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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.
Kaieteur Falls is one of the most powerful single-drop waterfalls [1] in the world. It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park , central Essequibo Territory, Guyana . It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break.
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.
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
The falls are formed where the full width of the river plummets in a single vertical drop into a transverse chasm 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) wide, carved along a fracture zone in the basalt plateau. The depth of the chasm, called the First Gorge, varies from 80 metres (260 ft) at its western end to 108 metres (354 ft) in the centre.
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 ...
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.