List of waterfalls by height explained

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.

World's tallest natural waterfalls

By overall height

This list consists of waterfalls which are known to have an overall height of at least . Underwater falls, such as the 3505m (11,499feet) Denmark Strait cataract, are not included.

Waterfall	Image	Height	Locality	Country
		979m (3,212feet)			^[1]
		947m (3,107feet)			^[2]
		914m (2,999feet)			^[3]
		900m (3,000feet)			^[4]
		896m (2,940feet)			^[5]
Skorga		875m (2,871feet)			^[6]
		850m (2,790feet)			^[7]
		845m (2,772feet)			^[8]
		840m (2,760feet)			^[9]
		840m (2,760feet)			^[10]
		840m (2,760feet)			^[11]
		836m (2,743feet)			^[12] ^[13]
		820m (2,690feet)			^[14]
		818m (2,684feet)
		792m (2,598feet)			^[15]
		788m (2,585feet)			^[16]
		773m (2,536feet)			^[17]
		771m (2,530feet)			^[18]
		762m (2,500feet)			^[19]
		755m (2,477feet)			^[20]
Johannesburg Falls		751m (2,464feet)			^[21]
		739m (2,425feet)			^[22]
					^[23]
		725m (2,379feet)			^[24]
		720m (2,360feet)			^[25]
Manawainui Falls		719m (2,359feet)			^[26]
		715m (2,346feet)			^[27]
Avalanche Basin Falls		707m (2,320feet)			^[28]
Harrison Basin Falls		707m (2,320feet)			^[29]
Haloku Falls		700m (2,300feet)			^[30]
Chamberlain Falls		700m (2,300feet)			^[31]
		700m (2,300feet)			^[32]
Kadamaian Falls		700 metres (2,297 ft)			^[33]
		690m (2,260feet)			^[34]
Lake Unknown Falls		680m (2,230feet)			^[35]
Cuquenan Falls		674m (2,211feet)			^[36]
Salto Yutaj		671m (2,201feet)			^[37]
		640m (2,100feet)			^[38]
La Chorrera Falls		590m (1,940feet)			^[39]
Sutherland Falls		580 meters (1,904 ft)	Southland	New Zealand
Kunchikal Falls		455 m (1,493 ft)	Shimoga, Karnataka	India

By tallest single drop

This list consists of the waterfalls which are known to have a singular individual step with a vertical drop of at least .

Waterfall	Image	Height	Locality	Country
		792m (2,598feet)
		773m (2,536feet)
Manawainui Falls		719m (2,359feet)			^[40]
		715m (2,346feet)			^[41]
Tågfossen		710m (2,330feet)			^[42]
Ølmåfossen		710m (2,330feet)			^[43]
Salto Kukenaam		674m (2,211feet)			^[44]
					^[45]
Tverrgrovfossen					^[46]
Salto de Iguapo					^[47]
		575m (1,886feet)			^[48]
Kveåfossen					^[49]
Høvlafossen					^[50]
					^[51]
Los Chorros de Cura					^[52]
					^[53]
Krokfossen					^[54]
Svellofossen					^[55]
Heggurfossen					^[56]
					^[57]
					^[58]
					^[59]
					^[60]
					^[61]
					^[62]
Flueseelifall					^[63]
					^[64]
Keana'awi Falls					^[65]

World's tallest artificial waterfalls

Waterfall	Height	Complex	Country	Image	Remarks
	165m (541feet)^[66]	Parco Fluviale del Nera			Created by the ancient Romans.
Liebian Waterfall	108m (354feet)	Liebian International Plaza
Edmonton Great Divide Waterfall	64 meters (210 ft)	High Level Bridge	Canada		Not operational since 2009, but plans to restart it are being considered.
Lake Peigneur	50 meters (164 ft)	Delcambre Canal	United States		Resulted from a major oil drilling disaster in Louisiana. Lasted for 3 days.
	40m (130feet)				World's tallest indoor waterfall.
Cloud Forest Indoor Waterfall	35m (115feet)				Previously the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
	30m (100feet)				Previously the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
Viktoriapark Waterfall	24m (79feet)^[67]
Lotte Music Fountain	18.2m (59.7feet)^[68]	Aqua Mall, Lotte Department Store (Busan)			Center column is considered an indoor waterfall, despite being known as a fountain.

