List of waterfalls 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.

Waterfall	Height	Locality	Country	Image
Angel Falls	979 metres (3,212 ft)[1]	Canaima National Park, Bolívar	Venezuela
Tugela Falls	948 metres (3,110 ft)[2]	KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa
Tres Hermanas Falls	914 metres (2,999 ft)[3]	Otishi National Park, Junin	Peru
Olo'upena Falls	900 metres (2,953 ft)[4]	Molokai, Hawaii	United States
Yumbilla Falls	896 metres (2,940 ft)[5]	Amazonas	Peru
Vinnufossen	860 metres (2,822 ft)[6]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Balåifossen	850 metres (2,789 ft)[7]	Hordaland	Norway
Pu'uka'oku Falls	840 metres (2,756 ft)[8]	Hawaii	United States
James Bruce Falls	840 metres (2,756 ft)[9]	British Columbia	Canada
Browne Falls	836 metres (2,743 ft)[10][11]	Doubtful Sound, Southland	New Zealand
Strupenfossen	820 metres (2,690 ft)[12]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Ramnefjellsfossen	818 metres (2,684 ft)[12]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Waihilau Falls	792 metres (2,598 ft)[13]	Hawaii	United States
Colonial Creek Falls	788 metres (2,585 ft)[14]	Washington	United States
Mongefossen	773 metres (2,536 ft)[15]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Gocta Cataracts	771 metres (2,530 ft)[16]	Amazonas	Peru
Mutarazi Falls	762 metres (2,500 ft)[17]	Manicaland	Zimbabwe
Kjelfossen	755 metres (2,477 ft)[18]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Johannesburg Falls	751 metres (2,464 ft)[19]	Washington	United States
Yosemite Falls	739 metres (2,425 ft)[20]	California	United States
Cascades de Trou de Fer	725 metres (2,379 ft)[21]	Réunion	France
Ølmåafossen	720 metres (2,362 ft)[22]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Manawainui Falls	719 metres (2,359 ft)[23]	Hawaii	United States
Kjeragfossen	715 metres (2,346 ft)[24]	Rogaland	Norway
Avalanche Basin Falls	707 metres (2,320 ft)[25]	Montana	United States
Harrison Basin Falls	707 metres (2,320 ft)[26]	Montana	United States
Haloku Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)[27]	Hawaii	United States
Chamberlain Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)[28]	Southland	New Zealand
Alfred Creek Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)[29]	British Columbia	Canada
Døntefossen	700 metres (2,297 ft)[30]	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Brufossen	698 metres (2,290 ft)[31]	Hordaland	Norway
Spirefossen	690 metres (2,264 ft)[32]	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Lake Unknown Falls	680 metres (2,231 ft)[33]	Otago	New Zealand
Kukenaam, Salto	674 metres (2,211 ft)[34]	Bolívar	Venezuela
Yutaj, Salto	671 metres (2,201 ft)[35]	Amazonas	Venezuela
La Chorrera Falls	590 metres (1,936 ft)[36]	Cundinamarca	Colombia

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• World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls