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A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

Formation

Waterfalls are commonly formed in the upper course of the river.  At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens slowly, while downstream the erosion occurs more rapidly.  As the watercourse increases its velocity at the edge of the waterfall, it plucks material from the riverbed. Whirlpools created in the turbulence as well as sand and stones carried by the watercourse increase the erosion capacity. This causes the waterfall to carve deeper into the bed and to recede upstream. Often over time, the waterfall will recede back to form a canyon or gorge downstream as it recedes upstream, and it will carve deeper into the ridge above it.  The rate of retreat for a waterfall can be as high as one and half meters per year.

Often, the rock stratum just below the more resistant shelf will be of a softer type, meaning that undercutting due to splashback will occur here to form a shallow cave-like formation known as a rock shelter under and behind the waterfall. Eventually, the outcropping, more resistant cap rock will collapse under pressure to add blocks of rock to the base of the waterfall. These blocks of rock are then broken down into smaller boulders by attrition as they collide with each other, and they also erode the base of the waterfall by abrasion, creating a deep plunge pool or gorge. 

Streams become wider and shallower just above waterfalls due to flowing over the rock shelf, and there is usually a deep area just below the waterfall because of the kinetic energy of the water hitting the bottom. Waterfalls normally form in a rocky area due to erosion. After a long period of being fully formed, the water falling off the ledge will retreat, causing a horizontal pit parallel to the waterfall wall. Eventually, as the pit grows deeper, the waterfall collapses to be replaced by a steeply sloping stretch of river bed. In addition to gradual processes such as erosion, earth movement caused by earthquakes or landslides or volcanoes can cause a differential in land heights which interfere with the natural course of a water flow, and result in waterfalls.

A river sometimes flows over a large step in the rocks that may have been formed by a fault line. Waterfalls can occur along the edge of a glacial trough, where a stream or river flowing into a glacier continues to flow into a valley after the glacier has receded or melted. The large waterfalls in Yosemite Valley are examples of this phenomenon, which is referred to as a hanging valley. Another reason hanging valleys may form is where two rivers join and one is flowing faster than the other.
Waterfalls can be grouped into ten broad classes based on the average volume of water present on the fall (which depends on both the waterfall's average flow and its height) using a logarithmic scale. Class 10 waterfalls include Niagara Falls, Paulo Afonso Falls and Khone Falls.

Classes of other well-known waterfalls include Victoria Falls and Kaieteur Falls (Class 9); Rhine Falls and Gullfoss (Class 8); Angel Falls and Dettifoss (Class 7); Yosemite Falls, Lower Yellowstone Falls and Umphang Thee Lor Sue Waterfall (Class 6); Sutherland Falls (Class 5). 

Types

* Ledge waterfall: Water descends vertically over a vertical cliff, maintaining partial contact with the bedrock.
** Block/Sheet: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river. 
** Classical: Ledge waterfalls where fall height is nearly equal to stream width, forming a vertical square shape.
** Curtain: Ledge waterfalls which descend over a height larger than the width of falling water stream.
* Plunge: Fast moving water descends vertically, losing complete contact with the bedrock surface. The contact is typically lost due to horizontal thrust of the water before it falls. It always starts from a narrow stream. 
** Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
* Horsetail: Descending water maintains contact with bedrock most of the time.
** Slide: Water glides down maintaining continuous contact.
** Ribbon: Water descends over a long narrow strip.
** Chute: A large quantity of water forced through a narrow, vertical passage.
** Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
* Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.
* Tiered/Multi-step/Staircase: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
* Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall.
* Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
* Catadupa: A cataract or waterfall, originally those of the Nile. The term catadupae refers to people inhabiting near such cataracts; there are suppositions that these people are deaf due to the constant din. 
* Frozen: Any waterfall which has some element of ice or snow.
*Moulin:  A moulin is a waterfall in a glacier

Underwater waterfalls

It is thought that the underwater waterfall the Denmark  Strait cataract is the largest waterfall by all measures with a drop of 11,500 feet or 3,500 m and a flow rate exceeding 175 million cubic feet (5.0 million cubic meters) per second, making it 350 times as voluminous as the extinct Guaíra Falls on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, which was once thought to be the most voluminous waterfall on Earth.

