This list of notable
waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least 15 m (50 ft) high, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall. No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise. See additional lists of waterfalls by
height,
flow rate and
type.
Stora Sjöfallet National Park – 40 m (130 ft); 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
Storforsen – 35 m (115 ft) high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m3/s, around 870 m3/s in summer.[1]
Vernal Fall – 97 m (318 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
Yosemite Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in
North America with a total height of 739 m (2,425 ft) over three sections; the tallest single drop is 436 m (1,430 ft)
Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls – 61 m (200 ft); a series of cascades with the final one being split into twin falls dropping 80-foot (24 m) over boulders to a pool below
Calf Creek Falls – 65 m (213 ft) total drop over two falls; the lower drop is 38 m (125 ft) high, while the upper drop (upstream) is 27 m (89 ft) high
Virginia
Crabtree Falls – 365.7 m (1,200 ft), cascading waterfall with a 122 m (400 ft) drop; tallest waterfall and highest single drop east of the
Mississippi River
Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls are 94 m (308 ft) high and the upper falls are 33 m (108 ft) high; largest volume falls in the U.S.
Rocky Mountains; plunge type flowing year-round
Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu;
Puerto Iguazú,
Misiones Province; largest waterfall system in the world; highest flow rate in South America
This list of notable
waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least 15 m (50 ft) high, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall. No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise. See additional lists of waterfalls by
height,
flow rate and
type.
Stora Sjöfallet National Park – 40 m (130 ft); 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
Storforsen – 35 m (115 ft) high, largest waterfall in Sweden by flow rate, average flow rate 250 m3/s, around 870 m3/s in summer.[1]
Vernal Fall – 97 m (318 ft); on Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall
Yosemite Falls – one of the highest waterfalls in
North America with a total height of 739 m (2,425 ft) over three sections; the tallest single drop is 436 m (1,430 ft)
Muddy Creek Falls – 17 m (56 ft), the highest free falling waterfall in Maryland
Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls – 61 m (200 ft); a series of cascades with the final one being split into twin falls dropping 80-foot (24 m) over boulders to a pool below
Calf Creek Falls – 65 m (213 ft) total drop over two falls; the lower drop is 38 m (125 ft) high, while the upper drop (upstream) is 27 m (89 ft) high
Virginia
Crabtree Falls – 365.7 m (1,200 ft), cascading waterfall with a 122 m (400 ft) drop; tallest waterfall and highest single drop east of the
Mississippi River
Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls are 94 m (308 ft) high and the upper falls are 33 m (108 ft) high; largest volume falls in the U.S.
Rocky Mountains; plunge type flowing year-round
Iguazu Falls – Spanish: Cataratas del Iguazú; also spelled Iguazú, Iguassu, Iguaçu;
Puerto Iguazú,
Misiones Province; largest waterfall system in the world; highest flow rate in South America