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List of waterfalls - Definition and Overview |
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List of waterfalls
(in order of vertical drop)
- Yosemite Falls, California - highest waterfall in North America, with a 436 m (1430 ft) in one drop followed by 98 m (320 ft) in another, flowing year-round
- Ribbon Falls, California - 491 m (1612 ft) drop when flowing
- Silver Strand Falls, California - 357 m (1170 ft) drop when flowing
- Feather Falls, California - 195 m (640 ft) high when flowing
- Bridalveil Falls, California - 189 m (620 ft) sheer drop when flowing
- Multnomah Falls, Oregon - 189 m (620 ft) drop in two steps of 165 m and 21 m (542 ft then 69 ft), flowing year-round
- ‘Akaka Falls, Hawaii - 135 m (442 ft) sheer drop
- Watson Falls, Oregon - 83 m (272 ft) sheer drop
- Taughannock Falls, New York - 66 m (215 ft) single, vertical drop, flowing year-round
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho - 65 m (212 ft)
- American Falls, New York - part of Niagara Falls with a drop of 52 m (170 ft), flowing year-round
- Burney Falls, California - spring-fed, 39 m (129 ft) drop, 4 m³/s (150 ft³/s) constant flow rate
- Toketee Falls, Oregon - 36 m (120 ft) drop in two steps, the latter of which is over columnar basalt
- VerKeerderkill falls, New York - 72 ft sheer drop
- Great Falls of the Passaic River, New Jersey - 23 m (77 ft) drop.
- Cumberland Falls, Kentucky - 21 m (69 ft) drop, home to moonbows when the moon is full, flowing year-round
- Indian Chimney Falls, New York - 18 m (60 ft) drop, at Indian Chimney Farm
- Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota - 16 m (53 ft) drop, with a flow that varies and can freeze in winter
- Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan - 15 m (50 ft) drop, 61 m (200 ft) wide
- Willamette Falls, Oregon - 12.2 m (40ft) drop, 457.2 m (1500 ft) wide, flowing year-round
- Saint Anthony Falls, Minnesota - the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until replaced by dams in the 19th century
- Kaieteur Falls - The world's largest single drop waterfall (285 m).
- King Edward VIII Falls
- Gersoppa Falls
- Athirampilly Falls
- Kuttraalam Falls
- Vazhachaal Falls
- Shivanasamudram
- 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
- Nachi Falls - largest in Japan, over 122 m (400 ft) high
- Bambarakande Falls - highest in Sri Lanka 263 m high
- Diyaluma Falls - most famous in Sri Lanka 220 m high
- Cautley Spout - highest waterfall in England, located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Gaping Gill - "highest" unbroken waterfall in England, with water falling 110m from the surface into an underground cavern
- High Force - impressive and much-visited waterfall in England
- Low Force - downstream from High Force
- Hardraw Force - highest unbroken waterfall above ground
- Cauldron Snout - upstream from High Force, and at 200 feet one of England's highest
- Lydford Gorge - spectacular narrow gorge, with the 100-ft high White Lady Waterfall
- Canonteign Falls - artificial 220-ft high waterfall in Devon, part of some Victorian pleasure grounds
- Eas Coul Aulin - 200 m (658 ft), highest waterfall in Britain
- Gray Mares Tail
- Hendryd Waterfall
- Pistyll Rhaeadr - highest waterfall in Wales
- ‘Akaka Falls - 422 ft drop
- Kahiwa Falls - 530 m (1,750 ft)
- Kahuna Falls
- Olo'upena Falls - 900 m (2953 ft) total drop. Moloka'i North shore.
- Papalaua Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Wailua Falls
- Waipoo Falls
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Example Usage of waterfalls |
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iamsikora: a pic of me playing in the waterfalls in Puerto Rico...ahhh i need to get back there asap lets go nuggi! http://twitpic.com/s7unj |
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AmberRiver: @AidenPayne of landscape. Highmountain desert, mountains, wetland. There were glacial lakes, waterfalls, caves, granite arches all within |
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caviiar: my insides go dumb when he[breathes]on my neck. kiss me there--slob it.down = splash waterfalls ..#guiltypleasure HiCKEYS. LoL #dontjudgeme |
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