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The great majority of named falls in England are situated in the Lake District and Pennines. In these regions the terms ‘foss’ and ‘force’ are much the most common ones used for a waterfall though linn is also encountered towards the Scottish border.
The list of highest waterfalls is often controversial, due to the ambiguity of whether to measure the single largest fall or the sum of a series of falls, and many falls make false claims to the record. This table lists above-ground waterfalls by tallest single drop (not necessarily unbroken).
Cray is a hamlet on the B6160 road on a steep hill above Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.It is near Buckden and the River Wharfe.It is a very popular walking area and is renowned for several waterfalls known collectively as Cray Waterfalls. [1]
Looking Glass Falls – 18 m (59 ft) waterfall near Brevard in Transylvania County Mingo Falls – 36.5 m (120 ft) just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rainbow Falls – 38 m (125 ft) cascade on the Horsepasture River , Jackson County
Stainforth Force is a small cascade waterfall located near to the village of Stainforth, about 50 yards (46 m) south of Stainforth Bridge, [1] and some 3 miles (5 km) north of Settle, in North Yorkshire. [2] The partially eroded rock that the water travels over here is the Chapel House Limestone, which has been exposed by a small anticline. [3]
Pages in category "Waterfalls of England" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Despite the training wall and a mini-lighthouse called 'Apex Light' which is situated at the end of the wall, [1] navigation at Trent Falls is not simple. There are no real waterfalls, but there is a very rapid race of water at difficult stages of the tide (especially spring tides), and there is a tidal bore on the Trent (the Trent Aegir ...
Pages in category "Lists of waterfalls in the United Kingdom" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... List of waterfalls in England; S.