Examples of famous waterfalls

Significant waterfalls,  listed alphabetically:
* Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest above-water waterfall at 979 m.
* Ban Gioc–Detian Falls, a transnational waterfall on the border between China and Vietnam.
* Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley is 189 m high with a sheer drop.
* Cumberland Falls in Kentucky is one of several falls in the world at which a moonbow is visible.
* Dettifoss in northeast Iceland is the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge, having an average water flow of 200 m³/s.The falls are 100 m wide and have a drop of 44 m down to the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon.
* Eas a' Chual Aluinn in Scotland, at 200 m, the highest waterfall in the United Kingdom.
* Falls of Lora, also in Scotland, is an unusual rapids in the sea that is created when the waters in Loch Etive pour out through the narrow mouth of the loch over a rocky shelf. 
* Gocta, the sixteenth tallest in the world at 771 m, is located in the province of Chachapoyas, Peru.
* Huangguoshu Waterfall in Anshun, Guizhou, China, is the largest waterfall in East Asia.
* Iguazu Falls is an extensive series of waterfalls along a 2.7-km (1.7-mile) stretch of escarpment on the Argentina-Brazil border.
* James Bruce Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America at 840 m, is located in the Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.
* Jiao Lung Waterfall in Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan, is the tallest waterfall in East Asia at 600 m.
* Jog Falls in Karnataka, India, is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India.
* Kaieteur Falls (Potaro River in central Guyana), located in the Kaieteur National Park, is 226 m.
* Niagara Falls are the widest, most powerful falls in North America.
* Nohkalikai Falls is India's tallest plunge waterfall, located in Meghalaya state, India.
* Pissing Mare Falls, at 350 m, is among the tallest waterfalls in eastern North America.
* Ramnefjellsfossen in Stryn, Nesdalen, Norway, is the world's third tallest at 808 m.
* Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland, a series of falls totaling 250 m in height, were the site of the disappearance and purported death of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in the story "The Final Problem".
* Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen, Switzerland, are among the largest in Europe, at 150 m wide.
* Ribbon Fall, a seasonal waterfall in Yosemite National Park, is the highest single-drop fall in North America, at 1612 ft.
* Shir-Abad Waterfall is located near Khan Bebin in Golestan Province, Iran.
* Shoshone Falls in Idaho has been termed the "Niagara of the West".
* St.Clair's Falls, Sri Lanka's widest waterfall, is 265 ft tall.
* Takakkaw Falls, 384 m high, are in Yoho National Park in Canada.
* Tequendama Falls is a 132 m waterfall on the Bogotá River, about 30 km southwest of Bogotá in Colombia.
* Tugela Falls is the world's second tallest at 947 m in KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa.
* Venta Rapid in Latvia, said to be Europe's widest waterfall, is more than 800 ft wide but only about 6 ft high.
* Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi river along the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, is among the largest waterfalls in the world. During periods of high flow, it creates an unbroken sheet of water more than a mile wide.
* Virginia Falls (Northwest Territories) on South Nahanni River, Northwest Territories, Canada. World's 14th largest waterfall located in Nahanni National Park Reserve a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* Waihilau Falls, at 792 m, is located in the Waimanu Valley, Hawaii, United States.
* Yosemite Falls,  739 m, located in Yosemite National Park, United States.
* Yumbilla Falls is the world's fifth tallest waterfall and located in Peru.

Image gallery

File:黄果树瀑布.jpg|Huangguoshu Waterfall in Guizhou province, China, is a block-type waterfall and a cataract.
File:Thailand 484 song khon.jpg|Song Khon Waterfall in Loei Province, Thailand is an example of a cascade waterfall.
File:Pamukkale_001.jpg|In Pamukkale, Turkey is an example of travertine terraces built by flowing water.
File:Powerscourt HPIM1262.JPG|Powerscourt Waterfall, near Enniskerry, Wicklow County, Ireland, is an example of a horsetail waterfall.
File:1st fall of the Elephant falls, Shillong.jpg|First fall of Elephant Falls in Shillong, India, is an example of a horsetail-punchbowl waterfall.
File:Wallaman falls 01.jpg|Wallaman Falls in Queensland, Australia, is an example of a plunge waterfall. 
File:Sempervirens Falls.JPG|Sempervirens Falls in California, USA, is an example of a plunge-punchbowl waterfall.
File:Plitvice Lakes, Barrier between Gavanovac and Kaluderovac.JPG|Several of the scores of waterfalls of various types at Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
File:2008-0705-MPLStour-StAnthonyFalls-PAN.jpg|Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is a natural waterfall modified with spillway, dams, and locks to allow commercial navigation on the river.
File:Waterfall Australia - Wasserfall Australien (22819957609).jpg|thumb|Waterfall Cairns, Australia
File:Ruby Falls.JPG|Ruby Falls is an underground waterfall within a cave in Tennessee, USA.
File:AlamereFalls.JPG|Alamere Falls is a tidefall—a waterfall flowing directly into the ocean—in California, USA.
File:Waterfall Australia - Wasserfall Australien (22892186310).jpg|thumb|Waterfall in Australia
File:Seljalandsfoss, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-16, DD 201-203 HDR.JPG|thumb|Seljalandsfoss, Suðurland, Iceland This is a list of notable waterfalls of the world sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is considered notable if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and the height or width is a minimum of 15 m, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.

See additional lists of waterfalls by height, flow rate and type.

