List of waterfalls

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  • See also: List of waterfalls by height


This is a list of worldwide waterfalls.

[edit] Africa

[edit] Burkina Faso

  • Tagbaladougou Falls

[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ouzoud Falls, Morocco
Ouzoud Falls, Morocco

[edit] Central African Republic

  • Matakil Falls

[edit] Chad

[edit] Ethiopia

[edit] Gabon

[edit] Guinea

  • Tinkisso Falls
  • Dani Falls

[edit] Lesotho

[edit] Madagascar

  • Mandraka Falls

[edit] Morocco

[edit] Namibia

[edit] South Africa

[edit] Uganda

Victoria Falls / Mosi-oa-Tunya, bordering the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Victoria Falls / Mosi-oa-Tunya, bordering the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

[edit] Zambia

[edit] Zimbabwe

[edit] North America

[edit] Belize

[edit] Canada

[edit] Costa Rica

[edit] Greenland

[edit] Guadeloupe

[edit] Jamaica

[edit] Mexico

[edit] United States

For waterfalls in Hawaii, see: Hawaii List
For waterfalls in Alaska, see: List of waterfalls of Alaska

[edit] East of the Mississippi River

(in order of vertical drop)

American Falls, New York
American Falls, New York

[edit] West of the Mississippi River

(in order of vertical drop)

Havasu Falls, Arizona
Havasu Falls, Arizona

[edit] South America

[edit] Argentina/Brazil

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Brazil/Paraguay

  • Guaira Falls (also known as Sete Quedas) - This was once considered the "largest waterfall" in the world by some.

[edit] Chile

[edit] Colombia

[edit] Guyana

[edit] Peru

[edit] Venezuela

[edit] Asia

[edit] Bangladesh

[edit] Cambodia

[edit] China

Huangguoshu Falls, China
Huangguoshu Falls, China
  • Huangguoshu Falls - Literally "Yellow-Fruit Tree Falls". 74 m (243 feet) high and 81 m (266 feet) wide, it's the most famous waterfall in China. Located in Anshun, Guizhou Province.
  • Hukou Falls - Meaning "The mouth of a Pot" in Chinese, the country's second-largest waterfall separates the provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi. It is 50 m high and 30 m wide.
  • Detian Falls - Waterfalls in the Karst hills of Daxing County in the Chongzuo prefecture of Guangxi Province, China along the border with Vietnam.

[edit] India

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Iran

  • Atashgah Falls
  • Bahram Beigy Waterfall
  • Bisheh Falls
  • Boll Waterfall
  • Ganjnameh Waterfall
  • Golestan Falls
  • Lar Waterfall
  • Margoon Waterfall
  • Masoule Falls
  • Semirom Falls
  • Shalmash Falls
  • Shekarab waterfall

[edit] Japan

  • Hannoki Falls - The tallest falls in Japan, at 497 m (1,640 ft). Only flows from April to July.
  • Kegon Falls - 97 m high, and infamous for suicides
  • Nachi Falls - Well known falls in Japan, 133 m (436 ft) high.
  • Nunobiki Falls - 120 m (394 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
  • Shindō Falls - 83 m high, and, after rain, large in volume
  • Shōmyō Falls - The tallest year-round waterfall in Japan, at 349 m (1,146 ft).

[edit] Korea

The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, South Korea
The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, South Korea

[edit] Malaysia

  • Sekayu Falls
  • Cemerung Falls
  • Lata Tembakah Falls
  • Lata Kinjang Falls
  • Stong Falls - Tallest water falls in South East Asia.

[edit] Mongolia

  • Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall - 20 m drop. On a tributary of the Orkhon River.

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Singapore

[edit] Sri Lanka

  • Aberdeen Falls
  • Baker's Falls
  • Bambarakande Falls - highest in Sri Lanka 263 m high
  • Bopath Ella
  • Devon Falls
  • Diyaluma Falls - most famous in Sri Lanka 220 m high
  • Dunhinda Falls
  • Ravana Falls
  • St.Clairs Falls - The widest waterfall in Sri Lanka.

