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The following are lists of waterfalls in the world by height, classified into two categories — natural and artificial. Natural waterfalls are further subdivided between overall height and tallest single drop. Each column (Waterfall, Height, Locality, Country) is sortable by using the up/down link in the column headings at the top of each column.
However, the title of tallest free-fall vertical drop goes to Fall Creek Falls in Tennessee's Fall Creek Falls State Park. Crabtree Falls. There is a trail to the waterfall maintained by the United States Forest Service called the Crabtree Falls Trail. Since the U.S. Forest Service first started tracking incidents in 1982, 30 known people have ...
The waterfall has been known as Angel Falls since the mid-20th century; they are named after Jimmie Angel, a U.S. aviator, who was the first person to fly over the falls. [3] Angel's ashes were scattered over the falls on 2 July 1960. [4] The common Spanish name Salto Ángel derives from his surname.
Kaaterskill Falls – 53 m (174 ft) vertical drop for upper falls, total drop for two tier falls is 79 m (259 ft), in Greene County; Lucifer Falls – 35 m (115 ft) in Robert H. Treman State Park; Pixley Falls – 15 m (50 ft); Pixley Falls State Park in Oneida County; Salmon River Falls – 33.5 m (110 ft) waterfall; Oswego County
Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls. [1] Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool. [1] Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock. [1] Some waterfalls are also distinct in that they do not flow continuously.
It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall has a single drop of 275 metres (902 ft) that is nearly vertical. The waterfall is about 23 metres (75 ft) wide and has an average flow of 1 to 4 cubic metres per second (35 to 141 cu ft/s).
Tugela Falls as it flows off the escarpment showing the first drop and cascade. There is an argument that Tugela Falls is the tallest waterfall in the world, rather than the more commonly cited Angel Falls. [4] This argument is based on two possible inaccuracies regarding the presumed heights of the respective falls. [4] [5]
Kjosfossen is a waterfall located in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway. Its total fall is around 225 metres (738 ft). There is a small power station on the waterfall which is used to power the Flåm Line railway. [1] Kjosfossen in 1962.