) on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
- Vernal Fall – 97 m (318 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
- Yosemite Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in North America with a total height of 739 m (2,425 ft) over three sections; the tallest single drop is 436 m (1,430 ft)
Colorado
- Bridal Veil Falls – Telluride; 111 m (364 ft)
- Fish Creek Falls – 85 m (279 ft)
- Seven Falls – 55 m (180 ft)
Connecticut
Florida
- Falling Water Falls - 22 m (72 ft) waterfall, the highest in the state
Georgia
- Amicalola Falls – 222 m (728 ft), highest waterfall in Georgia
- Anna Ruby Falls – 47 m (154 ft) on the Curtis Creek side
- Cascade Falls – 183 m (600 ft) cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m (260 ft)
- Cochrans Falls – 183 m (600 ft) cascade
- DeSoto Falls – the upper falls drop about 61 m (200 ft), the middle falls about 27 m (89 ft) and the lower falls cascade about 11 m (36 ft)
- Dick's Creek Falls – 18 m (59 ft) sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
- Dukes Creek Falls – 46 m (151 ft)
- Estatoah Falls – several hundred feet, exact height not known
- Holcomb Creek Falls – 37 m (121 ft)
- Minnehaha Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft)
- Toccoa Falls – 56 m (184 ft) sheer drop
Hawaii
(listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)
Idaho
- Lower Mesa Falls
- Moyie Falls
- Shoshone Falls – 65 m (213 ft)
- Twin Falls
- Upper Mesa Falls
Indiana
Kentucky
- Cumberland Falls – 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
- Seventy Six Falls – 23 m (75 ft) drop in Clinton County
- Yahoo Falls – 34 m (112 ft), tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky
Louisiana
- Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster – 50 m (160 ft) drop (all below sea-level) flowed for 3 days in 1980 due to an oil rig drilling into a salt mine
Maine
- Angel Falls
- Katahdin Falls – 244 m (800 ft), tallest waterfall in Maine
- Moxie Falls
- Smalls Falls
Maryland
- Cunningham Falls – 26 m (85 ft), cascading waterfall
- Great Falls – 16 m (52 ft), cascading waterfall
- Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
Massachusetts
- Bash Bish Falls – 61 m (200 ft); a series of cascades with the final one being split into twin falls dropping 80-foot (24 m) over boulders to a pool below
Michigan
See also Category:Waterfalls of Michigan
- Bond Falls – 15 m (49 ft) cascades on the Ontonagon River
- Bridalveil Falls – 30 m (98 ft) slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m (98 ft)
- Munising Falls – 15 m (49 ft) sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
- Tahquamenon Falls – upper falls have a 15 m (49 ft) drop, and are 61 m (200 ft) wide
Minnesota
- Gooseberry Falls – North Shore of Lake Superior
- Minnehaha Falls – 16 m (52 ft) high, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
- Niagara Cave – a show cave with an 18.3 m (60 ft) high subterranean waterfall
- Saint Anthony Falls – the only waterfall on the Mississippi River, covered by dams in the 19th century
- Vermillion Falls – Hastings
- Wolf Creek Falls – Banning State Park
Missouri
- Marvel Cave – 15 m (50 ft), subterranean waterfall
- Mina Sauk Falls – 40 m (130 ft), highest waterfall in Missouri
Montana
- Bird Woman Falls – 170 m (560 ft); in Glacier National Park
- Big Falls – 26.5 m (87 ft); highest of the Great Falls of the Missouri River
- Weeping Wall – falls onto Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park
Nebraska
- Smith Falls – 19 m (62 ft), highest waterfall in Nebraska
New Hampshire
- Amoskeag Falls – 15 m (49 ft), on the Merrimack River
- Arethusa Falls – 43 m (141 ft), on Bemis Brook
- Diana's Baths – 23 m (75 ft), on Lucy Brook
New Jersey
- Buttermilk Falls - 26 m (85 ft) drop; Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Walpack Township[2]
- Great Falls – 23 m (75 ft) drop; Passaic River, Paterson
New Mexico
New York
- American Falls – 52 m (171 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
