List of waterfalls by type

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The following is a list of waterfalls by type.

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

Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.

Australia

Fitzroy Falls FitzroyFalls.jpg
Fitzroy Falls

Bangladesh

Brazil

Canada

Brandywine Falls BrandywineFalls 1200W.jpg
Brandywine Falls

Costa Rica

Estonia

Finland

Pitsuskongas, a plunge-type waterfall in Enontekio, Finland. Pihtsuskongas 2020.jpg
Pitsusköngäs, a plunge-type waterfall in Enontekiö, Finland.

France

Guyana

Hungary

Iceland

Oxararfoss Thingvellir-16-Wasserfall-1980-gje.jpg
Öxarárfoss
Skogafoss Skogafoss from below.JPG
Skógafoss

India

Jog Falls, India's second highest plunge waterfall, is made up of four distinct, segmented falls, and is fed by the Sharavathi River. The tallest plunges 830 ft (253 m) into a deep chasm in a continuous column of water. Jog Falls, India - August 2004.jpg
Jog Falls, India's second highest plunge waterfall, is made up of four distinct, segmented falls, and is fed by the Sharavathi River. The tallest plunges 830 ft (253 m) into a deep chasm in a continuous column of water.

Indonesia

Sipisopiso Sipisopiso.jpg
Sipisopiso

Japan

Lesotho

Mexico

Mongolia

Ulaan tsutgalan in Mongolia During Summer 2023, the background is showing more geological structures formations and farther geological features Ulaan tsutgalan, Mongolia.jpg
Ulaan tsutgalan in Mongolia During Summer 2023, the background is showing more geological structures formations and farther geological features

Nepal

Pachal waterfall, a plunge Waterfall with height 482 m located at Kalikot District pcaal.JPG
Pachal waterfall, a plunge Waterfall with height 482 m located at Kalikot District


New Zealand

Bridal Veil Falls Waireinga Falls.jpg
Bridal Veil Falls

Norway

Aerial video of Waterfall Bluff in South Africa.

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Uganda

Sipi Falls Sipi Falls Main Drop.jpg
Sipi Falls

United Kingdom

Pistyll Rhaeadr Pistyll Rhaeadr 0073.JPG
Pistyll Rhaeadr

United States

Havasu Falls Havasu Falls 1a md.jpg
Havasu Falls
Looking Glass Falls Looking Glass Falls.jpg
Looking Glass Falls

Venezuela

Zambia

Horsetail

Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.

Australia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Skakavitsa Waterfall, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria in May Skakavitsa Waterfall TB1.jpg
Skakavitsa Waterfall, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria in May

Canada

Takakkaw Falls TakakkawFalls2 edit.jpg
Takakkaw Falls

Iceland

India

Manikyadhara Falls Manikyadhara.JPG
Manikyadhara Falls
Sogal Falls Sogal 1.jpg
Sogal Falls
Thalaiyar Falls Rattail falls.jpg
Thalaiyar Falls

Ireland

Lesotho

New Zealand

Humboldt Falls Humboldt Falls.jpg
Humboldt Falls

North Macedonia

Norway

Sava Bohinjka Slap Savica.jpg
Sava Bohinjka

Philippines

Maria Cristina Falls MariaCristinaFallsJuly2006.jpg
Maria Cristina Falls
Pagsanjan Falls Ausflug Falls 1992 Manila.jpg
Pagsanjan Falls

Slovenia

South Africa

Howick Falls Howick falls1.jpg
Howick Falls

Sri Lanka

Elgin Falls Elgine.JPG
Elgin Falls

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

Nevada Falls Nevada Falls (side).jpg
Nevada Falls
Hiilawe Waterfall Waipio waterfall.jpg
Hiilawe Waterfall

Cataract

A large, powerful waterfall.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mali

Zambia/Zimbabwe

India

Chitrakot Chitrakot6.jpg
Chitrakot
Gokak Falls Gokak Falls.jpg
Gokak Falls
Tirparappu Waterfalls Thriparappu falls.JPG
Tirparappu Waterfalls

Indonesia

Argentina/Brazil

Devil's Throat, Iguacu fall's largest cataract Garganta del Diablo or Devil Throat Iguazu Falls Argentina Luca Galuzzi 2005.JPG
Devil's Throat, Iguaçu fall's largest cataract

Multi-step

A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.

Bulgaria

The Popinolashki waterfall Popinolashki vodopad.jpg
The Popinolashki waterfall

Ghana

Kintampo waterfalls Kintempo Water Falls II.jpg
Kintampo waterfalls

Morocco

Japan

Fukuroda Falls Fukuroda Falls - Dai Tian noLong (hukurodanotaki).jpg
Fukuroda Falls

Estonia

Iceland

Block

Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.

Ethiopia

Huangguoshu Waterfall HuangguoshuFall.jpg
Huangguoshu Waterfall

Cambodia

China

India

Korea

Zambia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iceland

Switzerland

Rhine Falls Rhine Falls.jpg
Rhine Falls

Turkey

United Kingdom

Canada

Niagara Falls Niag715.jpg
Niagara Falls

Mexico

Agua Azul AguaAzulMexico3.jpg
Agua Azul

United States

Australia

Millstream Falls MillstreamFalls 4467.jpg
Millstream Falls

Brazil

Cascade

Water descends a series of rock steps.

