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Gullfoss in August 2013 The falls in winter. The Hvítá river flows southward, and about a kilometre above the falls it turns sharply to the west and flows down into a wide curved three-step "staircase" and then abruptly plunges in two stages (11 metres or 36 feet, and 21 metres or 69 feet) [1] into a crevice 32 metres (105 ft) deep.
The Inga falls, whose status as a true waterfall is controversial, are currently incorporated into the Inga I and Inga II hydroelectric facilities. The volume of the river diverted is approximately 30% of the average discharge. The Grand Inga Dam, potentially the world's largest by generating capacity, is also proposed to be built on the falls. [1]
Wapama Falls. California Falls – 120 ft (37 m) Clavey Falls; Le Conte Falls – 250 ft (76 m) Niagara Creek Falls – 730 ft (220 m) Piute Falls; Rancheria Falls; Tueeulala Falls – 880 ft (270 m) Tuolumne Falls – 100 ft (30 m) Wapama Falls – 1,080 ft (330 m) Waterwheel Falls – 360 ft (110 m) White Cascade – 75 ft (23 m)
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Dettifoss, in Northern Iceland Gullfoss, in Southern Iceland. Iceland is well suited for waterfalls (Icelandic: s. foss, pl. fossar).This Nordic island country lies along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge which separates North America and Europe near where the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans meet.
The river flows for 40 kilometres (25 mi) before dropping down into a narrow gorge at Gullfoss waterfall. Thereafter, the river flows between Biskupstungur [ˈpɪskʏpsˌtʰuŋkʏr̥] and Hrunamannahreppur districts.
The body of Robert Carey Jr., 33, of Calimesa, was recovered Sunday at the base of the Big Falls Waterfall at the San Bernardino National Forest, police say.