- Barberville Falls – 28 m (92 ft) drop, in the town of Poestenkill in Rensselaer County
- Bouck's Falls – 52 m (171 ft), in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County
- Bridal Veil Falls – 55 m (180 ft) drop, part of Niagara Falls
- Buttermilk Falls – Buttermilk Falls State Park
- Chittenango Falls – 50.9 m (167 ft), in Madison County
- Cohoes Falls – 20 m (66 ft) drop, Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
- Eternal Flame Falls – 9.1 m (30 ft) cascade in Chestnut Ridge Park in Erie County; a small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a flame
- High Falls – 29 m (95 ft), downtown Rochester
- Ithaca Falls – 46 m (151 ft) cascade, on Fall Creek in Ithaca
- Kaaterskill Falls – 53 m (174 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (259 ft), in Greene County
- Lucifer Falls – 35 m (115 ft) in Robert H. Treman State Park
- Pixley Falls – 15 m (50 ft); Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County
- Salmon River Falls – 33.5 m (110 ft) waterfall; Oswego County
- Stony Kill Falls – 27 m (89 ft), Ulster County
- Taughannock Falls – 66 m (217 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
- Trenton Falls – Trenton in Oneida County
- Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls – a series of waterfalls on the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park
- VerKeerderkill Falls – 54.6 m (179 ft) sheer drop
North Carolina
See also Category:Waterfalls of North Carolina
- Batson Creek Falls – 34 m (112 ft) waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County
- Bridal Veil Falls – 37 m (121 ft); DuPont State Forest
- Connestee Falls – 26 m (85 ft) tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County
- Corbin Creek Falls – 183 m (600 ft) series of cascades
- Cullasaja Falls – 61 m (200 ft) falls in Macon County
- Douglas Falls – 21.6 m (71 ft) plunging falls
- Dry Falls – 20 m (66 ft) sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
- Eastatoe Falls – 18 m (59 ft) cascading falls located on private property near Rosman
- Glassmine Falls – 271 m (889 ft) ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County
- Hickory Nut Falls – 124 m (407 ft) horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
- High Falls – 38 m (125 ft) drop; DuPont State Forest
- High Shoals Falls – 24.3 m (80 ft), at South Mountains State Park
- Linville Falls – 46 m (151 ft) drop over several steps, culminating in a 13.7 m (45 ft) drop
- Looking Glass Falls – 18 m (59 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County
- Mingo Falls – 36.5 m (120 ft) just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Rainbow Falls – 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County
- Rainbow Falls – 49 m (161 ft) waterfall in Rutherford County
- Setrock Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft) in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
- Sliding Rock – 18 m (59 ft) slide used as a natural water slide, near Brevard in Transylvania County
- Tory's Falls – 30.5 m (100 ft)
- Triple Falls – 38 m (125 ft) drop in three steps
- Upper Whitewater Falls – 126 m (413 ft) cascade
Ohio
- Brandywine Falls – 26.2 m (86 ft); Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Northfield
- Cuyahoga Falls – namesake of the city of Cuyahoga Falls
- Chagrin Falls
Oklahoma
- Turner Falls – 23 m (75 ft); in multiple steps; in the Arbuckle Mountains
Oregon
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- Double Falls – 54 m (177 ft)
- Multnomah Falls – 189 m (620 ft) in two steps of 165 m (541 ft) and 21 m (69 ft), flowing year-round
- Toketee Falls – 36 m (118 ft) in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
- Watson Falls – 83 m (272 ft) sheer
- Willamette Falls – 12.2 m (40 ft), 460 m (1,510 ft) wide; the largest waterfall in the Northwestern United States by volume; one of the widest waterfalls in the world
Pennsylvania
- Dingmans Falls – 39.6 m (130 ft), Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Fulmer Falls – 17 m (56 ft), at George W. Childs Recreation Site
