List of waterfalls by type
The following is a list of waterfalls by type.
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- Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.[1]
- Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.[1]
- Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall.[1]
- Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.[1]
- Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.[1][2]
- Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.[1][2]
- Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.[1]
- 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. Ephemeral waterfalls only flow after a rain or a significant snowmelt.[3][4][5]
Plunge
Australia
- Blencoe Falls
- Curtis Falls
- Dangar Falls
- Delaneys Falls
- Ellenborough Falls
- Fitzroy Falls
- Hopetoun Falls
- Jim Jim Falls
- Millaa Millaa Falls
- Phantom Falls
- Philosopher Falls
- Purlingbrook Falls
- Queen Mary Falls
- Tolmer Falls
- St Georges Falls
- Wallaman Falls
- Yabba Falls
Bangladesh
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
- Brandywine Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Chute Kabir Kouba
- Grand Falls
- Helmcken Falls
- Horseshoe Falls
- Hunlen Falls
- Kakabeka Falls
- Panther Falls
- Pissing Mare Falls
- Sandy Pond Falls
- Spahats Creek Falls
Costa Rica
Estonia
Finland
France
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Hungary
Iceland
India
- Nohkalikai Waterfalls, Cherrapunjee- India's highest waterfalls.
- Jog Falls
Indonesia
- Sipisopiso
- Coban Wolu Falls
- Coban Rondo Falls
- Kapas Biru Falls
- Penimbungan Falls
- Lembah Anai Falls
- Cimahi Falls
- Matayangu Falls
- Cimarinjung Falls
- Merdai Falls
- Bajing Falls
- Coban Baung Falls
- Coban Pelangi Falls
Japan
Lesotho
Mexico
New Zealand
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Tutea falls - cataract type waterfall
- Wairere Falls
Norway
- Kjelfossen
- Månafossen
- Mardalsfossen
- Ringedalsfossen or Skykkjedalsfossen
- Rjukan Falls
- Skrikjofossen
- Tyssestrengene
- Vettisfossen
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Uganda
United Kingdom
- Devil's Appendix
- Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall
- Hardraw Force
- Melincourt Falls
- Pistyll Rhaeadr
- Sgwd Henrhyd
- penllegare waterfall
United States
- Akaka Falls State Park
- Bridal Veil Falls (Macon County)
- Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride)
- Bridal Veil Falls (Washington)
- Bridalveil Fall (California)
- DeSoto Falls
- Douglas Falls
- Fall Creek Falls
- Feather Falls
- Havasu Falls
- Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls
- High Shoals Falls
- Iris Falls
- Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster (Louisiana)
- Looking Glass Falls
- McWay Falls
- Minnehaha Falls
- Mooney Falls
- Moore Cove Falls
- Moose Falls
- Noccalula Falls Park
- Palouse Falls
- Pearl Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Raven Cliff Falls
- Ribbon Fall
- Slick Rock Falls
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Taughannock Falls
- Toccoa Falls
- Toketee Falls
- Tower Fall
- Vermillion Falls
- Vernal Fall
- Virgin Falls
- Wailua Falls
- Watson Falls
- Window Falls
- Yahoo Falls
- Yellowstone Falls
Venezuela
Zambia
Horsetail
Australia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Canada
- Alfred Creek Falls
- Bergeron Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Cascade Falls
- Cliff Lake Falls
- Crypt Falls
- Francis Falls
- Gold Creek Falls
- James Bruce Falls
- Kingcome Valley Falls
- Lineham Falls
- Michelle Falls
- Middle Cummins Falls
- Montmorency Falls
- Odegaard Falls
- Shannon Falls
- Snowshoe Creek Falls
- Takakkaw Falls
- Upper Geraldine Falls
Iceland
India
- Jog Falls
- Athirappilly Falls
- Duduma Falls
- Kedumari Falls
- Khandadhar Falls
- Manikyadhara Falls
- Palaruvi Falls
- Rajat Prapat
- Sogal
- Sweet Falls
- Thalaiyar Falls
Ireland
Lesotho
Republic of Macedonia
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Slovenia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States
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- Alamere Falls
- Anna Ruby Falls
- Cochrans Falls
- Courthouse Falls
- Darwin Falls
- DeSoto Falls
- Dick's Creek Falls
- Dukes Creek
- Fish Creek Falls
- Glassmine Falls
- Hickory Nut Falls
- Hiilawe Waterfall
- Holcomb Creek Falls
- Makahiku Falls
- Minnehaha Falls
- Nevada Fall
- Rainbow Falls
- Silver Strand Falls
- Waihilau Falls
Cataract
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
Zambia/Zimbabwe
India
Indonesia
Argentina/Brazil
Multi-step
Ghana
Morocco
Japan
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Estonia
Iceland
Block
Ethiopia
Cambodia
China
India
Korea
Zambia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Canada
- Bow Falls
- Churchill Falls
- Fenelon Falls, Ontario
- Horseshoe Falls
- Niagara Falls
- Overlander Falls
- Wapta Falls
Mexico
United States
- American Falls
