Highest Waterfalls of the World
| Name(s) (foreign) |
Location |
Source/River |
Height |
| Feet |
Meters |
| Angel (Salto Angel) |
Canaima Nat'l Park, Venezuela |
upper trib. of Rio Caroni |
3,212 |
979 |
| Tugela |
Natal Nat'l Park, South Africa |
Tugela River |
3,110 |
947 |
| Utigord (Utigordsfoss) |
Norway |
glacier fed |
2,625 |
800 |
| Monge (Mongefoss) |
Marstein, Norway |
Mongebeck |
2,540 |
774 |
| Gocta Cataracts |
Chachapoyas, Peru |
|
2,532 |
771 |
| Mutarazi (Mtarazi) |
Nyanga Nat'l Park, Zimbabwe |
Mutarazi River |
2,499 |
762 |
| Yosemite |
Yosemite Nat'l Park, California,
U.S. |
Yosemite Creek |
2,425 |
739 |
| Espelands (Espelandsfoss) |
Hardanger Fjord, Norway |
Opo River |
2,307 |
7031 |
| Lower Mar Valley (Østra
Mardolafoss) |
Eikesdal, Norway |
Mardals Stream |
2,151 |
6552 |
| Tyssestrengene |
Odda, Norway |
Tyssa River |
2,123 |
6472 |
| Cuquenan (Salto Kukenan) |
Kukenan Tepuy, Venezuela |
Cuquenan River |
2,000 |
610 |
| Sentinel |
Yosemite Nat'l Park, California,
U.S. |
Sentinel Creek |
2,000 |
610 |
| Dudhsagar |
Goa/Karnataka, India |
Khandepar River |
1,969 |
600 |
| Sutherland |
Milford Sound, New Zealand |
Arthur River |
1,904 |
580 |
| Kjell (Kjellfossen) |
Gudvanger, Norway |
Gudvangen Glacier |
1,841 |
561 |
| Kahiwa |
Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. |
Unknown |
1,750 |
533 |
| Takkakaw |
Yoho Nat'l Park, B.C., Canada |
Takkakaw Creek |
1,650 |
503 |
| Ribbon |
Yosemite Nat'l Park, California,
U.S. |
Ribbon Stream |
1,612 |
491 |
| King George VI |
Guyana |
Courantyne River |
1,600 |
488 |
| Upper Mar Valley (Mardalsfossen) |
nr. Eikesdal, Norway |
Mardals Stream |
1,536 |
468 |
| Kaliuwaa (Sacred) |
Pahu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Kalanui Stream |
1,520 |
463 |
| Della |
Strathcona Provincial Park, B.C.,
Canada |
Della Lake |
1,444 |
440 |
| Gavarnie |
nr. Lourdes, France |
Gave de Pau |
1,384 |
422 |
| Cachoeira da Fumaça (Glass or
Smoke) |
Chapada Diamantia Nat'l Park,
Brazil |
— |
1,378 |
420 |
| Giessbach |
Bern, Switzerland |
Giessbach River |
1,312 |
400 |
| Krimmler |
Hohe Tauern Nat'l Park, Austria |
Krimmler Ache |
1,250 |
381 |
| Vettis (Vettisfoss) |
Jotunheimen, Norway |
Utla (Trib. Mörkedola) |
1,215 |
370 |
| Papalaua |
Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. |
Kawai Nui Stream |
1,200 |
366 |
| Tin Mine |
Kosciusko Nat'l Park, Australia |
Tin Mine Creek |
1,182 |
360 |
| Silver Strand (Widows' Tears) |
Yosemite Nat'l Park, California,
U.S. |
Silver Strand Creek |
1,170 |
357 |
| Honokohau |
Maui, Hawaii, U.S. |
Honokohau Stream |
1,120 |
341 |
| Wallaman |
nr. Ingham, Australia |
Wallaman Creek |
1,001 |
305 |
| Spray Stream (Staubbachfalle) |
Lauterburnnental, Switzerland |
Staubbach Brook |
984 |
300 |
| King Edward VIII |
Guyana |
Courantyne |
850 |
259 |
| Gersoppa (Jog) |
Western Ghats, India |
Sharavati |
830 |
253 |
| Hunlen |
British Columbia, Canada |
Atnarko River |
830 |
253 |
| Basaseachic (Salto Basaseachic) |
Barance del Cobre, Mexico |
Piedra Volada Creek |
812 |
246 |
| Waipio |
Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. |
Kekee Stream |
800 |
244 |
| Kaieteur |
Guyana |
Potaro (trib. Rio Essequibo) |
740 |
225 |
| Kalambo |
Tanzania/Zambia |
Kalambo River |
726 |
221 |
| Wollomombi |
nr. Armidale, Australia |
Wollomombi |
722 |
220 |
| Feigum |
Lusterfjord, Norway |
Feigumelvi |
715 |
218 |
1. Unofficial (estimated) height. Subject
to revision.
2. Incorporated in hydroelectric scheme.
Greatly diminished flow.
Sources: Merriam Webster's Geographical
Dictionary, Third Edition (1997); www.britannica.com;
www.waterfallsnorthwest.com; www.americanparknetwork.com;
www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/landforms/waterfal.htm/;
www.atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/waterfalls.html;
The State of Hawaii Data Book 2001; John Steven Lasher, Fifth Continent
Australia Pty Ltd.
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