List of waterfalls of South Africa

A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.

Types of waterfalls include:

  • Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
  • Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.
  • Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall.
  • Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
  • Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
  • Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
  • Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
  • Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
  • Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
  • Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.

This is a list of waterfalls in South Africa

Name of FallsType of FallsProvinceRiverNearest townCoördinatesHeight of Falls M
Augrabies FallscataractNorthern CapeOrange RiverAugrabies (via Upington)28°34′S 20°18′E / 28.567°S 20.300°E / -28.567; 20.30056 metres (184 ft)
Bawa FallshorsetailEastern CapeQolorha RiverButterworth103 metres (338 ft)
Berlin FallsplungeMpumalangaLisbon RiverGraskop24°50′S 30°50′E / 24.833°S 30.833°E / -24.833; 30.83380 metres (260 ft)
Bridal Veil FallsplungeMpumalangaSabie RiverSabie25°5′S 30°46′E / 25.083°S 30.767°E / -25.083; 30.767146 metres (479 ft)
Doorn River Falls Northern Cape Doorn River
Elands River FallsMpumalangaElands Riverbetween Waterval Boven and Waterval Onder25°38′6″S 30°20′47″E / 25.63500°S 30.34639°E / -25.63500; 30.34639 150 metres (490 ft)
Forest FallsblockMpumalangaSabie24°58′26″S 30°49′03″E / 24.97389°S 30.81750°E / -24.97389; 30.81750
Howick FallspunchbowlKwaZulu-NatalUmgeni RiverHowick 95 metres (312 ft)
Horseshoe FallsMpumalangaSabie25°7′S 30°41′E / 25.117°S 30.683°E / -25.117; 30.683
Karkloof FallsKwaZulu-Natal 98 metres (322 ft)
Lehrs FallsKwaZulu-Natal 107 metres (351 ft)
Lisbon FallsplungeMpumalangaLisbon RiverGraskop24°51′S 30°50′E / 24.850°S 30.833°E / -24.850; 30.83392 metres (302 ft)
Lone Creek FallsPunchbowlMpumalangaSabie RiverSabie25°6′S 30°42′E / 25.100°S 30.700°E / -25.100; 30.70068 metres (223 ft)
Mac-Mac FallsplungeMpumalangaMac-Mac RiverSabie Graskop25°0′S 30°48′E / 25.000°S 30.800°E / -25.000; 30.80065 metres (213 ft)
Madonna and Child FallshorsetailEastern CapeThyume RiverHogsback32°35′S 26°58′E / 32.583°S 26.967°E / -32.583; 26.96729 metres (95 ft)
Magwa FallsEastern CapeLusikisiki

31°26′S 29°38′E / 31.433°S 29.633°E / -31.433; 29.633

142 metres (466 ft)
Montrose FallsMpumalangaCrocodile RiverSchoemanskloof 12 metres (39 ft)
Ncandu Falls segmentedKwaZulu-NatalNcandu RiverNewcastle, KwaZulu-Natal27°50′56″S 29°50′38″E / 27.8490°S 29.8440°E / -27.8490; 29.8440
Sabie FallsMpumalangaSabie RiverSabie25°5′S 30°46′E / 25.083°S 30.767°E / -25.083; 30.76735 metres (115 ft)
The Thirty-nine Steps FallsstepsEastern CapeThyume RiverHogsback32°35′S 26°57′E / 32.583°S 26.950°E / -32.583; 26.95022 metres (72 ft)
Treur River FallsMpumalangaTreur RiverGraskop, near Bourkes Luck Potholes24°40′S 30°48′E / 24.667°S 30.800°E / -24.667; 30.800
Tugela FallstieredKwaZulu-NatalThukelain Royal Natal National Park28°45′S 28°53′E / 28.750°S 28.883°E / -28.750; 28.883947 metres (3,107 ft)
Tshihovhohovho FallsLimpopo
Witpoortjie Fallstwo-tieredGautengCrocodile River (West)Roodepoort26°5′32″S 27°50′23″E / 26.09222°S 27.83972°E / -26.09222; 27.8397270 metres (230 ft)
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