- Raymondskill Falls – 32 m (105 ft) Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Silverthread Falls – 24.3 m (80 ft), Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Bushkill Falls - 30.4 m (100 ft), Bushkill Falls
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Isaqueena Falls – 30 m (98 ft) cascade, near Walhalla, South Carolina
- Kings Creek Falls – 20 m (66 ft) drop, near the Chattooga River
- Raven Cliff Falls – 98 m (322 ft) drop, Caesars Head State Park
- Whitewater Falls – 61 m (200 ft) "lower" cascade, Oconee County (the larger, "upper" falls are in North Carolina)
South Dakota
- Sioux Falls – namesake of the city of Sioux Falls
Tennessee
- Burgess Falls – 41 m (135 ft), Burgess Falls State Park
- Fall Creek Falls – 78 m (256 ft), Fall Creek Falls State Park, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River
- Ozone Falls – 34 m (112 ft), Ozone Falls State Natural Area
- Rockhouse Falls – 38 m (125 ft), near Spencer
- Ruby Falls – 44 m (144 ft), near Chattanooga
Texas
- Hamilton Pool Preserve – 15 m (50 ft) high falls drop into the Hamilton Pool
- Pedernales Falls State Park
Utah
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- Bridal Veil Falls – 185 m (607 ft) tall double cataract waterfall
- Calf Creek Falls – 65 m (213 ft) total drop over two falls; the lower drop is 38 m (125 ft) high, while the upper drop (upstream) is 27 m (89 ft) high
Virginia
- Crabtree Falls – 365.7 m (1,200 ft), cascading waterfall with a 122 m (400 ft) drop; tallest waterfall and highest single drop east of the Mississippi River
- Great Falls
Washington
- Angeline Falls – 137 m (449 ft)
- Berdeen Falls – 259 m (850 ft)
- Blum Basin Falls – 512 m (1,680 ft)
- Bridal Veil Falls – 404 m (1,325 ft)
- Colonial Creek Falls – 788 m (2,585 ft); the tallest waterfall in the contiguous United States
- Comet Falls – 97 m (318 ft)
- Depot Creek Falls – 295 m (968 ft)
- Green Lake Falls – 298 m (978 ft)
- Langfield Falls – 17 m (56 ft)
- Mazama Falls – 152 m (499 ft)
- Palouse Falls – 60 m (200 ft)
- Pearl Falls – 122 m (400 ft)
- Rainbow Falls – 119.5 m (392 ft)
- Rainy Lake Falls – 244 m (801 ft)
- Seahpo Peak Falls – about 670 m (2,200 ft)
- Snoqualmie Falls – 82 m (269 ft)
- Spokane Falls – 44.5 m (146 ft); among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
- Sulphide Creek Falls – 665 m (2,182 ft)
West Virginia
- Blackwater Falls – 19 m (62 ft) sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
- Elakala Falls – Blackwater Canyon
Wisconsin
- Big Manitou Falls – 50 m (160 ft), Douglas County, highest in Wisconsin
- Grandfather Falls – 27 m (89 ft), highest waterfall on the Wisconsin River
- Superior Falls – 27 m (89 ft) on the Montreal River into Lake Superior
Wyoming
- Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park, including:
- Colonnade Falls
- Gibbon Falls
- Kepler Cascades
- Osprey Falls
- Silver Cord Cascade – 366 m (1,200 ft); the tallest waterfall in Yellowstone
- Terraced Falls
- Tower Fall
- Union Falls
- Virginia Cascades
- Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls are 94 m (308 ft) high and the upper falls are 33 m (108 ft) high; largest volume falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains; plunge type flowing year-round
Oceania
Australia
New South Wales
- Apsley Falls
- Belmore Falls
- Carrington Falls
- Ebor Falls
- Ellenborough Falls – 160 m (520 ft), one of the highest in Australia
- Fitzroy Falls
- Tin Mine Falls – estimated 360–459 m (1,181–1,506 ft) including many segments above main drop; possibly the longest, highest in Australia
- Wentworth Falls
- Wollomombi Falls – 220 m (720 ft), second or third highest in Australia
Northern Territory
- Florence Falls – Aboriginal name is Karrimurra
- Gunlom Falls – formerly Waterfall Creek Falls
- Jim Jim Falls – Aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
- Tjaynera Falls
- Tolmer Falls
- Twin Falls – Aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
- Wangi Falls
Queensland
- Barron Falls