Africa

Angola

*Kalandula Falls - 105 m high

Burundi

*Kagera Falls
*Rusumo Falls

Chad

*Gauthiot Falls

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 high

Ethiopia

*Blue Nile Falls

Ghana

* Boti Falls
* Kintampo Falls
* Tagbo Falls
* Wli Falls

Guinea

* Tinkisso Falls

Kenya

*Thomson's Falls

Lesotho

*Maletsunyane Falls - 192 m high

Libya

*Derna Falls

Madagascar

* Andriamamovoka Falls
* Mahamanina Falls
* Mandraka Falls
* Rianbavy Falls
* Riandahy Falls
* Sakaleona Falls - 200 m high

Mali

*Gouina Falls

Morocco

*Ouzoud Falls - 110 m high

Namibia

*Ruacana Falls - 120 m high

Nigeria

*Erin-Ijesha Falls
*Farin Ruwa Falls - 150 m high
*Gurara Falls

Rwanda 

*Rusumo Falls

Somalia

*Lamadaya Falls

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal

*Howick Falls
*Ncandu Falls
*Tugela Falls - 948 m high, the highest waterfall in Africa

Mpumalanga

*Berlin Falls
*Bridal Veil Falls - 146 m high
*Lisbon Falls
*Lone Creek Falls
*Mac-Mac Falls

Northern Cape

*Augrabies Falls

Tanzania

*Kalambo Falls - 235 m high
*Rusumo Falls

Uganda

*Murchison Falls

Zambia

*Chisimba Falls
*Kabwelume Falls
*Kalambo Falls - see Tanzania above
*Kundalila Falls
*Mumbuluma Falls
*Mutumuna Falls
*Ngonye Falls
*Victoria Falls - 108 m high; widest in Africa and one of the widest in the world

Zimbabwe

*Mutarazi Falls - 762 m high; highest in Zimbabwe, second highest in Africa and 17th highest in the world
*Victoria Falls - see Zambia above

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, Daxing County, Chongzuo Prefecture, Guangxi Province; along the border with Vietnam
*Huangguoshu Falls - Anshun, Guizhou Province; 74 m high, 81 m wide
*Hukou Falls - borders Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces; 50 m high; 30 m wide; second-largest waterfall in China
*Yuntai Falls - Henan province; 314 m high; highest waterfall in China

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 

*Abbey Falls
*Adyanpara Falls
*Agaya Gangai Falls
*Aruvikkuzhi Falls
*Aruvikkuzhy Falls
*Athirappilly Falls
*Barkana Falls
*Catherine Falls
*Chachai Falls
*Chitrakote Falls
*Chunchanakatte Falls
*Courtallam Falls - also called Kutralam
*Dhuandhar Falls
*Dudhsagar Falls
*Duduma Falls
*Godchinamalaki Falls
*Gokak Falls
*Hebbe Falls
*Hogenakkal Falls
*Irupu Falls
*Jog Falls - also called Joga or Gerosoppa
*Jonha Falls
*Khandadhar Falls - Kendujhar district
*Khandadhar Falls - Sundagarh district
*Kiliyur Falls
*Kutladampatti Falls
*Lodh Falls
*Magod Falls
*Meenmutty Falls - Thiruvananthapuram district
*Meenmutty Falls - Wayanad district
*Nohkalikai Falls - 1115 ft high; the highest waterfall in India
*Satoddi Falls
*Thalaiyar Falls
*Unchalli Falls - also known as Lushington Falls
*Vajrai Falls
*Varapoha Falls
*Vazhachal Falls

Indonesia 

*Gitgit Falls
*Sedudo Falls
*Sipisopiso Falls

Iran 

*Margoon Falls
*Shalmash Falls

Japan 

*Abe Great Falls - 80 m high
*Fukuroda Falls - 120 m high
*Hannoki Falls - 497 m high; the tallest falls in Japan; only flows from April to July; twin falls with Shōmyō Falls
*Kegon Falls - 97 m; infamous for suicides
*Nachi Falls - 133 m
*Nunobiki Falls - 120 m in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
*Shōmyō Falls - 350 m high; the tallest year-round waterfall in Japan

Korea 

*Cheonjeyeon Falls
*Cheonjiyeon Falls
*Jeongbang Falls

Kyrgyzstan 

*Abshir Ata Falls
*Barskoon Falls

Laos 

*Khone Phapheng Falls - southeast Asia's biggest waterfall by volume

Malaysia 

*Berkelah Falls
*Cemerung Falls
*Chiling Falls
*Gabai Falls
*Kadamaian Falls - 700 m high; the tallest waterfall in southeast Asia 
*Kanching Falls
*Kota Tinggi Falls
*Mahua Falls
*Maliau Falls 
*Takob Akob Falls

