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Waterfalls are sometimes interchangeably referred to as "cascades" and "cataracts", though some sources specify a cataract as being a larger and more powerful waterfall [1] [4] [5] and a cascade as being smaller. [6] A plunge pool is a type of stream pool formed at the bottom of a waterfall. [7] A waterfall may also be referred to as a "foss ...
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it has an existing article specifically for it on Wikipedia, and it is at least 15 m (50 ft) high, or the falls have some historical significance based on multiple reliable references.
Boyana Waterfall – 25 m (82 ft) Goritsa Waterfall – 39 m (128 ft) Karlovsko Praskalo – 30 m (98 ft) Skakavitsa Waterfall – 70 m (230 ft) Vratsa waterfalls. Skaklia (ephemeral) – 130 m (430 ft) Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft) Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans
A series of falls and rapids that when measured end-to-end is over 10 kilometres in width, making it the world's widest waterfall. Largest waterfall in Asia by average flow rate. [5] Pará Falls: 3,540: 64 5,608 Caura Venezuela
Previously the world's tallest indoor waterfall. Viktoriapark Waterfall: 24 metres (79 ft) [67] Viktoriapark: Germany: Lotte Music Fountain: 18.2 metres (60 ft) [68] Aqua Mall, Lotte Department Store (Busan) South Korea: Center column is considered an indoor waterfall, despite being known as a fountain.
Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world. [2] The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River rises near the heart of the city of Curitiba. For most of its course, the river flows through Brazil; however, most of the falls are on the Argentine side.
The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River Highway and Interstate 84. Spanning two tiers on basalt cliffs, it is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon at 620 ft (189 m) in height. [1] The Multnomah Creek Bridge, built in 1914, crosses below the falls, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The data were sent to the World Waterfall Database for confirmation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The source of the Tugela River ( Zulu for 'sudden') is the Mont-Aux-Sources plateau which extends several kilometres beyond the Amphitheatre escarpment from which the falls drop.