WaterfallDB
124 waterfalls with height, type, location, and natural history. From Angel Falls to your local cascade.
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Angel Falls
The tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, dropping 979 m from Auyantepui. The wate...
Niagara Falls
The most famous waterfall in the world. Over 2,800 m3 per second. 12 million tourists annu...
Victoria Falls
The largest curtain of falling water at 1,708 m wide. Locally called Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Sm...
Iguazu Falls
275 individual waterfalls spanning 2.7 km. Eleanor Roosevelt said Poor Niagara upon seeing...
Yosemite Falls
The tallest waterfall in North America in three tiers totaling 739 m. Usually dry by Augus...
Dettifoss
The most powerful waterfall in Europe at 193 m3/s. Featured in Prometheus. The ground shak...
Kaieteur Falls
One of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls in the world at 226 m, over 4x taller than...
Plitvice Falls
UNESCO site with 16 terraced lakes connected by waterfalls. The lakes change color from az...
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Angel Falls
The tallest uninterrupted waterfall in the world, dropping 979 m from Auyantepui. The wate...
Kaieteur Falls
One of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls in the world at 226 m, over 4x taller than...
Dettifoss
The most powerful waterfall in Europe at 193 m3/s. Featured in Prometheus. The ground shak...
Seljalandsfoss
A waterfall you can walk behind through a cave. One of Icelands most photographed....
Skogafoss
A massive 25 m wide waterfall. Legend says Viking Prasi buried treasure behind it. The spr...
Staubbach Falls
One of Europes highest free-falling falls. The Lauterbrunnen Valley inspired Tolkiens Rive...
Stirling Falls
Drops 155 m directly into Milford Sound fjord. Boat tours pass close enough to feel the sp...
Havasu Falls
Striking blue-green water due to calcium carbonate. In the Grand Canyon on Havasupai triba...
Snoqualmie Falls
Sacred to the Snoqualmie Tribe. The lodge was featured in Twin Peaks. Hydroelectric plant ...
Palouse Falls
Washingtons official state waterfall since 2014. Tyler Bradt kayaked over it setting a wor...
Lower Yellowstone Falls
Twice the height of Niagara. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone below is 300 m deep. Thom...
Nohkalikai Falls
Indias tallest plunge waterfall at 340 m in Cherrapunji. Named after a tragic local legend...
Nachi Falls
Japans tallest at 133 m. A sacred pilgrimage site for over 1,000 years. UNESCO World Herit...
Kegon Falls
One of Japans three most beautiful. In winter it partially freezes creating spectacular ic...
Bishop Falls
A dramatic single-drop in Shillong, Meghalaya....
Abbey Falls
Popular waterfall near Coorg between coffee and spice plantations....
Falls of Glomach
One of Britains tallest at 113 m in remote Kintail. A 12 km hike required to reach it....
Steall Falls
One of Britains tallest waterfalls. Featured in Harry Potter. Located in Glen Nevis near B...
Kilt Rock Falls
Drops 55 m directly into the sea on Skye. Basalt columns resemble a Scottish kilt....
High Force
Englands most impressive waterfall. The whole River Tees plunges 21 m over whinstone....
Canonteign Falls
The tallest waterfall in England at 70 m. A man-made fall created in the 1890s in Devon....
Devil Kitchen Falls
A dramatic waterfall in Snowdonia where water drops into a dark chasm....
Gaping Gill
The tallest unbroken waterfall in England drops 110 m underground into a cave. Accessible ...
Svartifoss
Black Falls surrounded by dark basalt columns. Inspired Reykjaviks Hallgrimskirkja church ...
Haifoss
The fourth tallest waterfall in Iceland at 122 m. Located in the highlands. Dramatic plung...
Hengifoss
Icelands third tallest at 118 m. Distinctive red clay layers visible in the cliff face....
Gavarnie Falls
Frances tallest in the Cirque de Gavarnie, a UNESCO site. Victor Hugo called it the Coloss...
Cascade de Toubkal
A waterfall in the High Atlas Mountains near Mount Toubkal. Flows strongest during snowmel...
Murchison Falls
The Nile River forces through a 7 m wide gorge before plunging 43 m. One of the most power...
Kalambo Falls
One of Africas tallest uninterrupted waterfalls at 235 m. Located on the border of Zambia ...
Augrabies Falls
The place of great noise. The Orange River thunders through a narrow gorge. The national p...
Howick Falls
A 95 m waterfall in KwaZulu-Natal. The Zulu name is KwaNogqaza meaning Place of the Tall O...
Berlin Falls
A tall column of water in Mpumalanga. Named after gold miners who came from the 1886 gold ...
Lisbon Falls
The tallest waterfall in Mpumalanga at 92 m. Also named after gold miners. On the Panorama...
