List of waterfalls by height

The following is a list of waterfalls of the world by height. Underwater falls, such as the 3,505 m (11,499 ft) Denmark Strait cataract, are not included. Each column (Waterfall, Height, Locality, Country) is sortable by using the up/down link in the column headings at the top of each column.

WaterfallHeightLocalityCountryImage
Angel Falls979 metres (3,212 ft)[1]Canaima National Park, BolívarVenezuela
Tugela Falls948 metres (3,110 ft)[2]KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
Tres Hermanas Falls914 metres (2,999 ft)[3]Otishi National Park, JuninPeru
Olo'upena Falls900 metres (2,953 ft)[4]Molokai, HawaiiUnited States
Yumbilla Falls896 metres (2,940 ft)[5]AmazonasPeru
Vinnufossen860 metres (2,822 ft)[6]Møre og RomsdalNorway
Balåifossen850 metres (2,789 ft)[7]HordalandNorway
Pu'uka'oku Falls840 metres (2,756 ft)[8]HawaiiUnited States
James Bruce Falls840 metres (2,756 ft)[9]British ColumbiaCanada
Browne Falls836 metres (2,743 ft)[10][11]Doubtful Sound, South IslandNew Zealand
Strupenfossen820 metres (2,690 ft)[12]Sogn og FjordaneNorway
Ramnefjellsfossen818 metres (2,684 ft)[13]Sogn og FjordaneNorway
Waihilau Falls792 metres (2,598 ft)[14]HawaiiUnited States
Colonial Creek Falls788 metres (2,585 ft)[15]WashingtonUnited States
Mongefossen773 metres (2,536 ft)[16]Møre og RomsdalNorway
Gocta Cataracts771 metres (2,530 ft)[17]AmazonasPeru
Mutarazi Falls762 metres (2,500 ft)[18]ManicalandZimbabwe
Kjelfossen755 metres (2,477 ft)[19]Sogn og FjordaneNorway
Johannesburg Falls751 metres (2,464 ft)[20]WashingtonUnited States
Yosemite Falls739 metres (2,425 ft)[21]CaliforniaUnited States
Cascades de Trou de Fer725 metres (2,379 ft)[22]RéunionFrance
Ølmåafossen720 metres (2,362 ft)[23]Møre og RomsdalNorway
Manawainui Falls719 metres (2,359 ft)[24]HawaiiUnited States
Kjeragfossen715 metres (2,346 ft)[25]RogalandNorway
Avalanche Basin Falls707 metres (2,320 ft)[26]MontanaUnited States
Harrison Basin Falls707 metres (2,320 ft)[27]MontanaUnited States
Haloku Falls700 metres (2,297 ft)[28]HawaiiUnited States
Chamberlain Falls700 metres (2,297 ft)[29]South IslandNew Zealand
Alfred Creek Falls700 metres (2,297 ft)[30]British ColumbiaCanada
Døntefossen700 metres (2,297 ft)[31]Møre og RomsdalNorway
Brufossen698 metres (2,290 ft)[32]HordalandNorway
Spirefossen690 metres (2,264 ft)[33]Sogn og FjordaneNorway
Lake Unknown Falls680 metres (2,231 ft)[34]South IslandNew Zealand
Kukenaam, Salto674 metres (2,211 ft)[35]BolívarVenezuela
Yutaj, Salto671 metres (2,201 ft)[36]AmazonasVenezuela

See also

References

  1. Angel, Salto | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  2. Tugela Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls (archive)
  3. Tres Hermanas, Cataratas las | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  4. Olo'upena Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  5. Yumbilla, Catarata | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  6. Vinnufossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls Archived 2009-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. Baläifossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls Archived 2009-10-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. Pu'uka'oku Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  9. James Bruce Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  10. Browne Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  11. Swan and Goss, 2004.
  12. Strupenfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  13. Strupenfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  14. Ramnefjellsfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  15. Colonial Creek Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  16. Mongefossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  17. Gocta, Catarata | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  18. Mutarazi Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  19. Kjelfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  20. Johannesburg Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  21. Yosemite Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  22. Trou de Fer, Cascades de | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  23. Ølmäafossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls Archived 2009-10-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  24. Manawainui Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  25. Kjeragfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls Archived 2009-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  26. Avalanche Basin Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  27. Harrison Basin Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  28. Haloku Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  29. Lake Chamberlain Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  30. Alfred Creek Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  31. D?ntefossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls Archived 2010-12-01 at the Wayback Machine.
  32. Brufossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls Archived 2011-02-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  33. Spirefossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls Archived 2011-02-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  34. Lake Unknown Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  35. Kukenaam, Salto | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
  36. Yutaj, Salto | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls
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