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Ouzoud Falls in Morocco.

This is a list of waterfalls of the world by continent. See also List of waterfalls by height, List of waterfalls by flow rate and List of waterfalls by type.

Africa

Angola

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Central African Republic

Chad

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana

Guinea

Kenya

Lesotho

Libya

Madagascar

Mali

Morocco

Namibia

Somalia

Lamadaya waterfalls in Sanaag, Somalia.

South Africa

Northern Cape

KwaZulu-Natal

Mpumalanga

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Huangguoshu Falls, China

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

Hong Kong

East Timor

India

Jog Falls during Monsoon
Vajrai Waterfall during Winter

Indonesia

Iran

Japan

  • Fukuroda Falls - 120 m (390 ft)
  • Hannoki Falls - The tallest falls in Japan, 497 m (1,631 ft); Only flows from April to July.
  • Kegon Falls - 97 m (318 ft) infamous for suicides
  • Nachi Falls - Well known falls in Japan, 133 m (436 ft)
  • Nunobiki Falls - 120 m (390 ft) in four cascades, of great cultural significance, considered a meisho, or "famous site"
  • Shindō Falls - 83 m (272 ft) high, and, after rain, large in volume
  • Shōmyō Falls - The tallest year-round waterfall in Japan, at 349 m (1,145 ft)

Korea

The first two falls of Cheonjeyeon Waterfall, South Korea

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Malaysia

Mongolia

  • Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall - 20 m drop. On a tributary of the Orkhon River.

Nepal

Pakistan

  • Manthokha Waterfalls
  • Jamgar Falls
  • Gulpur Waterfalls
  • Naran Kaghan Waterfalls
  • Pir Ghaib Waterfall
  • Hanna-Urak Waterfall
  • Chotok Waterfal
  • Marot Waterfalls
  • Naran Kaghan Waterfalls
  • Baffa Waterfalls
  • Gojar Khan Waterfalls
  • Swabi Waterfalls

Philippines

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Shifen waterfall

Thailand

Vietnam

Europe

Dettifoss in northern Iceland. Considered to be the most powerful in Europe

Albania

Austria

Armenia

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Full list images and description of all waterfalls in Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

The highest waterfall in the Czech republic - Pančava waterfall.

Estonia

Finland

Pihtsusköngäs is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Finland.
Hepoköngäs, Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Republic of Macedonia

Korab Waterfall, Republic of Macedonia

Montenegro

Norway

Vøringsfossen, Norway

Poland

Portugal

  • Cascata da Ribeira Grande (Fajãzinha, Azores) - 300 m (tallest of around 20 waterfalls at this location, some falling into the sea)
  • Cascata de Fisgas do Ermelo - 200 m
  • Cascata do Poço do Bacalhau (Fajã Grande) - 90 m
  • Frecha da Mizarela - 75 m
  • Água Cai d`Alto - 60 m
  • Faia da Água Alta - 35 m
  • Pitões das Júnias - 30+ m
  • Peneda - 30 m
  • Cascata das 25 Fontes (25 Fontes Falls) (Madeira) - 30 m
  • Cabreia - 25 m
  • Pulo do Lobo - 20+ m
  • Fraga da Pena - 20 m
  • Açude de Valverde - 6+ m
  • Vale do Muro - S. Jorge da Beira - 4,23 m

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

The Rhine Falls, largest in Europe

Turkey

United Kingdom

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Ukraine

America

North America

Belize

Canada

Costa Rica

Greenland

Guatemala

Guadeloupe

Jamaica

Mexico

Saint Lucia

United States

Havasu Falls, Arizona
American Falls, New York
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
List of waterfalls is located in California
Alamere Falls
Alamere Falls
Bonita Falls
Bonita Falls
Burney Falls
Burney Falls
Darwin Falls
Darwin Falls
Feather Falls
Feather Falls
McWay Falls
McWay Falls
21 Waterfalls in Yosemite
21 Waterfalls in Yosemite
Waterfalls in California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Kentucky
Maryland
Raven Rock Falls is a little-known waterfall in Parkton, Maryland.
Dulaney Valley Falls is a 17 foot cascading waterfall in Baldwin, Maryland
Massachusetts
  • Bash Bish Falls - 61 m (200 ft), The falls are made up of a series of cascades with the final cascade being split into twin falls by a jutting rock, dropping in an 80-foot (24 m) "V" over boulders to a serene pool below.
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
  • Marvel Cave - 50 ft (15 m) subterranean waterfall, plus others
  • Mina Sauk Falls – 132 ft (40 m), highest waterfall in Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
Amoskeag Falls, New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon

There are over 200 waterfalls in Oregon. Some of the more notable include:

Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
  • Cascades - 69 ft (21 m), this waterfall is near Pembroke in Giles County; the creek, Little Stony, originates in Mountain Lake and flows into the New River
  • Crabtree Falls - 366 m (1,200 ft), this cascading waterfall features a drop of 122 m (400 ft); it is the tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi River and has the tallest single drop east of the Mississippi River
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

South America

Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil.
Laja Falls, Chile
Gocta Waterfall, in Peru

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Venezuela

Oceania

Australia

Apsley Falls, Walcha, New South Wales

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Jim Jim Falls during the wet season, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Wallaman Falls, Queensland

Queensland

South Australia

First Falls in Waterfall Gully, 25m

Tasmania

Victoria

Hopetoun Falls, Victoria, Australia

Hawaiian Islands

Akaka Falls, Hawaii

New Zealand

French Polynesia

Tahiti

See also

References