See also

• List of waterfalls
• List of waterfalls by flow rate
• List of waterfalls by type

External links

• World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls

Notes and References

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4. Web site: Olo'upena Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20100105154459/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=747. 2010-01-05. dead.
5. Web site: Yumbilla, Catarata | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20100105145144/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=990. 2010-01-05. dead.
6. Web site: Skorga, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
7. Web site: Baläifossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. https://web.archive.org/web/20091010003003/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=755. dead. October 10, 2009.
8. Web site: Vinnufallet . World Waterfall Database . 23 March 2023.
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10. Web site: Pu'uka'oku Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201090307/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=751. 2010-12-01. dead.
11. Web site: James Bruce Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201085331/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=989. 2010-12-01. dead.
12. Web site: Browne Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201090947/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=20. 2010-12-01. dead.
13. Swan and Goss, 2004.
14. Web site: Strupenfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20100105151241/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=232. 2010-01-05. dead.
15. Web site: Waihilau Falls, Hawaii, United States - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
16. Web site: Colonial Creek Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629025012/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=5. 2011-06-29. dead.
17. Web site: Mongefossen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
18. Web site: Gocta, Catarata | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611073957/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=982. 2011-06-11. dead.
19. Web site: Mutarazi Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611074217/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=8. 2011-06-11. dead.
20. Web site: Kjelfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201085849/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=54. 2010-12-01. dead.
21. Web site: Johannesburg Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611074243/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=257. 2011-06-11. dead.
22. Web site: Yosemite Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20101102205447/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=9. 2010-11-02. dead.
23. Web site: Cloudcap Falls, Washington, United States - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
24. Web site: Trou de Fer, Cascades de | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611100543/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=173. 2011-06-11. dead.
25. Web site: Ølmäafossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. https://web.archive.org/web/20091010001807/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=463. dead. October 10, 2009.
26. Web site: Manawainui Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010161725/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=792. 2017-10-10. dead.
27. Web site: Kjeragfossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. https://web.archive.org/web/20091009233947/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=808. dead. October 9, 2009.
28. Web site: Avalanche Basin Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611074453/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=546. 2011-06-11. dead.
29. Web site: Harrison Basin Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611074503/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=925. 2011-06-11. dead.
30. Web site: Haloku Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611074818/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=746. 2011-06-11. dead.
31. Web site: Lake Chamberlain Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201090344/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=898. 2010-12-01. dead.
32. Web site: D?ntefossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201085559/http://world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=11. dead. December 1, 2010.
33. Web site: Brufossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221213341/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=749. dead. February 21, 2011.
34. Web site: Spirefossen | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221213153/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=762. dead. February 21, 2011.
35. Web site: Lake Unknown Falls | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2011-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110511192259/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=874. 2011-05-11. dead.
36. Web site: Kukenaam, Salto | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2010-04-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611072814/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=23. 2011-06-11. dead.
37. Web site: Yutaj, Salto | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2011-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20110511192124/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=21. 2011-05-11. dead.
38. Web site: Blanche, Cascade | World Waterfall Database: Worlds Tallest Waterfalls. 2022-09-07.
39. Web site: Cascada La Chorrera y el Chiflon. Wikiloc | Trails of the World.
40. Web site: Mana'wai'nui Falls, Hawaii, United States - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
41. Web site: Kjeragfossen, Rogaland, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
42. Web site: Tågfossen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
43. Web site: Ølmåfossen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
44. Web site: Kukenaam, Salto, Venezuela - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
45. Web site: Langfoss, Vestland, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
46. Web site: Tverrgrovfossen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
47. Web site: Iguapo, Salto del, Venezuela - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
48. Web site: Vinnufallet, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
49. Web site: Kveåfossen, Vestland, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
50. Web site: Høvlafossen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
51. Web site: Ventisquero Colgante, Cascada de, Chile - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
52. Web site: Los Chorros de Cura, Venezuela - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
53. Web site: Gocta, Catarata, Peru - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
54. Web site: Krokfossen, Vestland, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
55. Web site: Svellofossen, Vestland, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
56. News: Heggurfossen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
57. Web site: Hannoki-no-taki, Japan - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
58. Web site: Ribbon Fall, California, United States - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
59. Web site: Wall of Tears, Hawaii, United States - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
60. Web site: Mutarazi Falls, Zimbabwe - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
61. Web site: Lake Frances Falls, Montana, United States - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
62. Web site: Cerberus Falls, British Columbia, Canada - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
63. Web site: Flueseelifall, Switzerland - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
64. Web site: Piedra Bolada, Cascada de, Mexico - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
65. Web site: Keana'awi Falls, Hawaii, United States - World Waterfall Database. 2020-11-05. www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. en.
66. Web site: The World's Tallest Artificial Waterfall. Atlas Obscura.
67. Web site: Viktoriapark. visitberlin.de.
68. Web site: Tallest indoor music fountain. Guinness World Records.