World's Highest Waterfall

Highest Waterfall in the World
Tallest Waterfall in the United States

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World's Highest Waterfall:

Angel Falls (Salto Ángel) in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. The falls are 3230 feet in height with an uninterrupted drop of 2647 feet. Angel Falls are located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni. The falls are formed when the tributary stream falls from the top of Auyantepui (a tepui is a flat-topped structure surrounded by cliffs - similar to a mesa).

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Satellite Image of Angel Falls - Image by geology.com using NASA Landsat data.

Tallest Waterfall in the United States:

Yosemite Falls in California is the tallest waterfall in the United States. It is located in Yosemite National Park and has a vertical drop of 2425 feet.

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World's Tallest Waterfalls

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	Name	Height (sort)	Tallest Drop (sort)	State	Country
1 .	Angel, Salto	3,212 feet / 979 meters	2,648 ft / 807 m	Bolivar	Venezuela
2 .	Tugela Falls	3,110 feet / 948 meters	1,350 ft / 411 m	Kwazulu Natal	South Africa
3 .	Tres Hermanas, Cataratas las	3,000 feet / 914 meters		Ayacucho	Peru
4 .	Olo'upena Falls	2,953 feet / 900 meters		Hawaii	USA
5 .	Yumbilla, Catarata	2,938 feet / 896 meters		Amazonas	Peru
6 .	Vinnufossen	2,822 feet / 860 meters	1,378 ft / 420 m	More Og Romsdal	Norway
7 .	Baläifossen	2,788 feet / 850 meters	1,482 ft / 452 m	Hordaland	Norway
8 .	Pu'uka'oku Falls	2,756 feet / 840 meters		Hawaii	USA
9 .	James Bruce Falls	2,755 feet / 840 meters		British Columbia	Canada
10 .	Browne Falls	2,744 feet / 836 meters	800 ft / 244 m	South Island	New Zealand
11 .	Strupenfossen	2,690 feet / 820 meters		Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
12 .	Ramnefjellsfossen	2,685 feet / 818 meters	1,968 ft / 600 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
13 .	Waihilau Falls	2,600 feet / 792 meters	2,600 ft / 792 m	Hawaii	USA
14 .	Colonial Creek Falls	2,584 feet / 788 meters		Washington	USA
15 .	Mongefossen	2,535 feet / 773 meters	2,535 ft / 773 m	M?re Og Romsdal	Norway
16 .	Gocta, Catarata	2,531 feet / 771 meters		Amazonas	Peru
17 .	Mutarazi Falls	2,499 feet / 762 meters	1,572 ft / 479 m	Manicaland	Zimbabwe
18 .	Kjelfossen	2,477 feet / 755 meters	490 ft / 149 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
19 .	Johannesburg Falls	2,465 feet / 751 meters	800 ft / 244 m	Washington	USA
20 .	Yosemite Falls	2,425 feet / 739 meters	1,430 ft / 436 m	California	USA
21 .	Trou de Fer, Cascades de	2,380 feet / 725 meters	1,000 ft / 305 m	Cirque de Salazie	R?union
22 .	Ølmäafossen	2,362 feet / 720 meters	2,362 ft / 720 m	Møre Og Romsdal	Norway
23 .	Mana'wai'nui Falls	2,360 feet / 719 meters	2,360 ft / 719 m	Hawaii	USA
24 .	Kjeragfossen	2,345 feet / 715 meters	2,345 ft / 715 m	Rogaland	Norway
25 .	Avalanche Basin Falls	2,320 feet / 707 meters	1,000 ft / 305 m	Montana	USA
26 .	Harrison Basin Falls	2,320 feet / 707 meters	1,120 ft / 341 m	Montana	USA
27 .	Haloku Falls	2,297 feet / 700 meters		Hawaii	USA
28 .	Lake Chamberlain Falls	2,297 feet / 700 meters		South Island	New Zealand
29 .	Alfred Creek Falls	2,296 feet / 700 meters	2,296 ft / 700 m	British Columbia	Canada
30 .	D?ntefossen	2,296 feet / 700 meters	656 ft / 200 m	M?re Og Romsdal	Norway
31 .	Brufossen	2,289 feet / 698 meters	787 ft / 240 m	Hordaland	Norway
32 .	Spirefossen	2,264 feet / 690 meters		Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
33 .	Lake Unknown Falls	2,230 feet / 680 meters	492 ft / 150 m	South Island	New Zealand
34 .	Kukenaam, Salto	2,211 feet / 674 meters	2,211 ft / 674 m	Bolivar	Venezuela
35 .	Yutaj?, Salto	2,200 feet / 671 meters		Amazonas	Venezuela