Nepal

*Davis Falls
*Hyatung Falls

Pakistan

*Manthokha Falls
*Pir Ghaib Falls

Philippines 

*Camaya Falls
*Dodiongan Falls
*Hinulugang Taktak Falls
*Limunsudan Falls
*Maria Cristina Falls
*Pagsanjan Falls 
*Tinago Falls
*Tinuy-an Falls

Russia (Siberia) 

*Ilya Muromets Falls - 141 m
*Kinzelyuk Falls - 328 m
*Talnikovy Falls - 482 m

Singapore 

*Jurong Falls - 30 m high; one of the tallest artificial waterfalls in the world

Sri Lanka 

*Aberdeen Falls
*Baker's Falls
*Bambarakanda Falls - 263 m high; the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka
*Bopath Ella Falls
*Devon Falls
*Diyaluma Falls - 220 m high; most famous waterfall in Sri Lanka
*Dunhinda Falls
*Ramboda Falls
*Ravana Falls
*St. Clair's Falls - one of the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka

Taiwan 

* Jiao Lung Falls - 600 m high; the tallest waterfall in Taiwan
* Penglai Falls
* Shifen Falls - 40 m wide; the widest waterfall in Taiwan
* Wulai Falls

Thailand 

*Mae Surin Falls
*Phu Fa Falls
*Thi Lo Su Falls
*Wachirathan Falls

Vietnam 

*Ban Gioc–Detian Falls - 30 m high; along the border with China

Europe 

Austria 

*Krimml Falls - 380 m, highest waterfall in Austria

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

*Bliha Falls - 56 m
*Kravice Falls - 25 m
*Pliva Falls - 22 m
*Skakavac Falls - Perućica, 75 m

*Skakavac Falls - Sarajevo, 98 m
*Štrbački buk Falls - 24 m

Bulgaria 

*Babsko Praskalo - 54 m
*Borov Kamak - 63 m
*Raysko Praskalo - , highest waterfall in the Balkans

Croatia 

* Veliki slap (Large Waterfall) - 78 m, highest waterfall in Croatia
* Skradinski Buk - Krka river

Estonia 

*Jägala Falls
*Keila Falls
*Valaste Falls - , highest waterfall in Estonia

Faroe Islands 

*Bøsdalafossur - 30 m
*Fossá - 140 m, highest waterfall in the Faroe Islands

Finland 

*Hepoköngäs - 24 m, highest waterfall in Finland
*Kitsiputous
*Pihtsusköngäs

France 

*Gavarnie Falls - 422 m, highest waterfall in mainland France
*Trou de Fer Falls - Réunion Island

Germany 

* All Saints Falls - 83 m, Oppenau, Baden-Württemberg
* Amsel Falls - 10 m, near Rathen, Saxony
* Königshütte Falls - 12 m, Königshütte, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony
* Röthbach Falls - 470 m, Berchtesgaden, highest waterfall in Germany
* Sankenbach Falls - 40 m, Baiersbronn
* Triberg Falls - 163 m, River Gutach in Triberg

Greece 

* Edessa Falls - 70 m, Macedonia

Hungary 

* Lillafüred Falls - 20 m, artificial

Iceland 

*Aldeyjarfoss
*Barnafoss
*Dettifoss - most powerful falls in Europe
*Fjallfoss
*Gjáin
*Gljúfrafoss
*Glymur
*Goðafoss
*Gullfoss
*Hafragilsfoss
*Háifoss
*Hengifoss
*Hraunfossar
*Ófærufoss
*Selfoss
*Seljalandsfoss
*Skógafoss
*Svartifoss

Ireland 

*Assaroe Falls
*Powerscourt Falls - 121 m, highest waterfall in Ireland
*Torc Falls

Italy 

*Cascata delle Marmore - 165 m, tallest man-made waterfall in the world
*Cascate del Rio Verde
*Cascate del Serio - 315 m, highest waterfall in Italy
*Cascata del Toce
*Cascate del Varone
*Cascate Nardis

Latvia 

*Abavas rumba
*Ventas rumba -  high; 249 - wide

Macedonia 

*Bogomila Falls
*Duf Falls
*Kolešino Falls
*Korab Falls
*Koprišnica Falls
*Smolare Falls - ; tallest waterfall in the Republic of Macedonia

Norway 

*Espelandsfossen
*Kjelfossen - 755 m
*Kjeragfossen - 715 m
*Langfoss
*Låtefossen
*Månafossen
*Mardalsfossen
*Mongefossen - 773 m
*Ramnefjellsfossen - 818 m; also known as Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen
*Rjukanfossen
*Sarpsfossen - one of the greatest flow rates of any waterfall in Europe
*Skrikjofossen
*Søndre Mardalsfoss
*Steinsdalsfossen
*Tyssestrengene
*Vettisfossen
*Vinnufossen - 860 m; the highest waterfall in Europe
*Vøringfossen

