List of tallest waterfalls

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The list of the highest waterfalls contains a selection of the highest waterfalls on earth .

Waterfalls of the Earth - sorted by height of fall
Surname country Total height in m Height of the highest single level
Angel somersault VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 979 805
Tugela Fall (in 5 stages) South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 948
Cataratas las Tres Hermanas PeruPeru Peru 914
Olo'upena Falls United StatesUnited States United States ( Hawaii ) 900
Yumbilla (in 3 stages) PeruPeru Peru 896
Vinnufossen NorwayNorway Norway 860
Balåifossen NorwayNorway Norway 850
Pu'uka'oku Falls United StatesUnited States United States ( Hawaii ) 840
James Bruce Falls CanadaCanada Canada 840
Browne Falls New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 836 619
Strupenfossen NorwayNorway Norway 820
Ramnefjellsfossen NorwayNorway Norway 818
Waihilau Falls United StatesUnited States United States ( Hawaii ) 792
Colonial Creek Falls United StatesUnited States United States 788
Mongefossen NorwayNorway Norway 773
Catarata Gocta (in 2 stages) PeruPeru Peru 771
Mutarazi Falls Zimbabwe 762
Johannesburg Falls United StatesUnited States United States 751
Yosemite Falls (in 3 stages) United StatesUnited States United States 739 435 (Upper Falls)
Kjelfossen NorwayNorway Norway 705
Mardalsfossen NorwayNorway Norway 645 297
Cascade Blanche ReunionReunion Reunion 640
Langfossen NorwayNorway Norway 612
Salto Kukenam VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 610
Seerenbach Falls (in 3 stages) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 585 305
Sutherland Falls (in 3 stages) New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 579
Jinbar waterfall EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia over 500
King George VI Falls GuyanaGuyana Guyana 488
Talnikowy waterfall RussiaRussia Russia 482
Röthbach Falls GermanyGermany Germany 470
Roraima case GuyanaGuyana Guyana 457
Cleve Garth Falls New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 450
Kalambo case TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania 427
Gavarnie Falls (in 2 stages) FranceFrance France 422
Uitschi Falls GuyanaGuyana Guyana 420
Murrenbach Falls SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 417 417
Takakkaw Falls CanadaCanada Canada 384
Krimml Waterfalls (in 3 stages) AustriaAustria Austria 380 145
Engstligenfalls SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 370
Shōmyō waterfall JapanJapan Japan 350
Lofoi Falls Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo 350
Shannon Falls CanadaCanada Canada 335
Cascate del Serio ItalyItaly Italy 315
Dudhsagar Falls IndiaIndia India 310
Wallaman Falls AustraliaAustralia Australia 305
Giessbachfall (in 14 stages) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 300
Staubbach Falls SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 297
Vettisfossen NorwayNorway Norway 260
Jog Falls IndiaIndia India 250
Isengrindfall SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland (Weisstannental / SG) 230
Morsárfoss IcelandIceland Iceland 227
Kaieteur Falls GuyanaGuyana Guyana 226
Wollomombi Waterfall AustraliaAustralia Australia 220
Fallbach AustriaAustria Austria 200
Glymur IcelandIceland Iceland 198
Maletsunyane Falls LesothoLesotho Lesotho 192
Multnomah Falls United StatesUnited States United States 189
Cascata delle Marmore ItalyItaly Italy 165
Vøringsfossen NorwayNorway Norway 163
Triberg waterfalls (in 10 levels) GermanyGermany Germany 162
Ellenborough Falls AustraliaAustralia Australia 160
Stuibenfall AustriaAustria Austria 150
Tequendamafall ColombiaColombia Colombia 147
Cascata del Toce ItalyItaly Italy 143
Gimel waterfall FranceFrance France 143
Ilya Muromets waterfall RussiaRussia Russia 141
Helmcken Falls CanadaCanada Canada 141
Caracol (Rio Grande do Sul) BrazilBrazil Brazil 131
Rjukanfossen NorwayNorway Norway 127
Háifoss IcelandIceland Iceland 122
Victoria Falls ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe Zambia
ZambiaZambia 
120
Hengifoss IcelandIceland Iceland 118
Fällan-Österängen (Huskvarnaån) SwedenSweden Sweden 116
Piss vache SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 116
Teverone Falls ItalyItaly Italy 108
Kalandula Falls AngolaAngola Angola 105
Dynjandi IcelandIceland Iceland 100
Kegon Falls JapanJapan Japan 97
Partschins waterfall ItalyItaly Italy 97
Todtnau waterfall GermanyGermany Germany 97
Lower Falls United StatesUnited States United States 94
Waterfall at Chamarel MauritiusMauritius Mauritius 90
Virginia Falls CanadaCanada Canada 90
Badgastein Falls AustriaAustria Austria 85 and 63
Krka Falls CroatiaCroatia Croatia 84.5 and 46
Montmorency case CanadaCanada Canada 82
Snoqualmie case United StatesUnited States United States 82
Paulo Afonso Falls BrazilBrazil Brazil 81
Mason waterfall AustriaAustria Austria 80
Ekom waterfalls CameroonCameroon Cameroon 80
Veliki slap (big waterfall) , Plitvice Lakes CroatiaCroatia Croatia 78
Iguazú waterfalls ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Brazil
BrazilBrazil 
75
Frecha da Mizarela PortugalPortugal Portugal 75
Huangguoshu waterfall China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 74
Edessa waterfalls GreeceGreece Greece 70
Niagara Falls CanadaCanada Canada United States
United StatesUnited States 
63
Seljalandsfoss IcelandIceland Iceland 60
Skogafoss IcelandIceland Iceland 60
Harsprånget SwedenSweden Sweden 50
Dettifoss IcelandIceland Iceland 44
Livingstone Falls Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 40
Stora Sjöfallet SwedenSweden Sweden 40
Tännforsen SwedenSweden Sweden 32 (fall)
38 (deep)
Leuenfall SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 34
Gullfoss (in 2 stages) IcelandIceland Iceland 32
Galovački buk (Galovac Waterfall) , Plitvice Lakes CroatiaCroatia Croatia 25th
Cumberland Falls United StatesUnited States United States 23
Cohoes Falls United StatesUnited States United States 20th
Düden waterfall TurkeyTurkey Turkey 40

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