Mac-Mac Falls
Named after Scottish gold miners. A twin waterfall. The first gold rush in South Africa ha...
Jim Jim Falls
A 200 m plunge waterfall in Kakadu National Park. Only accessible during dry season by 4WD...
Twin Falls
A dual waterfall in Kakadu accessible by a boardwalk through monsoon forest. Flows year-ro...
Wallaman Falls
The tallest single-drop waterfall in Australia at 268 m. Located in Girringun National Par...
Trentham Falls
The longest single-drop waterfall in Victoria. Located near the spa town of Daylesford. Co...
Fitzroy Falls
An 80 m waterfall in Morton National Park, NSW. Named after Sir Charles Fitzroy. One of th...
Millaa Millaa Falls
A perfect curtain waterfall in the Atherton Tablelands. One of the most photographed in Qu...
Sipisopiso
The tallest waterfall in Indonesia at 120 m. Located in North Sumatra near Lake Toba. The ...
Tegenungan Falls
A popular waterfall near Ubud, Bali. Swimmable pool at the base. Most visited during wet s...
Quiocta Falls
A cave waterfall in the Amazonas region. The cave is over 500 m deep with underground rive...
Cascada de Basaseachic
The second tallest waterfall in Mexico at 246 m. Located in Basaseachic Falls National Par...
Tamul Falls
A spectacular waterfall in San Luis Potosi accessed by boat. The turquoise water comes fro...
Nelson Falls
A beautiful waterfall in Tasmanias Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Easy access ...
Dangar Falls
A beautiful waterfall near Dorrigo, NSW. Less famous than nearby Newell Falls but equally ...
Newell Falls
Visible from the Waterfall Way road near Dorrigo. One of many falls along this scenic driv...
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Tugela Falls
The second tallest waterfall in the world in 5 tiers. Visible from 40 km away after heavy ...
Tres Hermanas
Three parallel tiered drops in Otishi National Park. Rarely visited due to extremely remot...
Olo Upena
The tallest waterfall in the United States on Molokai. Only visible from ocean or air. The...
Yumbilla
The fifth tallest waterfall at 896 m in 4 tiers. Discovered in 2006 in the Amazonas region...
Vinnufossen
The tallest waterfall in Europe at 860 m. Fed by the Vinnufonna glacier. Norway has 10 of ...
Browne Falls
The tallest waterfall in New Zealand. Located in Doubtful Sound in Fiordland. Best seen fr...
Yosemite Falls
The tallest waterfall in North America in three tiers totaling 739 m. Usually dry by Augus...
Gullfoss
Golden Falls on Icelands Golden Circle. Sigridur Tomasdottir fought to save it from hydroe...
Trummelbach Falls
10 glacier-fed waterfalls inside a mountain carrying 20,000 liters/second. A UNESCO site....
Reichenbach Falls
Where Sherlock Holmes fought Moriarty in The Final Problem. Conan Doyle was impressed by t...
Krimml Falls
The tallest waterfall in Austria in three tiers. Creates a unique microclimate for rare mo...
Mardalsfossen
The 1970 environmental protest here sparked the Norwegian environmental movement. Arne Nae...
Voringsfossen
One of Norways most visited. New viewing bridges opened in 2020. Over 1 million visitors a...
Langfoss
Rated one of the 10 most beautiful waterfalls in the world by the World Waterfall Database...
Sutherland Falls
580 m in three tiers on the Milford Track. Fed by Lake Quill in an alpine basin....
Multnomah Falls
Oregons tallest at 189 m with Benson Bridge between tiers. Over 2 million visitors annuall...
Jog Falls
Four cascades called Raja, Rani, Roarer, and Rocket. Most spectacular during monsoon....
Dudhsagar Falls
Sea of Milk on the Goa-Karnataka border. A railway bridge passes directly over the falls....
Fukuroda Falls
120 m in four tiers. Beautiful in all four seasons. One of Japans three greatest waterfall...
Kynrem Falls
305 m in three tiers in Meghalaya. The park also has living root bridges....
Langshiang Falls
One of Indias tallest at 340 m near Cherrapunji. Best in monsoon....
Elephant Falls
Three-tiered falls in Meghalaya. Named by British after an elephant-shaped rock destroyed ...
Falls of Bruar
Robert Burns wrote a poem here in 1787 asking the Duke of Atholl to plant trees. He did....
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Wales tallest waterfall at 73 m. A Site of Special Scientific Interest. Located in the Ber...
Glymur
The second tallest waterfall in Iceland at 198 m. Requires a hike through a cave to see fu...
Dynjandi
A bridal veil waterfall in the Westfjords. The most impressive waterfall in northwest Icel...
Ouzoud Falls
The tallest waterfall in Morocco and North Africa at 110 m. Named after olive grinding mil...
