List of waterfalls by flow rate
Canadian side of the Niagara Falls. Horseshoe Falls as viewed from Skylon Tower
Aerial view of the Iguazu Falls from a helicopter
Victoria Falls
This list of waterfalls by flow rate in the world includes waterfalls that have a flow rate of more than 1000 m³/s. This list is sorted by mean annual flow rate of the waterfall by default, but can also be sorted by other criteria, such as width, power, etc.
Extant and submerged waterfalls
| Waterfall | Mean annual flow rate (m³/s) | Tallest single drop (m) | Width (m) | Power (GW) | River | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyoma Falls | 17,000[1] (estm) | 5[1] | 1372[1] | 0.83 | Lualaba | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Guaíra Falls (submerged) | 13,300[2] | 40 | 5.22 | Parana | Paraguay and Brazil | |
| Khone Phapheng Falls | 11,610[1] | 21 [1] | 10783[1] | 2.39 | Mekong | Laos |
| Celilo Falls (submerged) | 5415[1] | 7[1] | 3219[1] | 0.37 | Columbia | United States |
| Niagara Falls | 2407[1] | 51[1] | 1203[1] | 1.20 | Niagara | Canada and the United States |
| Iguazú Falls | 1746[1] | 82[1] | 2700[1] | 1.40 | Iguazú | Argentina and Brazil |
| Victoria | 1088 [1] | 108[1] | 1708[1] | 1.15 | Zambezi | Zimbabwe and Zambia |
The first five waterfalls by power (Guaíra, Khone Phapheng, Iguazú, Niagara and Victoria) are called the Great Five Waterfalls.[3][4]
Prehistoric waterfalls
| Waterfall | Maximum daily flow rate (m³/s) | Tallest single drop (m) | Width (m) | River | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Falls | 1,906,000[5] | 350 | 4828 | Columbia | United States |
| Bosphorus (Black Sea deluge hypothesis) | 482,407[6] | 80 | Bosphorus Strait | Turkey | |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 World Waterfalls Website accessed 15 November 2013
- ↑ "Guaíra, Salto del at the World Waterfall Database". Archived from the original on 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ↑ Г. Т. Арсеев. Водопады. — М.: Мысль, 1987. — С. 14. — 127 с.
- ↑ В. И. Задорожный, К. В. Зворыкин. Методология и региональные физико-географические исследования. — М.: Географическое общество СССР, 1975. — С. 60. — 78 с.
- ↑ The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington, United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2012-03-15
- ↑ Ryan, W.B.F.; Pitman III, W.C., et al. 1997. An abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shelf. Marine Geology, 138: 119–126.
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