Poland 

*Siklawa - High Tatras - 65 m, highest waterfall in Poland
*Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza - High Tatras

Portugal 

*Penedo Furado - Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco
*Pego do Inferno - Tavira, Algarve
*Pulo do Lobo - 20 m

Azores

*Cascata da Ribeira Grande - 300 m falls is the tallest waterfall at Fajãzinha
*Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau - 90 m; Fajã Grande

Madeira

*Risco Falls - 100 m
*25 Fontes Falls - 30 m; Madeira

Romania 

* Bigăr Falls
* Vălul Miresei Falls

Russia 

*Kivach Falls - ; Karelia
*Polikarya Falls - 70 m; Sochi National Park

Serbia 

*Kopren Falls - ; Stara Planina

Slovakia 

*Kmeťov vodopád - 80 m, High Tatras
*Šútovský vodopád - 38 m; Lesser Fatra

Slovenia 

*Javornik Falls
*Peričnik Falls
*Rinka Falls

Sweden 

*Fettjeåfallet - 60 m
*Hällingsåfallet - 43 m
*Hallamölla - 23 m
*Njupeskär - 125 m
*Stora Sjöfallet National Park - 40 m; 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
*Styggforsen - 36 m
*Tännforsen - 38 m high, 60 m wide, average flow rate 60 m3/s; the largest waterfall in Sweden
*Västanåfallet - 90 m

Switzerland 

*Engstligen Falls - Adelboden
*Reichenbach Falls - Meiringen
*Rhine Falls - Schaffhausen
*Staubbach Falls - Lauterbrunnen
*Trümmelbach Falls - Lauterbrunnen

Turkey 

*Düden Falls - Antalya
*Göksu Falls - Sivas
*Gürlevik Falls - Erzincan
*Kurşunlu Falls - Antalya
*Manavgat Falls in Antalya
*Tortum Falls - Erzurum

Ukraine 

* Bukhtivets Falls - 8 m
* Chernytskyi Falls - 8 m
* Dhzurla Falls - 6 m
* Djur-Djur Falls -  16 m
* Dzhurynskyi Falls - 16 m 
* Holovkinskoho Falls - 12 m
* Hurkalo Falls - 5 m 
* Kamianka Falls - 7 m
* Maniava Falls - 20 m
* Probiy Falls - 8 m
* Rusyliv Falls - 12 m
* Shypit Falls - 14 m
* Sukil Falls - 9 m
* Uchan-su Falls - 98 m, highest waterfall in Ukraine
* Vchelka Falls - 10 m
* Voievodyn Falls - 9 m
* Zhenetskyi Huk Falls - 15 m

United Kingdom 

England 

*Aira Force - 66 ft; Ullswater in the Lake District
*Aysgarth Falls - Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
*Canonteign Falls - 220 ft; an artificial waterfall in Devon
*Cauldron Snout - 200 ft; one of England's highest; upstream from High Force
*Cautley Spout - 650 ft; highest waterfall in England; Yorkshire Dales National Park
*East Gill Force - Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales
*Falling Foss - 67 ft; near Whitby, North Yorkshire
*Gaping Gill - 361 ft; highest unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling from the surface into an underground cavern
*Hardraw Force - 100 ft; highest unbroken waterfall above ground, in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales
*High Force - 71 ft; 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; falls located in a narrow gorge

Northern Ireland 

*Glenariff Forest Park

Scotland 

*Eas a' Chual Aluinn - 658 ft, highest waterfall in the United Kingdom
*Steall Falls - 394 ft, 2nd highest waterfall in the United Kingdom

Wales 

*Aber Falls
*Aberdulais Falls - powers Europe's largest hydro-electric water wheel
*Devil's Appendix - 305 ft, highest waterfall in Wales
*Henrhyd Falls
*Pistyll Rhaeadr
*Swallow Falls

North America 

Belize 

*Big Rock Falls - Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District
*Thousand Foot Falls - Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, 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
*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 

*Wilberforce Falls - 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 

*Montmorency Falls - near Quebec City

Costa Rica 

* La Fortuna Falls
* La Paz Falls

Greenland 

*Qorlortorsuaq Falls

Guadeloupe 

*Carbet Falls

Haiti

*Saut-Mathurine Falls

Jamaica 

*Dunn's River Falls - St. Ann
*Mayfield Falls - Westmoreland

Mexico 

*Agua Azul
*Basaseachic Falls
*Cascada de Texolo
*Cola de Caballo
*Piedra Volada

Saint Lucia 

*Sault Falls

United States 

Alabama 

* DeSoto Falls – 
* Grace's High Falls - , highest in Alabama, Little River Canyon National Preserve
* Little River Falls - 14 m
* Noccalula Falls - 27 m, 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, Little Colorado River
* Havasu Falls – 37 m
* Mooney Falls – 60 m