36 .	Deserted River Falls	2,198 feet / 670 meters		British Columbia	Canada
37 .	Sulphide Creek Falls	2,182 feet / 665 meters		Washington	USA
38 .	Hidden Falls	2,165 feet / 660 meters		South Island	New Zealand
39 .	Kahiwa Falls	2,165 feet / 660 meters	600 ft / 183 m	Hawaii	USA
40 .	Krunefossen	2,165 feet / 660 meters	492 ft / 150 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
41 .	Mardalsfossen	2,154 feet / 657 meters	1,174 ft / 358 m	M?re Og Romsdal	Norway
42 .	Snow Creek Falls	2,140 feet / 652 meters	500 ft / 152 m	California	USA
43 .	Francis Falls	2,132 feet / 650 meters		British Columbia	Canada
44 .	Silver Lake Falls	2,128 feet / 649 meters		Washington	USA
45 .	Tyssestrengene	2,120 feet / 646 meters	1,023 ft / 312 m	Hordaland	Norway
46 .	Aimoo Falls	2,100 feet / 640 meters		Hawaii	USA
47 .	Blanche, Cascade	2,100 feet / 640 meters	1,312 ft / 400 m	Cirque de Salazie	Reunion
48 .	Pitchfork Falls	2,093 feet / 638 meters		Alaska	USA
49 .	Ytste Tinjefjellfossen	2,034 feet / 620 meters	1,246 ft / 380 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
50 .	Langfoss	2,008 feet / 612 meters	2,008 ft / 612 m	Hordaland	Norway
51 .	Gold Creek Falls	2,001 feet / 610 meters		British Columbia	Canada
52 .	Kakaauki Falls	2,000 feet / 610 meters	600 ft / 183 m	Hawaii	USA
53 .	Roraima, Salto	2,000 feet / 610 meters	1,000 ft / 305 m	Bolivar	Venezuela
54 .	Bluff Falls	1,968 feet / 600 meters		South Island	New Zealand
55 .	Iguapo, Salto del	1,968 feet / 600 meters		Bolivar	Venezuela
56 .	Levo Savice, Slapovi	1,968 feet / 600 meters			Slovenia
57 .	Wishbone Falls	1,968 feet / 600 meters		South Island	New Zealand
58 .	Keana'awi Falls	1,960 feet / 597 meters	1,480 ft / 451 m	Hawaii	USA
59 .	Kve?fossen	1,935 feet / 590 meters	1,935 ft / 590 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
60 .	Sentinel Fall	1,920 feet / 585 meters	500 ft / 152 m	California	USA
61 .	Sutherland Falls	1,904 feet / 580 meters	885 ft / 270 m	South Island	New Zealand
62 .	Chinata, Cataratas la	1,903 feet / 580 meters		Amazonas	Peru
63 .	Wailele Falls	1,903 feet / 580 meters		Hawaii	USA
64 .	Aa Falls	1,900 feet / 579 meters		Hawaii	USA
65 .	Madden Falls	1,900 feet / 579 meters	500 ft / 152 m	British Columbia	Canada
66 .	Lægdafossen	1,886 feet / 575 meters	410 ft / 125 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
67 .	Gietro, Cascade du	1,850 feet / 564 meters		Valais	Switzerland
68 .	Monument Falls	1,840 feet / 561 meters	1,160 ft / 354 m	Montana	USA
69 .	Tjotafossen	1,837 feet / 560 meters	1,837 ft / 560 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
70 .	Østre Tinjefjellfossen	1,837 feet / 560 meters		Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway

