Highest Waterfalls of the World

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The following table lists the world's tallest waterfalls including the name, location, source, and height. Officially, Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest waterfall with an uninterrupted drop, at a height of 979 meters.

Name(s) (foreign) Location Source/River Height
Feet Meters
Angel (Salto Angel) Canaima Nat'l Park, Venezuela upper trib. of Rio Caroni 3,212 979
Tugela Natal Nat'l Park, South Africa Tugela River 3,110 947
Utigord (Utigordsfoss) Norway glacier fed 2,625 800
Monge (Mongefoss) Marstein, Norway Mongebeck 2,540 774
Gocta Cataracts Chachapoyas, Peru   2,532 771
Mutarazi (Mtarazi) Nyanga Nat'l Park, Zimbabwe Mutarazi River 2,499 762
Yosemite Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. Yosemite Creek 2,425 739
Espelands (Espelandsfoss) Hardanger Fjord, Norway Opo River 2,307 7031
Lower Mar Valley (Østra Mardolafoss) Eikesdal, Norway Mardals Stream 2,151 6552
Tyssestrengene Odda, Norway Tyssa River 2,123 6472
Cuquenan (Salto Kukenan) Kukenan Tepuy, Venezuela Cuquenan River 2,000 610
Sentinel Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. Sentinel Creek 2,000 610
Dudhsagar Goa/Karnataka, India Khandepar River 1,969 600
Sutherland Milford Sound, New Zealand Arthur River 1,904 580
Kjell (Kjellfossen) Gudvanger, Norway Gudvangen Glacier 1,841 561
Kahiwa Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. Unknown 1,750 533
Takkakaw Yoho Nat'l Park, B.C., Canada Takkakaw Creek 1,650 503
Ribbon Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. Ribbon Stream 1,612 491
King George VI Guyana Courantyne River 1,600 488
Upper Mar Valley (Mardalsfossen) nr. Eikesdal, Norway Mardals Stream 1,536 468
Kaliuwaa (Sacred) Pahu, Hawaii, U.S. Kalanui Stream 1,520 463
Della Strathcona Provincial Park, B.C., Canada Della Lake 1,444 440
Gavarnie nr. Lourdes, France Gave de Pau 1,384 422
Cachoeira da Fumaça (Glass or Smoke) Chapada Diamantia Nat'l Park, Brazil — 1,378 420
Giessbach Bern, Switzerland Giessbach River 1,312 400
Krimmler Hohe Tauern Nat'l Park, Austria Krimmler Ache 1,250 381
Vettis (Vettisfoss) Jotunheimen, Norway Utla (Trib. Mörkedola) 1,215 370
Papalaua Molokai, Hawaii, U.S. Kawai Nui Stream 1,200 366
Tin Mine Kosciusko Nat'l Park, Australia Tin Mine Creek 1,182 360
Silver Strand (Widows' Tears) Yosemite Nat'l Park, California, U.S. Silver Strand Creek 1,170 357
Honokohau Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Honokohau Stream 1,120 341
Wallaman nr. Ingham, Australia Wallaman Creek 1,001 305
Spray Stream (Staubbachfalle) Lauterburnnental, Switzerland Staubbach Brook 984 300
King Edward VIII Guyana Courantyne 850 259
Gersoppa (Jog) Western Ghats, India Sharavati 830 253
Hunlen British Columbia, Canada Atnarko River 830 253
Basaseachic (Salto Basaseachic) Barance del Cobre, Mexico Piedra Volada Creek 812 246
Waipio Kauai, Hawaii, U.S. Kekee Stream 800 244
Kaieteur Guyana Potaro (trib. Rio Essequibo) 740 225
Kalambo Tanzania/Zambia Kalambo River 726 221
Wollomombi nr. Armidale, Australia Wollomombi 722 220
Feigum Lusterfjord, Norway Feigumelvi 715 218
1. Unofficial (estimated) height. Subject to revision.
2. Incorporated in hydroelectric scheme. Greatly diminished flow.
Sources: Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition (1997); www.britannica.com; www.waterfallsnorthwest.com; www.americanparknetwork.com; www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/landforms/waterfal.htm/; www.atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/waterfalls.html; The State of Hawaii Data Book 2001; John Steven Lasher, Fifth Continent Australia Pty Ltd.

 

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