List of waterfalls by height facts for kids

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 600 m (1,969 ft). Underwater falls, such as the 3,505 m (11,499 ft) Denmark Strait cataract, are not included.

Waterfall	Image	Height	Locality	Country	Ref
Angel Falls		979 metres (3,212 ft)	Bolívar	Venezuela
Tugela Falls		947 metres (3,107 ft)	KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa
Tres Hermanas Falls		914 metres (2,999 ft)	Junin	Peru
Olo'upena Falls		900 metres (2,953 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Yumbilla Falls		896 metres (2,940 ft)	Amazonas	Peru
Skorga		875 metres (2,871 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Balåifossen [no]		850 metres (2,789 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Vinnufossen		845 metres (2,772 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Mattenbachfall [de]		840 metres (2,756 ft)	Lauterbrunnental	Switzerland
Pu'uka'oku Falls		840 metres (2,756 ft)	Hawaii	United States
James Bruce Falls		840 metres (2,756 ft)	British Columbia	Canada
Browne Falls		836 metres (2,743 ft)	Southland	New Zealand
Strupenfossen [no]		820 metres (2,690 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Ramnefjellsfossen		818 metres (2,684 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Waihilau Falls		792 metres (2,598 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Colonial Creek Falls		788 metres (2,585 ft)	Washington	United States
Mongefossen		773 metres (2,536 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Gocta Cataracts		771 metres (2,530 ft)	Amazonas	Peru
Mutarazi Falls		762 metres (2,500 ft)	Manicaland	Zimbabwe
Kjelfossen		755 metres (2,477 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Johannesburg Falls		751 metres (2,464 ft)	Washington	United States
Yosemite Falls		739 metres (2,425 ft)	California	United States
Cloudcap Falls		732 m (2,402 ft)	Washington	United States
Cascades de Trou de Fer		725 metres (2,379 ft)	Réunion	France
Ølmåafossen [no]		720 metres (2,362 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Manawainui Falls		719 metres (2,359 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Kjeragfossen		715 metres (2,346 ft)	Rogaland	Norway
Avalanche Basin Falls		707 metres (2,320 ft)	Montana	United States
Harrison Basin Falls		707 metres (2,320 ft)	Montana	United States
Haloku Falls		700 metres (2,297 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Chamberlain Falls		700 metres (2,297 ft)	Southland	New Zealand
Døntefossen [no]		700 metres (2,297 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Kadamaian Falls		700 metres (2,297 ft)	Kinabalu Park, Sabah	Malaysia
Spirefossen [no]		690 metres (2,264 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Lake Unknown Falls		680 metres (2,231 ft)	Otago	New Zealand
Cuquenan Falls		674 metres (2,211 ft)	Bolívar	Venezuela
Salto Yutaj		671 metres (2,201 ft)	Amazonas	Venezuela
Cascade Blanche		640 metres (2,100 ft)	Réunion	France
La Chorrera Falls		590 metres (1,936 ft)	Cundinamarca	Colombia
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 450 m (1,476 ft).

Waterfall	Image	Height	Locality	Country	Ref
Waihilau Falls		792 metres (2,598 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Mongefossen		773 metres (2,536 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Manawainui Falls		719 metres (2,359 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Kjeragfossen		715 metres (2,346 ft)	Rogaland	Norway
Tågfossen		710 metres (2,329 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Ølmåfossen		710 metres (2,329 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Salto Kukenaam		674 metres (2,211 ft)	Bolívar	Venezuela
Langfoss		612 m (2,008 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Tverrgrovfossen		610 m (2,001 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Salto de Iguapo		600 m (1,969 ft)	Bolívar	Venezuela
Vinnufossen		575 metres (1,886 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Kveåfossen		570 m (1,870 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Høvlafossen		550 m (1,804 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Cascada de Ventisquero Colgante		549 m (1,801 ft)	Aisén	Chile
Los Chorros de Cura		549 m (1,801 ft)	Aragua	Venezuela
Catarata Gocta		540 m (1,772 ft)	Amazonas	Peru
Krokfossen		530 m (1,739 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Svellofossen		525 m (1,722 ft)	Vestland	Norway
Heggurfossen		509 m (1,670 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Hannoki Falls		500 m (1,640 ft)	Toyama	Japan
Ribbon Fall		491 m (1,611 ft)	California	United States
Wall of Tears		488 m (1,601 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Mutarazi Falls		479 m (1,572 ft)	Manicaland	Zimbabwe
Lake Frances Falls		475 m (1,558 ft)	Montana	United States
Cerberus Falls		475 m (1,558 ft)	British Columbia	Canada
Flueseelifall		465 m (1,526 ft)	Bern	Switzerland
Cascada de Piedra Bolada		453 m (1,486 ft)	Chihuahua	Mexico
Keana'awi Falls		450 m (1,476 ft)	Hawaii	United States

World's tallest artificial waterfalls

Waterfall	Height	Complex	Country	Image	Remarks
Cascata delle Marmore	165 metres (541 ft)	Parco Fluviale del Nera	Italy		Created by the ancient Romans.
Liebian Waterfall	108 metres (354 ft)	Liebian International Plaza	China
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.
Rain Vortex	40 metres (131 ft)	Jewel Changi Airport	Singapore		World's tallest indoor waterfall.
Cloud Forest Indoor Waterfall	35 metres (115 ft)	Cloud Forest, Gardens by the Bay	Singapore		Previously the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
Jurong Falls	30 metres (98 ft)	Jurong Bird Park	Singapore		Previously the world's tallest indoor waterfall.
Viktoriapark Waterfall	24 metres (79 ft)	Viktoriapark	Germany
Lotte Music Fountain	18.2 metres (60 ft)	Aqua Mall, Lotte Department Store (Busan)	South Korea		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