Australia

Lady Barron Falls Lady Barron Falls Mt Field National Park.jpg
Lady Barron Falls

Austria

Krimmler Wasserfalle Austrian.waterfall.at.krimml.arp.jpg
Krimmler Wasserfälle

Canada

Elbow Falls Elbow Falls.JPG
Elbow Falls

China

Finland

Germany

Iceland

Barnafossar Barnafoss01.jpg
Barnafossar

India

Chunchanakatte Falls Chunchanakatte Falls.jpg
Chunchanakatte Falls
Irupu Falls From top of Irupu Falls.jpg
Irupu Falls
Jog Falls Jogmonsoon.jpg
Jog Falls
Hanumangundi Falls Hanumanagundi Falls.jpg
Hanumangundi Falls
Kiliyur Falls Kiliyur waterfalls near Yercaud.jpg
Kiliyur Falls
Courtallam falls Courtallam.jpg
Courtallam falls
Monkey Falls Monkey Falls.jpg
Monkey Falls
Ullakaarvi falls Ullakaarvi1.jpg
Ullakaarvi falls

Jamaica

Laos

Khone Phapheng Falls Somphamit.jpg
Khone Phapheng Falls

New Zealand

Tarawera Falls Tarawera Falls n.jpg
Tarawera Falls

North Macedonia

Norway

Philippines

Russia

Sri Lanka

South Africa

Augrabies Falls Augrabies Falls, March 2008.jpg
Augrabies Falls

United Kingdom

Catrake Force Catrake Force - geograph.org.uk - 519367.jpg
Catrake Force

United States

Eastatoe Falls Eastatoefalls.jpg
Eastatoe Falls
Roaring Fork Falls Roaring Fork Falls.jpg
Roaring Fork Falls
Kepler Cascades Kepler Cascades in Yellowstone.JPG
Kepler Cascades

Uganda

Venezuela

Segmented

Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.

Australia

Bulgaria

Etropole Waterfall Varovitets Vodopad.varovitec.JPG
Etropole Waterfall Varovitets
Krushuna Falls KrushunaIwatterfall.jpg
Krushuna Falls

Canada

Horseshoe Falls Horshoe Falls f 16th floor of Marriott.jpg
Horseshoe Falls

Chile

China

Colombia

Estonia

Iceland

Hraunfossar Hraunfossar 2004.jpg
Hraunfossar

India

Magod Falls Magod Falls Karnataka.JPG
Magod Falls
Lushington Falls Unchallifalls.jpg
Lushington Falls
Shivanasamudra Falls Barahachukki.jpg
Shivanasamudra Falls
Sathodi Falls Sathodi 54.jpg
Sathodi Falls
Athirappilly Falls AthirappillyWaterFall.jpg
Athirappilly Falls
Meenmutty Falls Meenmutty Falls.jpg
Meenmutty Falls
Agaya Gangai Agaya Gangai.JPG
Agaya Gangai
Hogenakkal Falls Hogenakkal Falls Close.jpg
Hogenakkal Falls
Suruli Falls Suruli Falls.jpg
Suruli Falls
Vattaparai Falls Keeriparai - Vattaparai falls.JPG
Vattaparai Falls
Keoti Falls Keoti Fall.JPG
Keoti Falls

Iran

Japan

Namibia

North Macedonia

Norway

Thailand

Turkey

Duden Waterfalls DudenWaterfalls01.jpg
Düden Waterfalls

United Kingdom

United States

Dry Falls Dry Falls2.JPG
Dry Falls

Tiered

Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.

Australia

Ebor Falls Upper ebor falls small.jpg
Ebor Falls

Belize

Canada

Alexander Falls AndrewEnns in P7090037.JPG
Alexander Falls

Czech Republic

France

Gavarnie Falls Gavarnie Falls.JPG
Gavarnie Falls

Germany

India

Dudhsagar Falls DudhSagar.jpg
Dudhsagar Falls
Hebbe Falls Hebbe Falls.JPG
Hebbe Falls
Soochipara Falls Arun image15.jpg
Soochipara Falls

Indonesia

Italy

North Macedonia

Norway

Peru

Sri Lanka

Switzerland

Trummelbach Falls Trummelbach.JPG
Trümmelbach Falls

Thailand

United Kingdom

United States

Yosemite Falls Yosemite upper falls winter 2010.JPG
Yosemite Falls

Punchbowl

Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.

Nunobiki Falls Vertical panorama of Odaki, the greatest fall of the Nunobiki Falls.jpg
Nunobiki Falls
Camaya Falls Camaya waterfalls-3.jpg
Camaya Falls

Australia

Bulgaria

Canada

Iceland

Japan

Korea

Philippines

United Kingdom

United States

Fan

Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.

Cola de Caballo Cola de Caballo.JPG
Cola de Caballo
Yudaki Falls Tang Long  - panoramio (6).jpg
Yudaki Falls

Australia

Canada

Japan

Mexico

Philippines

United States

Ephemeral

Ephemeral waterfalls flow only after periods of heavy rain or significant snowmelt.

An example of an ephemeral waterfall. This one, when flowing, feeds into the Chagrin River (Ohio). An ephemeral waterfall.jpg
An example of an ephemeral waterfall. This one, when flowing, feeds into the Chagrin River (Ohio).

United States

Bulgaria

See also

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