List of waterfalls by height

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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.

Note: There is no standard way to measure the height of a waterfall. Since there is no standard, no ranking of a waterfall should be assumed because of its position in the list. Additionally, in many cases, numbers are merely estimates and measures may be imprecise.

World's tallest natural waterfalls

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2010)

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	Height	Locality	Country
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
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 450 m (1,476 ft).

Waterfall	Height	Locality	Country
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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2010)

Waterfall	Height	Complex	Country	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.