Name | Location | Source/ River | Height (Ft/Mts) |
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Angel (Salto Angel) | Canaima Nat'l Park, Venezuela | upper trib. of Rio Caroni | 3,212 ft 979 m |
Tugela | Natal Nat'l Park, South Africa | Tugela River | 3,110 ft 947 m |
Utigord (Utigordsfoss) | Norway | glacier fed | 2,625 ft 800 m |
Monge (Mongefoss) | Marstein, Norway | Mongebeck | 2,540 ft 774 m |
Gocta Cataracts | Chachapoyas, Peru | 2,532 ft 771 m | |
Mutarazi (Mtarazi) | Nyanga Nat'l Park, Zimbabwe | Mutarazi River | 2,499 ft 762 m |
Yosemite | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Yosemite Creek | 2,425 ft 739 m |
Espelands (Espelandsfoss) | Hardanger Fjord, Norway | Opo River | 2,307 ft 703 m |
Lower Mar Valley (Østra Mardolafoss) | Eikesdal, Norway | Mardals Stream | 2,151 ft 655 m |
Tyssestrengene | Odda, Norway | Tyssa River | 2,123 ft 647 m |
Cuquenan (Salto Kukenan) | Kukenan Tepuy, Venezuela | Cuquenan River | 2,000 ft 610 m |
Sentinel | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Sentinel Creek | 2,000 ft 610 m |
Dudhsagar | Goa/Karnataka, India | Khandepar River | 1,969 ft 600 m |
Sutherland | Milford Sound, New Zealand | Arthur River | 1,904 580 |
Kjell (Kjellfossen) | Gudvanger, Norway | Gudvangen Glacier | 1,841 ft 561 m |
Kahiwa | Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. | Unknown | 1,750 ft 533 m |
Takkakaw | Yoho Nat'l Park, B.C., Canada | Takkakaw Creek | 1,650 ft 503 m |
Ribbon | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Ribbon Stream | 1,612 ft 491 m |
King George VI | Guyana | Courantyne River | 1,600 ft 488 m |
Upper Mar Valley (Mardalsfossen) | nr. Eikesdal, Norway | Mardals Stream | 1,536 ft 468 m |
Kaliuwaa (Sacred) | Pahu, Hawaii, U.S. | Kalanui Stream | 1,520 ft 463 m |
Della | Strathcona Provincial Park, B.C., Canada | Della Lake | 1,444 ft 440 m |
Gavarnie | nr. Lourdes, France | Gave de Pau | 1,384 ft 422 m |
Cachoeira da Fumaça (Glass or Smoke) | Chapada Diamantia Nat'l Park, Brazil | — | 1,378 ft 420 m |
Giessbach | Bern, Switzerland | Giessbach River | 1,312 ft 400 m |
Krimmler | Hohe Tauern Nat'l Park, Austria | Krimmler Ache | 1,250 ft 381 m |
Vettis (Vettisfoss) | Jotunheimen, Norway | Utla (Trib. Mörkedola) | 1,215 ft 370 m |
Papalaua | Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. | Kawai Nui Stream | 1,200 ft 366 m |
Tin Mine | Kosciusko Nat'l Park, Australia | Tin Mine Creek | 1,182 ft 360 m |
Silver Strand (Widows' Tears) | Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. | Silver Strand Creek | 1,170 ft 357 m |
Honokohau | Maui, Hawaii, U.S. | Honokohau Stream | 1,120 ft 341 m |
Wallaman | nr. Ingham, Australia | Wallaman Creek | 1,001 ft 305 m |
Spray Stream (Staubbachfalle) | Lauterburnnental, Switzerland | Staubbach Brook | 984 ft 300 m |
King Edward VIII | Guyana | Courantyne | 850 ft 259 m |
Gersoppa (Jog) | Western Ghats, India | Sharavati | 830 ft 253 m |
Hunlen | British Columbia, Canada | Atnarko River | 830 ft 253 m |
Basaseachic (Salto Basaseachic) | Barance del Cobre, Mexico | Piedra Volada Creek | 812 ft 246 m |
Waipio | Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. | Kekee Stream | 800 ft 244 m |
Kaieteur | Guyana | Potaro (trib. Rio Essequibo) | 740 ft 225 m |
Kalambo | Tanzania/Zambia | Kalambo River | 726 ft 221 m |
Wollomombi | nr. Armidale, Australia | Wollomombi | 722 ft 220 m |
Feigum | Lusterfjord, Norway | Feigumelvi | 715 ft 218 m |