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The following are lists of waterfalls in the world by height, classified into two categories — natural and artificial. Natural waterfalls are further subdivided between overall height and tallest single drop. Each column (Waterfall, Height, Locality, Country) is sortable by using the up/down link in the column headings at the top of each column.
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.
Classical: Fall height is nearly equal to stream width, forming a square shape. [13] Curtain: Fall height is greater than the width of the falling water stream. [13] Plunge Fast-moving water falls vertically, completely losing contact with the bedrock surface. [17] Punchbowl Water is constricted as it falls and then spreads into a wider pool. [13]
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
Height-wise rank Waterfall Height Location Remarks Number of drops 1 Kunchikal Waterfalls: 455 metres (1,493 ft) [2] Shivamogga district, Karnataka: tallest tiered type waterfalls: 4 [3] 2 Barehipani Falls: 399 [4] metres (1,309 ft) [2] Mayurbhanj district, Odisha: tiered: 2 3 Nohkalikai Falls: 340 metres (1,120 ft) [5] East Khasi Hills ...
It has a straight-line crest width of about 830 feet (250 m). If measured along the jagged lip of the falls, the crest is about 950 feet (290 m) long (but see coastline paradox). The torrent of water passing over the crest of the falls is about 2 feet (0.61 m) deep. The height of the American Falls ranges between 70 and 110 feet (21–34 m).
Height of the Salto Angel, the world's highest free-falling waterfall 10 3: 1 kilometer 2.3 km Length of the Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam in the world [34] [35] 3.1 km Narrowest width of the Strait of Messina, separating Italy and Sicily: 8.848 km Height of Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth 10 4: 10 km: 10.9 km
It is the widest waterfall in the world at 10,783 metres (35,376 feet or 6.7 miles) in width from one edge of its multiple channels to the other. [1] [2] The Khone Falls are the largest in southeast Asia, and are the main reason that the Mekong is not fully navigable into China.