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
Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
Australia
- Blencoe Falls
- Curtis Falls
- Dangar Falls
- Delaneys Falls
- Ellenborough Falls
- Fitzroy Falls
- Hopetoun Falls
- Jim Jim Falls
- Millaa Millaa Falls
- Philosopher Falls
- Purlingbrook Falls
- Queen Mary Falls
- Tolmer Falls
- St Georges Falls
- Wallaman Falls
- Yabba Falls
Bangladesh
Brazil
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
Guyana
Hungary
Iceland
India
- Nohkalikai Falls, Cherrapunjee- India's highest waterfalls.
- Jog Falls
- Shivanasamudra 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
Mongolia
Nepal
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
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
- Ozone Falls
- 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
Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
Australia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
- Babsko Praskalo – 54 m (177 ft)
- Boyana Waterfall – 25 m (82 ft)
- Goritsa Waterfall – 39 m (128 ft)
- Karlovsko Praskalo – 30 m (98 ft)
- Skakavitsa Waterfall – 70 m (230 ft)
- Vratsa waterfalls
- Skaklia (ephemeral) – 130 m (430 ft)
- Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft)
- Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans
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
- Uisge Ban 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
New Zealand
North Macedonia
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
A large, powerful waterfall.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
Zambia/Zimbabwe
India
Indonesia
Argentina/Brazil
Multi-step
A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
Bulgaria
- Popinolashki waterfall – 12 m (39 ft)
Ghana
Morocco
Japan
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Estonia
Iceland
Block
Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
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
Water descends a series of rock steps.
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
- Balaka Falls
- Serpentine Falls
Austria
Canada
- Albion Falls
- Alfred Creek Falls
- Angel's Staircase Falls
- Athabasca Falls
- Elbow Falls
- Helen Falls
- Inglis Falls
- Kitchener Creek Falls
- Margaret Falls
- Nymph Falls
- Pokiok Falls
- Sandy Pond Falls
- Sicamous Creek Falls
- Thunder Falls
China
Finland
Germany
Iceland
India
- Chunchanakatte Falls
- Courtallam
- Hanumangundi falls
- Irupu Falls
- Jog Falls
- Kiliyur Falls
- Monkey Falls
- Siruvani Waterfalls
- Thusharagiri Falls
- Ullakaarvi
- Vazhachal Falls
Jamaica
Laos
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Norway
Philippines
Russia
Sri Lanka
South Africa
United Kingdom
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
- Tory's Falls
- Triple Falls
- Turtleback Falls
- Upper Cascades
- Upper Whitewater Falls
- Virginia Cascades
- Walker Falls
Uganda
Venezuela
Segmented
Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
Australia
- Florence Falls
- Guide Falls
- Halls Falls
- Horseshoe Falls
- Nigretta Falls
- Pencil Pine Falls
- Russell Falls
Bulgaria
- Etropole Waterfall Varovitets – 15 m (49 ft)
- Krushuna Falls – 15 m (49 ft)
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
Japan
Namibia
North Macedonia
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
Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
Australia
- Apsley Falls
- Ebor Falls
- Lesmurdie Falls
- Montezuma Falls
- New Town Falls
- Second Falls
- Tin Mine Falls
- Twin Falls
- Wentworth Falls
- Wollomombi Falls
Belize
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
North 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
Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
Australia
Bulgaria
- Emen Waterfall
Canada
Iceland
Japan
Korea
Philippines
United Kingdom
United States
Fan
Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
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Australia
Canada
Japan
Mexico
Philippines
United States
Ephemeral
Ephemeral waterfalls flow only after periods of heavy rain or significant snowmelt.
United States
Bulgaria
- Vrachanska Skaklya (141 m)
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 "Howstuffworks "How Waterfalls Work"". Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ https://www.terragalleria.com Ephemeral waterfall seen from inside cave. Mammoth Cave National Park.
- ^ https://www.kidsdiscover.com About Horsetail Falls, One of Yosemite's Ephemeral Waterfalls.
- ^ https://www.wncwaterfalls Bird Rock Falls.