Arkansas 

* Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls – 64 m sheer

California 

* Alamere Falls
* Bonita Falls – 152 m while flowing
* Bridalveil Fall – 189 m sheer when flowing
* Burney Falls – 39 m, spring-fed, 4 m³/s (140 ft³/s) constant flow rate
* Chilnualna Falls – 210 m
* Darwin Falls – 24 m, split over two sections and the tallest waterfall in Death Valley National Park
* Feather Falls – 125 m
* Illilouette Fall – 110 m
* McWay Falls – 24 m, flowing year-round
* Nevada Fall - Yosemite National Park; 181 m, followed by 97 m plunge at Vernal Fall, year-round 
* Ribbon Fall – 491 m when flowing
* Silver Strand Falls – 175 m when flowing
* Three Chute Falls - 24 m on Tenaya Creek, flows highly variable but perennial
* Vernal Fall - 97 m; on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
* Yosemite Falls – generally considered the highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m in one followed by 98 m in another, flowing year-round

Colorado 

* Bridal Veil Falls - Telluride; 111 m
* Fish Creek Falls – 85 m
* Rifle Falls State Park
* Seven Falls – 55 m
* Zapata Falls – 9 m

Connecticut 

* Great Falls - Housatonic River
* Roaring Brook Falls

Georgia 

* Ada-Hi Falls - 11 m
* Amicalola Falls - 222 m, highest waterfall in Georgia
* Anna Ruby Falls – 47 m on the Curtis Creek side
* Cascade Falls - 183 m cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m
* Cochrans Falls - 183 m cascade
* DeSoto Falls - the upper falls drop about 200 ft, the middle falls about 80 ft and the lower falls cascade about 20 ft
* Dick's Creek Falls - 18 m sheer drop over a granite mound into the Chattooga River
* Dukes Creek Falls – 46 m
* Estatoah Falls - several hundred feet, exact height not known
* Holcomb Creek Falls - 37 m
* Minnehaha Falls – 
* Toccoa Falls – 56 m sheer drop

Hawaii 

 (listed after Australia in the Oceania section below)

Idaho 

* Lower Mesa Falls
* Moyie Falls
* Shoshone Falls – 65 m
* Twin Falls
* Upper Mesa Falls

Indiana 

* Cataract Falls
* Williamsport Falls

Kentucky 

* Cumberland Falls - 69 ft drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
* Eagle Falls - 44 ft
* Seventy Six Falls - 76 ft drop in Clinton County
* Torrent Falls
* Yahoo Falls - 113 ft, tallest plunge waterfall in Kentucky

Louisiana 

* Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster - 50 m 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 - 800 ft, tallest waterfall in Maine
* Moxie Falls
* Smalls Falls

Maryland 

* Cascade Falls - +/- 15 feet, small cascading waterfall in Patapsco Valley State Park
* Cunningham Falls – 26 m, cascading waterfall
* Great Falls - 16 m, cascading waterfall
* Kilgore Falls - 5 m, free-falling
* Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m, the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland

Massachusetts 

* Bash Bish Falls - 61 m; a series of cascades with the final one being split into twin falls dropping 80 ft over boulders to a pool below

Michigan 

Notable falls higher than 5 m. See also 

* Agate Falls – 12 m cascades on the Ontonagon River
* Bond Falls – 15 m cascades on the Ontonagon River
* Bridal Veil Falls – 30 m slide into Lake Superior, in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
* Great Conglomerate Falls – 9 m on the Black River
* Laughing Whitefish Falls – 30 m
* Mackinac Falls - 30 m drowned falls east of Arch Rock
* Manabezho Falls – 8 m on Presque Isle River in the Porcupine Mountains
* Miners Falls – 12 m sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
* Munising Falls – 15 m sheer drop in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
* Tahquamenon Falls – upper falls have a 15 m drop, and are 61 m wide

Minnesota 

* Cannon Falls - namesake of the city of Cannon Falls
* Gooseberry Falls - North Shore of Lake Superior
* Hidden Falls - Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park
* Minnehaha Falls - 16 m, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
* Saint Anthony Falls - the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
* Vermillion Falls - Hastings
* Wolf Creek Falls - Banning State Park

Missouri 

* Marvel Cave - 50 ft, subterranean waterfall
* Mina Sauk Falls – 132 ft, highest waterfall in Missouri

Montana 

* Bird Woman Falls - Glacier National Park
* Great Falls - Missouri River
* Rainbow Falls – 13 m, 1320 ft wide; flows controlled by the Rainbow Dam
* Weeping Wall - Glacier National Park

Nebraska 

* Smith Falls - 63 ft, highest water in Nebraska

New Hampshire 

* Amoskeag Falls – 15 m, on the Merrimack River
* Diana's Baths – 23 m, on Lucy Brook
* Rocky Gorge – 4 m on the Swift River

