The following is a list of waterfalls by type.
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- Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface. [1]
- Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock. [1]
- 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 descends. [1]
- Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls. [1]
- Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool. [1]
- Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock. [1]
Some waterfalls are also distinct in that they do not flow continuously. Ephemeral waterfalls only flow after a rain or a significant snowmelt. [3] [4] [5]
Contents
- Plunge
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Guyana
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Lesotho
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- New Zealand
- Norway
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela
- Zambia
- Horsetail
- Australia 2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada 2
- Iceland 2
- India 2
- Ireland
- Lesotho 2
- New Zealand 2
- North Macedonia
- Norway 2
- Philippines
- Slovenia
- South Africa 2
- Sri Lanka 2
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom 2
- United States 2
- Cataract
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mali
- Zambia/Zimbabwe
- India 3
- Indonesia 2
- Argentina/Brazil
- Multi-step
- Bulgaria 2
- Ghana
- Morocco
- Japan 2
- Estonia 2
- Iceland 3
- Block
- Ethiopia
- Cambodia
- China
- India 4
- Korea
- Zambia 2
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2
- Iceland 4
- Switzerland 2
- Turkey
- United Kingdom 3
- Canada 3
- Mexico 2
- United States 3
- Australia 3
- Brazil 2
- Cascade
- Australia 4
- Austria
- Canada 4
- China 2
- Finland 2
- Germany
- Iceland 5
- India 5
- Jamaica
- Laos
- New Zealand 3
- North Macedonia 2
- Norway 3
- Philippines 2
- Russia
- Sri Lanka 3
- South Africa 3
- United Kingdom 4
- United States 4
- Uganda 2
- Venezuela 2
- Segmented
- Australia 5
- Bulgaria 3
- Canada 5
- Chile
- China 3
- Colombia
- Estonia 3
- Iceland 6
- India 6
- Iran
- Japan 3
- Namibia
- North Macedonia 3
- Norway 4
- Thailand
- Turkey 2
- United Kingdom 5
- United States 5
- Tiered
- Australia 6
- Belize
- Canada 6
- Czech Republic
- France 2
- Germany 2
- India 7
- Indonesia 3
- Italy
- North Macedonia 4
- Norway 5
- Peru
- Sri Lanka 4
- Switzerland 3
- Thailand 2
- United Kingdom 6
- United States 6
- Punchbowl
- Australia 7
- Bulgaria 4
- Canada 7
- Iceland 7
- Japan 4
- Korea 2
- Philippines 3
- United Kingdom 7
- United States 7
- Fan
- Australia 8
- Canada 8
- Japan 5
- Mexico 3
- Philippines 4
- United States 8
- Ephemeral
- United States 9
- Bulgaria 5
- See also
- References
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