- Bilbrough Falls
- Blencoe Falls
- Bloomfield Falls
- Browns Falls
- Clamshell Falls
- Coomera Falls
- Daggs Falls
- Davies Creek Falls
- Dinner Falls
- Herbert River Falls
- Josephine Falls
- Kearneys Falls
- Leichhardt Falls
- Malanda Falls
- Millaa Millaa Falls
- Millstream Falls
- Milmilgee Falls
- Morans Falls
- Murray Falls
- Purling Brook Falls
- Queen Mary Falls
- Simpson Falls
- Stoney Creek Falls
- Teviot Falls
- Tinaroo Falls
- Tully Falls
- Wallaman Falls – 305 m (1,001 ft) over multiple drops with a 268 m (879 ft) single drop; first or second highest in Australia after Tin Mine Falls
- Whites Falls
- Wongalee Falls
- Yarrbilgong Falls
South Australia
- First Falls in Waterfall Gully – 25m
Tasmania
Victoria
French Polynesia
Hawaiian Islands
- Akaka Falls – 135 m (443 ft) drop, Hawaiʻi (hereafter meaning the Big Island)
- Hanakapiai Falls – 91 m (300 ft) drop, Kauai
- Hiilawe Falls – 442 m (1,450 ft) drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaiʻi
- Kahiwa Falls – 533 m (1,750 ft) drop, Molokai
- Makahiku Falls – 61 m (200 ft) drop, Maui
- Manawaiopuna Falls – 122 m (400 ft) drop, Kauai
- Manoa Falls – 50 metres (160 ft) drop, Oahu
- Oloʻupena Falls – 900 m (2,953 ft) drop, Molokaʻi north shore; highest waterfall in the U.S. and 4th highest waterfall in the world
- 'Opaeka'a Falls – 46 m (151 ft) drop, Kauaʻi east shore
- Papalaua Falls – 380 m (1,250 ft) drop, Molokaʻi
- Pu'uka'oku Falls – 840 m (2,760 ft) drop, Molokaʻi; 8th highest waterfall in the world
- Rainbow Falls- 24 m (80 ft) drop, Hawaiʻi
- Waihīlau Falls – 793 m (2,600 ft) drop, Hawaiʻi
- Wailua Falls – 53 m (174 ft) drop, Kauaʻi east shore
New Zealand
- Āniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
- Bridal Veil Falls – 55 m (180 ft) plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
- Browne Falls – cascades 619 m (2,031 ft) or 836 m (2,743 ft), depending on source
- Huka Falls
- Humboldt Falls
- Kitekite Falls – 40 m (130 ft) 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland
- Lady Alice Falls – 200 m (660 ft) horsetail in Doubtful Sound
- Madonna Falls
- Mōkau Falls
- Mount Damper Falls
- Owharoa Falls
- Purakaunui Falls
- Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
- Sutherland Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in New Zealand, at 580 m (1,900 ft)
- Tarawera Falls
- Wairere Falls – highest in the North Island at 153 m (502 ft)
- Whangārei Falls
Solomon Islands
South America
Argentina
- Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province; largest waterfall system in the world; highest flow rate in South America
Brazil
- Guaíra Falls – Portuguese: Salto das Sete Quedas do Guaíra; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil–Paraguay border
- Iguazu Falls – Portuguese: Cataratas do Iguaçu; Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná; highest flow rate in South America
- Smoke Falls – 340 m (1,120 ft) high; Portuguese: Cachoeira da Fumaça; Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia
- Waterfall Park – Portuguese: Parque da Cascata; Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais
Chile
- Huilo-Huilo Falls
- Laja Falls – Spanish: Salto del Laja
- Petrohué Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Petrohué
Colombia
- Tequendama Falls – 132 m (433 ft) high; Spanish: Salto del Tequendama; Cundinamarca
- Tequendamita Falls
Guyana
Paraguay
- Guaíra Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Guairá; Sete Quedas, on the Brazil-Paraguay border
- Monday Falls – Spanish: Saltos del Monday; along the Monday River
Peru
- Gocta Falls – Spanish: Catarata del Gocta
- Three Sisters Falls – 914 m (2,999 ft) high; Spanish: Cataratas Tres Hermanas; highest falls in Peru and may be the 3rd highest in the world
- Yumbilla Falls
Venezuela
- Angel Falls – 979 m (3,212 ft); Spanish: Salto Ángel; the highest waterfall in the world
- Cuquenan Falls – Spanish: Salto Kukenan
- Llovizna Falls
- Pará Falls
- Yutaje Falls
See also
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