- Burgess Falls
- Cohoes Falls
- Cumberland Falls
- Hooker Falls
- Niagara Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Saint Anthony Falls
- Shoshone Falls
- Upper Mesa Falls
- Willamette Falls
Australia
Brazil
Cascade
Uganda
South Africa
China
India
- Chunchanakatte Falls
- Courtallam
- Hanumangundi falls
- Irupu Falls
- Jog Falls
- Kiliyur Falls
- Monkey Falls
- Siruvani Waterfalls
- Thusharagiri Falls
- Ullakaarvi
- Vazhachal Falls
Germany
Iceland
Republic of Macedonia
Norway
Laos
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Austria
Finland
United Kingdom
Canada
- Albion Falls
- Alfred Creek Falls
- Angel's Staircase Falls
- Athabasca Falls
- Elbow Falls
- Helen Falls
- Inglis Falls
- Kitchener Creek Falls
- Nymph Falls
- Pokiok Falls
- Sandy Pond Falls
- Thunder Falls
Jamaica
United States
- Batson Creek Falls
- Bechler Falls
- Big Manitou Falls
- Blackwater Falls State Park
- Bridal Veil Falls (DuPont State Forest)
- Burgess Falls
- Cascade Falls
- Connestee Falls
- Corbin Creek Falls
- Crabtree Falls
- Cullasaja Falls
- Cunningham Falls State Park
- Dingmans Falls
- Eastatoe Falls
- Firehole Falls
- Fulmer Falls
- Gibbon Falls
- Gooseberry Falls
- Grand Falls
- Hidden Falls
- Isaqueena Falls
- Kepler Cascades
- Key Falls
- Lewis Falls
- Lower Cascades
- Lucifer Falls
- McGalliard Falls
- Mitchell Falls
- Moravian Falls
- Mystic Falls
- Nugget Falls
- 'Opaeka'a Falls
- Rainbow Falls
- Roaring Fork Falls
- Setrock Creek Falls
- Sliding Rock
- Swallow Falls
- Tory's Falls
- Triple Falls
- Turtleback Falls
- Upper Cascades
- Upper Whitewater Falls
- Virginia Cascades
- Walker Falls
Australia
- Barron Falls
- Bloomfield Falls
- Dinner Falls
- Elabana Falls
- Goomoolahra Falls
- Josephine Falls
- Kearneys Falls
- Lobster Falls
- Stoney Creek Falls
- Surprise Creek Falls
- Tully Falls
- Lady Barron Falls
- Liffey Cascade
- Liffey Falls
- Spout Falls
- Serpentine Falls
New Zealand
Venezuela
Segmented
Australia
- Florence Falls
- Guide Falls
- Halls Falls
- Horseshoe Falls
- Nigretta Falls
- Pencil Pine Falls
- Russell Falls
Canada
- Black Brook Waterfall
- Cauldron Falls
- Churchill Falls
- Della Falls
- Horseshoe Falls
- Icecap Falls
- Niagara Falls
- Nistowiak Falls
- Twin Falls
- Virginia Falls
Chile
China
Colombia
Estonia
Iceland
India
- Agaya Gangai
- Athirappilly Falls
- Hogenakkal Falls
- Keoti Falls
- Lushington Falls
- Magod Falls
- Meenmutty Falls
- Sathodi Falls
- Shivanasamudra Falls
- Suruli Falls
- Vattaparai Falls
Iran
Republic of Macedonia
Namibia
Norway
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
- Blum Basin Falls
- Burney Falls
- Depot Creek Falls
- Dry Falls
- Elakala falls
- Great Falls
- Three Chute Falls
Tiered
Australia
- Apsley Falls
- Ebor Falls
- Lesmurdie Falls
- Montezuma Falls
- New Town Falls
- Second Falls
- Tin Mine Falls
- Twin Falls
- Wentworth Falls
- Wollomombi Falls
Belize
Bulgaria
Canada
- Alexander Falls
- Ashlu Falls
- Aviron Bay Falls
- Bow Glacier Falls
- Crescent Falls
- Crooked Falls
- Cummins Falls
- Della Falls
- Fairy Creek Falls
- Flood Falls
- Fossil Falls
- Harmony Falls
- Helmet Falls
- Kerkeslin Falls
- Les Sept Chutes
- Michael Falls
- Moresby Falls
- Murchison Falls
- Nairn Falls
- Peach Creek Falls
- Petain Creek Falls
- Place Creek Falls
- Pyramid Falls
- Rattling Brook Falls
- Sideways Falls
- Silvertip Falls
- Whispering Falls
Czech Republic
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Italy
Republic of Macedonia
Norway
Peru
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Thailand
United Kingdom
- Aber Falls
- Aira Force
- Canonteign Falls
- Cautley Spout
- Dolgoch Falls
- Eas a' Chual Aluinn
- Falls of Foyers
- Grey Mare's Tail, Llanrwst, Conwy
- Moss Force
- Pistyll y Llyn
- Scale Force
- Steall Waterfall
United States
- Amicalola Falls State Park
- Berdeen Falls
- Bonita Falls
- Bridal Veil Falls
- Calf Creek Falls
- Chilnualna Falls
- Comet Falls
- Eastatoe Falls
- Kaaterskill Falls
- Kahiwa Falls
- Linville Falls
- Mazama Falls
- Multnomah Falls
- Olo'upena Falls
- Rainy Lake Falls
- Seven Falls
- Silverthread Falls
- Sulphide Creek Falls
- Twister Falls
- Yosemite Falls
- Zapata Falls
Punchbowl
Australia
Canada
Iceland
Japan
Korea
Philippines
United Kingdom
United States
Fan
Australia
Canada
Mexico
Philippines
United States
Ephemeral
Ephemeral waterfalls flow only after periods of heavy rain or significant snowmelt.[3][4][5]
United States
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j What is a Waterfall? archived from the original 2011-07-18, retrieved 2012-07-18
- ^ a b http://geography.howstuffworks.com/terms-and-associations/waterfall.htm/printable
- ^ a b https://www.terragalleria.com Ephemeral waterfall seen from inside cave. Mammoth Cave National Park.
- ^ a b https://www.kidsdiscover.com About Horsetail Falls, One of Yosemite's Ephemeral Waterfalls.
- ^ a b https://www.wncwaterfalls Bird Rock Falls.