New Jersey 

* Great Falls - 23 m drop; Passaic River, Paterson

New Mexico 

* Jemez Falls
* Sitting Bull Falls

New York 

* Akron Falls -  drop, in the village of Akron, in Erie County
* American Falls - 52 m drop, part of Niagara Falls; highest flow rate in North America, including the Canadian Horseshoe Falls
* Bouck's Falls - 52 m, in the town of Fulton in Schoharie County
* Bridal Veil Falls - 55 m drop, part of Niagara Falls
* Buttermilk Falls - Buttermilk Falls State Park
* Chittenango Falls - , in Madison County  
* Cohoes Falls - 20 m drop,  Cohoes, along the Mohawk River
* Eternal Flame Falls -  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
* Glen Falls - ,  village of Williamsville in Erie County
* High Falls - , on the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County
* High Falls - 29 m,  downtown Rochester
* Indian Chimney Falls - 18 m drop, at Indian Chimney Farm in Tompkins County
* Ithaca Falls - on Fall Creek in Ithaca
* Kaaterskill Falls - 53 m vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m, in Greene County
* Lucifer Falls - 35 m in Robert H. Treman State Park
* Pixley Falls - 15 m;  Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County
* Salmon River Falls -  waterfall; Oswego County
* Stony Kill Falls - 27 m,   Ulster County
* Taughannock Falls - 66 m 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 -  sheer drop

North Carolina 

Notable falls higher than . See also 

* Batson Creek Falls - 34 m waterfall that meets Connestee Falls in Transylvania County
* Bridal Veil Falls - 37 m; DuPont State Forest 
* Connestee Falls - 26 m tiered cascade that meets Batson Creek Falls in Transylvania County
* Corbin Creek Falls - 183 m series of cascades
* Cullasaja Falls - 61 m falls in Macon County
* Douglas Falls -  plunging falls
* Dry Falls - 20 m sheer drop over an overhanging bluff, allowing visitors to walk behind the falls
* Eastatoe Falls - 18 m cascading falls located on private property near Rosman
* Glassmine Falls - 271 m ephemeral sliding waterfall viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buncombe County
* Hickory Nut Falls - 124 m horsetail waterfall at Chimney Rock State Park
* High Falls - 38 m drop; DuPont State Forest
* High Shoals Falls - , at South Mountains State Park
* Linville Falls - 46 m drop over several steps, culminating in a large 45 ft drop
* Looking Glass Falls - 18 m waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County
* Mingo Falls -  just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park
* Rainbow Falls - 38 m cascade on the Horsepasture River, Jackson County
* Rainbow Falls - 160 ft waterfall in Rutherford County
* Setrock Creek Falls - 17 m in the Pisgah National Forest; height disputed
* Sliding Rock - 18 m slide used as a natural water slide, near Brevard in Transylvania County
* Tory's Falls - 
* Triple Falls - 38 m drop in three steps
* Upper Whitewater Falls - 126 m cascade

Ohio 

* Brandywine Falls - ; Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Northfield
* Cuyahoga Falls - namesake of the city of Cuyahoga Falls

Oklahoma 

* Turner Falls – 23 m; in multiple steps; in the Arbuckle Mountains

Oregon 

* Multnomah Falls – 189 m in two steps of 165 m and 21 m, flowing year-round
* Punch Bowl Falls
* Toketee Falls – 36 m in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
* Watson Falls – 83 m sheer
* Willamette Falls – 12 m, 1500 ft wide, flowing year-round

Pennsylvania 

* Dingmans Falls - , Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
* Fulmer Falls - 17 m, at George W. Childs Recreation Site
* Raymondskill Falls - 32 m Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
* Silverthread Falls - , Dingmans Falls Visitor Center, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Rhode Island 

* Pawtucket Falls

South Carolina 

* Isaqueena Falls
* Kings Creek Falls - 65 ft drop, near the Chatooga River
* Raven Cliff Falls - 121 m drop, Caesar's Head State Park
* Whitewater Falls - upper and lower cascades

South Dakota 

* Sioux Falls - namesake of the city of Sioux Falls

Tennessee 

* Burgess Falls - 41 m, Burgess Falls State Park
* Fall Creek Falls - 78 m, Fall Creek Falls State Park, highest plunge waterfall east of the Mississippi River
* Ozone Falls - 34 m, Ozone Falls State Natural Area
* Rockhouse Falls - 38 m, near Spencer
* Ruby Falls - 44 m, near Chattanooga

Texas 

* Hamilton Pool Preserve falls
* Pedernales Falls State Park falls

Utah 

* Bridal Veil Falls – 185 m tall double cataract waterfall
* Calf Creek Falls - 65 m