Wli Falls
The tallest waterfall in Ghana at 80 m. Located in the Volta Region. Surrounded by tropica...
Kuang Si Falls
A three-tiered waterfall near Luang Prabang. The turquoise pools are one of Laoss most pop...
Erawan Falls
A seven-tiered waterfall in Erawan National Park. Each tier has a pool for swimming. Thail...
Thi Lo Su
The largest and tallest waterfall in Thailand at 200 m. Located in Umphang Wildlife Sanctu...
Wentworth Falls
A three-tiered waterfall in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. Named after William Charles We...
Russell Falls
Tasmanias most famous waterfall. A three-tiered cascade in Mount Field National Park. Feat...
Purakaunui Falls
A beautiful three-tiered waterfall in the Catlins. One of the most photographed in New Zea...
Mae Klang Falls
One of Doi Inthanon National Parks main attractions. Located at the base of Thailands tall...
Sekumpul Falls
Often called Balis most beautiful waterfall. Multiple streams cascade down a lush jungle c...
Gitgit Falls
Balis tallest waterfall at 48 m. Located in northern Bali. Surrounded by tropical forest....
Madakaripura Falls
A hidden waterfall in East Java, 200 m tall. You must walk through a river canyon to reach...
Cochoca Falls
A remote waterfall in the Cusco region. The Peruvian Andes have hundreds of waterfalls, ma...
Gocta Falls
One of the tallest waterfalls in the world at 771 m in two tiers. Known locally for centur...
Piedra Volada
Mexicos tallest waterfall at 453 m. Seasonal - only flows during rainy season. Located in ...
Montezuma Falls
Tasmanias tallest waterfall at 104 m. A three-tiered cascade near Zeehan on the west coast...
Tin Mine Falls
Located in Kosciuszko National Park. One of the tallest in mainland Australia. Remote, req...
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Niagara Falls
The most famous waterfall in the world. Over 2,800 m3 per second. 12 million tourists annu...
Victoria Falls
The largest curtain of falling water at 1,708 m wide. Locally called Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Sm...
Iguazu Falls
275 individual waterfalls spanning 2.7 km. Eleanor Roosevelt said Poor Niagara upon seeing...
Rhine Falls
The largest waterfall in Europe by volume. 150 m wide, 373,000 liters per second. Formed 1...
Plitvice Falls
UNESCO site with 16 terraced lakes connected by waterfalls. The lakes change color from az...
Shoshone Falls
The Niagara of the West. Taller than Niagara at 64 m. Water diversion has reduced flow....
Athirappilly Falls
The Niagara of India. 100 m wide. A popular filming location for Indian cinema....
Hogenakkal Falls
Known for medicinal baths and coracle rides. Water flows through herbal-rich forests upstr...
Godafoss
Waterfall of the Gods. In year 1000, law speaker threw Norse idols into the falls when Ice...
Selfoss
A wide horseshoe waterfall just upstream from Dettifoss. Less powerful but elegant....
Krka Falls
The water was so clean people used to swim at Skradinski Buk. Swimming was banned to prote...
Kalandula Falls
One of the largest waterfalls in Africa by volume. 410 m wide. Named after the Kalandula m...
Tisisat Falls
The Blue Nile Falls, one of Ethiopias best known. Much of the water is now diverted for hy...
Ruacana Falls
A dramatic waterfall on the Kunene River between Namibia and Angola. Most powerful during ...
Epupa Falls
A series of cascades on the Kunene River in Kaokoland. Named after the Herero word for foa...
Ban Gioc Falls
The widest waterfall in Vietnam at 200 m across. Straddles the Vietnam-China border. One o...
Detian Falls
The Chinese side of Ban Gioc Falls. Together they form the largest transnational waterfall...
Cascade (6)
Aysgarth Falls
Three stepped limestone cascades. Featured in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves....
Cauldron Snout
A 60 m cascading waterfall in County Durham. One of Englands longest cascades....
Swallow Falls
One of Wales most visited waterfalls near Betws-y-Coed. The river cascades through a narro...
Cascades du Sautadet
Dramatic limestone potholes and cascades in Provence. The river has carved smooth basins p...
Josephine Falls
A series of crystal clear cascades on Mount Bartle Frere. The natural waterslide on smooth...
Cataratas de Agua Azul
Blue Water Falls in Chiapas. The bright blue color comes from dissolved limestone. A serie...
Rapids (4)
Boyoma Falls
One of the largest waterfalls in the world by volume at 17,000 m3/s. Seven cataracts spann...
Inga Falls
The largest waterfall in the world by flow rate at 42,000 m3/s. A series of rapids on the ...
Bourke Luck Potholes
Not a traditional waterfall but dramatic river-carved cylindrical potholes at the confluen...
Huka Falls
Not tall but incredibly powerful. 220,000 liters per second force through a 15 m wide gorg...