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Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall. [1] Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool. [1] Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river. [1] [2] Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps. [1] [2] Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it ...
A waterfall is generally defined as a point in a river where water flows over a steep drop that is close to or directly vertical. In 2000 Mabin specified that "The horizontal distance between the positions of the lip and plunge pool should be no more than c 25% of the waterfall height."
Glen – Name for valley commonly used in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man; Gorge – Deep chasm between cliffs; Graben – Depressed block of planetary crust bordered by parallel normal faults; Gulch – Deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion; Gulf; Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil
But the most common nature names in the U.S. are botanical names for girls — Violet, Hazel, Ivy, and Willow are in the Top 50 — and water names for boys, like Dylan (meaning “son of the sea ...
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.
There are several different explanations for the name, all involving it being the first water to be found by desperately thirsty parties. Canadian River: The etymology is unclear. The name may have come from French-Canadian traders and hunters who traveled along the river, or early explorers may have thought that the river flowed into Canada.
Kaieteur Falls is the largest single-drop waterfall [1] in the world. It is located on the Potaro River in Kaieteur National Park, central Essequibo Territory, Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when ...
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