Waterfall - Examples of Famous Waterfalls

Examples of Famous Waterfalls

Significant waterfalls, listed alphabetically:

• Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest at 979 metres (3,212 ft).
• Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley is 189 metres (620 ft) high with a sheer drop when flowing.
• Cascata delle Marmore in Italy is the tallest man-made waterfall in the world.
• Cumberland Falls, 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 metres (330 ft) wide and have a drop of 44 metres (144 ft) down to the Jökulsárgljúfur canyon.
• Eas a' Chual Aluinn in Scotland, at 200 metres (660 ft), the tallest 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 is the sixteenth tallest in the world at 771 metres (2,530 ft) and is located in the province of Chachapoyas, Peru.
• Huangguoshu Waterfall in Anshun, Guizhou, China, is the largest waterfall in East Asia.
• Iguazu Falls is a tall and extremely wide waterfall located in South America on the Argentina/Brazil border.
• James Bruce Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America at 840 metres (2,760 ft), 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 metres (2,000 ft).
• Jog Falls in Karnataka, India, most famous waterfall in India
• Jurong Falls in Singapore is an artificial waterfall.
• Kaieteur Falls (Potaro River in central Guyana), located in the Kaieteur National Park, is 226 metres (741 ft).
• Niagara Falls are the most powerful falls in North America.
• Nohkalikai Falls is India's tallest plunge waterfall, located in Meghalaya state, India.
• Pissing Mare Falls, at 350 metres (1,150 ft), is the tallest in eastern North America.
• Ramnefjellsfossen is the world's third tallest at 808 metres (2,651 ft), at Stryn, Nesdalen, Norway.
• Venta Rapid is Europe's widest and is located in Latvia.
• Shir-Abad Waterfall is located near Khan Bebin in Golestan Province, Iran.
• Shoshone Falls the "Niagara of the West" in Idaho.
• St.Clair's Falls is Sri Lanka's widest waterfall and is 265 feet (81 m) tall.
• Takakkaw Falls, 384 metres (1,260 ft) high, are in Yoho National Park in Canada.
• Taquaruçu waterfalls. In valley near Palmas (Brazil), this village is famous for its many waterfalls.
• Tequendama Falls is a 132-metre (433 ft) waterfall on the Bogotá River, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Bogotá in Colombia.
• Tugela Falls is the world's second tallest at 947 metres (3,107 ft) in KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa.
• Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world and is more than a mile long. It is located on the Zambezi river on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
• 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 metres (2,598 ft), is located in the Waimanu Valley, Hawaii, United States.
• Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in North America and sixth tallest in the world at 739 metres (2,425 ft), is located in Yosemite National Park, United States.
• Yumbilla Falls is the world's fifth tallest waterfall and located in Peru.

• An indoor waterfall at the International Center, in Detroit.

• Whangarei Falls in New Zealand is an example of a plunge waterfall.

• Camaya Waterfalls-3 in Camaya Coast, Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines is a horsetail-punchbowl waterfall.

• Berry Creek Falls in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California, is an example of a cascade waterfall.

• Sempervirens Falls in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California, is an example of a plunge-punchbowl waterfall.

• Nohkalikai Falls in Meghalaya, India, is an example of a plunge waterfall

• 1st fall of the Elephant falls in Shillong, India,is an example of a horsetail-punchbowl waterfall.

• Ban Gioc – Detian Falls in the Sino-Vietnamese border is separated into three-tiered falls by rocks and trees

• Barron Falls, Kuranda, Australia

• Shifen waterfall is a cascade waterfall. It is the broadest waterfall in Taiwan.

• Partly frozen artificial (20 meters high) outdoor waterfall, Lillafüred, Hungary

Some waterfalls are constructed by artificial means indoors. The largest of these is in the lobby of the International Center, in Detroit.