71 .	Sundefossen	1,827 feet / 557 meters		Hordaland	Norway
72 .	Ormelifossen	1,807 feet / 551 meters		Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
73 .	Waimanu Falls	1,804 feet / 550 meters	394 ft / 120 m	Hawaii	USA
74 .	Lahomene Falls	1,800 feet / 549 meters	1,040 ft / 317 m	Hawaii	USA
75 .	Papala Falls	1,800 feet / 549 meters		Hawaii	USA
76 .	Douglas Falls	1,771 feet / 540 meters		South Island	New Zealand
77 .	Pumpelly Basin Falls	1,760 feet / 536 meters	720 ft / 219 m	Montana	USA
78 .	Tyssefossen	1,749 feet / 533 meters		M?re Og Romsdal	Norway
79 .	Pilao, Cachoeira do	1,719 feet / 524 meters		Santa Catharina	Brazil
80 .	Kingcome Valley Falls	1,706 feet / 520 meters	1,706 ft / 520 m	British Columbia	Canada
81 .	Schwartzenbach Falls	1,706 feet / 520 meters	656 ft / 200 m	Nunavut	Canada
82 .	Swiftcurrent Falls	1,706 feet / 520 meters		British Columbia	Canada
83 .	Kakeha Falls	1,700 feet / 518 meters		Hawaii	USA
84 .	Ahern Glacier Falls	1,680 feet / 512 meters	1,680 ft / 512 m	Montana	USA
85 .	Lake Frances Falls	1,680 feet / 512 meters		Montana	USA
86 .	Montoya, Salto	1,656 feet / 505 meters			Venezuela
87 .	Papalaua Falls	1,644 feet / 501 meters	1,115 ft / 340 m	Hawaii	USA
88 .	Engstligenfäll	1,640 feet / 500 meters	984 ft / 300 m	Bern	Switzerland
89 .	Grinddalsfossen	1,640 feet / 500 meters		Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
90 .	Hannoki-no-taki	1,640 feet / 500 meters		Honshu	Japan
91 .	Matahushi, Salto	1,640 feet / 500 meters		Bolivar	Venezuela
92 .	Walcherfall	1,640 feet / 500 meters	328 ft / 100 m	Salzburg	Austria
93 .	Boston Creek Falls	1,627 feet / 496 meters	600 ft / 183 m	Washington	USA
94 .	Lake Frances Falls	1,625 feet / 495 meters	585 ft / 178 m	Montana	USA
95 .	Tjornadalsfossen	1,624 feet / 495 meters	771 ft / 235 m	Hordaland	Norway
96 .	Louis Creek Falls	1,620 feet / 494 meters		Washington	USA
97 .	Ribbon Fall	1,612 feet / 491 meters	1,612 ft / 491 m	California	USA
98 .	Voldefossen	1,608 feet / 490 meters	492 ft / 150 m	Hordaland	Norway
99 .	Thorfossen	1,601 feet / 488 meters	1,601 ft / 488 m	Sogn Og Fjordane	Norway
100 .	Otter Falls	1,600 feet / 488 meters		Washington	USA
101 .	Ventisquero Colgante, Cascada de	1,600 feet / 488 meters	1,600 ft / 488 m	Aisen	Chile
102 .	Wall of Tears	1,600 feet / 488 meters	1,600 ft / 488 m	Hawaii	USA
103 .	Krokfossen	1,591 feet / 485 meters	1,591 ft / 485 m	Hordaland	Norway
104 .	Torment Falls	1,583 feet / 483 meters		Washington	USA
105 .	Kiwi Falls	1,574 feet / 480 meters		British Columbia	Canada

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The heights listed may reflect the inclusion of non-vertical falls, cascades and steep streambed, which, alone, would not be considered a noteworthy waterfall by most. When situated between, above or below a major waterfall, it is, however, common that such features are included in the waterfall's overall height. Most of the heights on this list are accurate to our knowledge, however, several are estimates based on various sources, and may or may not be accurate. The waterfalls on this list, the accompanying data and the order in which they are presented may change without notice at any given time.

Highest Waterfalls of the World

The following table lists the world's tallest waterfalls including the name, location, source, and height. Angel in Venezuela is the world's tallest waterfall dropping 979 meters.

Name(s) (foreign)	Location	Source/River	Height
			Feet	Meters
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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