Virginia 

* Crabtree Falls - , cascading waterfall with a 122 m drop; tallest waterfall and highest single drop east of the Mississippi River
* Great Falls

Washington 

* Angeline Falls - 137 m
* Berdeen Falls – 259 m
* Blum Basin Falls - 512 m
* Bridal Veil Falls – 404 m
* Colonial Creek Falls – 788 m
* Comet Falls - 97 m
* Depot Creek Falls - 295 m
* Green Lake Falls – 298 m
* Mazama Falls - 152 m
* Palouse Falls - 60 m
* Pearl Falls - 122 m
* Rainy Lake Falls - 244 m
* Seahpo Peak Falls - about 670 m
* Snoqualmie Falls – 82 m
* Spokane Falls - ; among the largest urban waterfalls in the United States, flowing year-round
* Sulphide Creek Falls  - 665 m

West Virginia 

* Blackwater Falls - 62 ft sheer drop from Canaan Valley into rugged Blackwater Canyon
* Elakala Falls - Blackwater Canyon

Wisconsin 

* Big Manitou Falls - 50 m, Douglas County, highest in Wisconsin
* Superior Falls - 27 m on the Montreal River into Lake Superior

Wyoming 

* Waterfalls of Yellowstone National Park, including
** Firehole Falls 
** Gibbon Falls  
** Kepler Cascades 
** Tower Fall  
** Union Falls  
** Yellowstone Falls – largest falls in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the lower falls 94 m and the upper falls 33 m, plunge type flowing year-round

Oceania

Australia

New South Wales

*Apsley Falls
*Belmore Falls
*Carrington Falls
*Ebor Falls
*Ellenborough Falls - 160 m, one of the highest in Australia
*Fitzroy Falls
*Tin Mine Falls - estimated 360 - including many segments above main drop; possibly the longest, highest in Australia
*Wentworth Falls

*Wollomombi Falls - 220 m, second or third highest in Australia

Northern Territory

*Florence Falls - aboriginal name is Karrimurra
*Jim Jim Falls - aboriginal name is Barrkmalam
*Tjaynera Falls
*Tolmer Falls
*Twin Falls - aboriginal name is Gungkurdul
*Wangi Falls
*Waterfall Creek Falls - aboriginal name is Gunlom Falls; also called UDP 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 over multiple drops with a 268 m 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

*Adamsons Falls
*Delaneys Falls
*Dip Falls
*Guide Falls
*Horseshoe Falls
*Lady Barron Falls
*Liffey Falls
*Montezuma Falls
*Nelson Falls
*Pelverata Falls
*Russell Falls
*Slippery Falls

Victoria

*Hopetoun Falls
*Nigretta Falls
*Silverband Falls - Grampians National Park 
*Steavenson Falls
*Triplet Falls - Great Otway National Park 
*Wannon Falls

Hawaiian Islands

*Akaka Falls - 442 ft drop, Hawaii (hereafter meaning the Big Island)
*Hanakapiai Falls - 300 ft drop, Kauai
*Hiilawe Falls - 1450 ft drop, Waipio Valley, Hawaii
*Kahiwa Falls - 1750 ft drop, Molokai
*Makahiku Falls - 200 ft drop, Maui
*Oloʻupena Falls - 2953 ft drop, Molokai north shore; 4th highest waterfall in the world
*'Opaeka'a Falls - 151 ft drop, Kauai east shore
*Pu'uka'oku Falls - 2756 ft drop, Molokai; 8th highest waterfall in the world
*Rainbow Falls- 80 ft drop, Hawaii
*Waihīlau Falls - 2600 ft drop, Hawaii
*Wailua Falls - 173 ft drop, Kauai east shore

New Zealand

*Āniwaniwa Falls (Rainbow Falls)
*Bridal Veil Falls - 55 m plunge waterfall along the Pakoka River, Waikato
*Browne Falls - cascades 619 m or 836 m, depending on source
*Huka Falls
*Humboldt Falls
*Kitekite Falls - 40 m 3-tiered waterfall near Auckland
*Lady Alice Falls - 200 m horsetail in Doubtful Sound
*Madonna Falls
*Mokau Falls
*Mount Damper Falls
*Owharoa Falls
*Purakaunui Falls
*Rainbow Falls (Waianiwaniwa)
*Sutherland Falls - one of the highest waterfalls in New Zealand, at 580 m
*Tarawera Falls
*Wairere Falls - highest in the North Island at 153 m

South America 

Argentina 

* Iguazu Falls - Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu; Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province; 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 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 high; Spanish: Salto del Tequendama; Cundinamarca
*Tequendamita Falls

Guyana 

*Kaieteur Falls
*King Edward VIII Falls

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 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; Spanish: Salto Ángel; the highest waterfall in the world
*Cuquenan Falls - Spanish: Salto Kukenan
*Llovizna Falls
*Yutaje Falls
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