[edit] Thailand

  • Bhusang falls
  • Erawan Falls
  • Thee Lor Sou Falls - biggest falls in South-East Asia and holding the 6th in Asia
  • Mae Klang Falls
  • Vachiratarn Falls
  • Mae Ya Falls
  • Mae Surin Falls
  • Nangrong Falls
  • Pala-ou Falls
  • Pha Suea Falls
  • Wang Keaw Falls
  • Namtok Kaeng Sopha
  • Namtok Kaeng Song
  • Phlew Falls
  • Poi Falls
  • Roum Klaw Paradorn Falls
  • Saiyok Falls
  • Sarika Falls
  • Siribhumi Falls

[edit] Vietnam

  • Dam Ri Waterfall - 90 meters
  • Xung Khoeng Waterfall - 40 meters
  • Ban Gioc Waterfall - 30 meters
  • Pongour waterfall, near Đà Lạt [1]
  • Prenn Waterfall, Đà Lạt
  • Pong Gua Falls
  • Thac Voi (Elephant Waterfall) - Lam Ha district, Lam Dong province

[edit] Europe

[edit] Austria

[edit] Belgium

  • Watervallen van Coo - 15 m

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Bulgaria

  • Raysko Praskalo - highest in the Balkans, 124.5 m
  • Borov Kamak
  • Babsko Praskalo - 54 m
  • Boyanski Vodopad (Boyana Waterfall)
  • Skakavitsa - 70 m

[edit] Estonia

[edit] France

  • Cascade Arpenaz
  • Cascade Berard
  • Cascade Bergerac
  • Cascade Brezons
  • Cascade D'auzet
  • Cascade Druise
  • Cascade Du Dard
  • Cascade Du Moulin Du Saut
  • Cascade Du Pont D'Aptier
  • Cascade Du Ray
  • Cascade Du Sartre
  • Cascade Faillitoux
  • Cascades Herisson
  • Cascade Piche
  • Cascade Queue Cheval
  • Cascade Queureuilh
  • Cascade Quinquenouille
  • Cascade Roucole
  • Cascade Rouget
  • Cascade Salins
  • Cascade Seythenex
  • Cascade Sillans
  • Cascade Tarn
  • Gavarnie Falls
  • Grande Cascade Du Moulinet
  • Saut Du Doubs

[edit] Finland

[edit] Germany

[edit] Hungary

  • Lillafüred
  • Fátyol-vízesés
  • Ilona-völgyi-vízesés
  • Ördögmalom-vízesés

[edit] Iceland

Dettifoss in northern Iceland. Considered to be the most powerful in Europe
Dettifoss in northern Iceland. Considered to be the most powerful in Europe
Further information: Waterfalls of Iceland

[edit] Ireland

[edit] Italy

[edit] Latvia

  • Abavas rumba
  • Ventas rumba (the widest waterfall in Europe—120 m, but it is not high—2.3 m)

[edit] Republic of Macedonia

[edit] Norway

Vøringsfossen, Norway
Vøringsfossen, Norway

[edit] Poland

[edit] Russia

  • Kivach (second highest plain waterfall in Europe)

[edit] Slovakia

  • Batizovské Falls - High Tatras
  • Biely Potok Falls - Slovenský raj
  • Hviezdoslav Falls (15 m) - High Tatras
  • Kmeť Falls (80 m) - High Tatras
  • Obrovský Falls (20 m) - High Tatras
  • Studený Potok Falls - High Tatras
  • Skok Falls - High Tatras
  • Vajanský Falls (30 m) - High Tatras

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Turkey

[edit] United Kingdom

See also List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom

[edit] England

[edit] Scotland

[edit] Wales

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] New South Wales

Jim Jim Falls during the wet season, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Jim Jim Falls during the wet season, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

[edit] Northern Territory

[edit] Queensland

Wallaman Falls, Queensland
Wallaman Falls, Queensland

[edit] South Australia

  • Hindmarsh Falls

[edit] Tasmania

[edit] Victoria

[edit] Western Australia

  • Fernhook Falls
  • Gladstone Falls
  • Lane-Poole Falls
  • Mitchell Falls
  • Lesmurdie Falls
  • Boulter's Heights
  • The Cascades, Pemberton

[edit] Hawaiian Islands

‘Akaka Falls, Hawaii
‘Akaka Falls, Hawaii

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] French Polynesia

[edit] Tahiti

  • Fachoda Falls

[edit] See also

  • List of waterfalls by height