Highest Waterfalls of the World

Highest Waterfalls of the World

Name(s) (foreign) Location Source/River Height ft. m 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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