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United States [21] Yosemite Falls: 739 metres (2,425 ft) California: United States [22] Cloudcap Falls: 732 m (2,402 ft) Washington: United States [23] Cascades de Trou de Fer: 725 metres (2,379 ft) Réunion: France [24] Ølmåafossen 720 metres (2,362 ft) Møre og Romsdal: Norway [25] Manawainui Falls: 719 metres (2,359 ft) Hawaii: United ...
There is also no agreement how to measure the height of a waterfall, [1] or even what constitutes one. [3] Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall in the world , the Khone Phapheng Falls in Laos are the widest, [ 17 ] and the Inga Falls on the Congo River are the biggest by flow rate , [ 48 ] while the Dry Falls in Washington are the ...
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. There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall.
e.g. Whilst Britannica's tenth tallest waterfall is listed as 2123 feet (647m - Tyssestrengene), the world-waterfalls database states it to be massively taller at 2744 feet (836m- Browne Falls). By world-waterfall's reckoning, Yosemite Falls is the 20th tallest on Earth (Britannica claim 7th tallest) - an obviously massive discrepancy.
The American Falls is the second largest of the three waterfalls that together are known as Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border.Unlike the much larger Horseshoe Falls, of which approximately 90% is in Ontario, Canada, and 10% in the U.S. state of New York, [2] the American Falls is entirely within the United States.
Colonial Creek Falls is the tallest waterfall in the continental United States. [2] In a horizontal traverse of more than 4,200 feet (1,300 m), it falls 2,568 feet (783 m) vertically in 13 distinct drops, with an average incline of 65 degrees.
The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall in the northwestern United States, located on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon.The largest waterfall in the Northwest U.S. by volume, it is the seventeenth widest in the world. [1]
Waihilau Falls is a waterfall in the Waimanu Valley, in the U.S. state of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii, the state's biggest and youngest island. It is the third-tallest waterfall in Hawaii [1] and the thirteenth-highest in the world at 2,600 feet (790 metres) in height. [2] It consists of three slender threads of water falling down through ...