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The tallest waterfalls

200 waterfalls with a guide, ranked by the height of the drop.

1Angel FallsVenezuela979 m2Tugela FallsSouth Africa948 m3Tres Hermanas FallsPeru914 m0.9 m³/s4Oloʻupena FallsUnited States900 m5Yumbilla FallsPeru896 m6BalayfossenNorway850 m7VinnufossenNorway845 m8James Bruce FallsCanada840 m9Pu'uka'oku FallsUnited States840 m10Mattenbach FallsSwitzerland840 m11Browne FallsNew Zealand836 m1.6 m³/s12StrupenfossenNorway820 m0.7 m³/s13RamnefjellsfossenNorway818 m1.9 m³/s14Waihilau FallsUnited States792 m15MongefossenNorway773 m0.5 m³/s16Gocta CataractsPeru771 m1.0 m³/s17Mutarazi FallsZimbabwe762 m0.5 m³/s18KjelfossenNorway755 m19Yosemite FallsUnited States739 m20Yutaje FallsVenezuela715 m0.7 m³/s21MardalsfossenNorway705 m22Bras d'Annette FallsFrance700 m23Horsetail FallUnited States650 m8.4 m³/s24Snow Creek FallsUnited States650 m0.5 m³/s25Cascade BlancheFrance640 m26Salto RoraimaVenezuela610 m27Talnikovy WaterfallRussia600 m28Cascada La ChorreraColombia590 m29Seerenbach FallsSwitzerland585 m30MovranBosnia and Herzegovina584 m0.1 m³/s31Sutherland FallsNew Zealand581 m11 m³/s32Savica FallsSlovenia571 m0.7 m³/s33Cascate di StroppiaItaly500 m34TjørnadalsfossenNorway500 m1.4 m³/s35Cascade du ChaudronFrance500 m36Narchyang waterfallNepal500 m0.3 m³/s37Ribbon FallUnited States491 m38Thousand Foot FallsBelize488 m39Röthbach WaterfallGermany470 m0.4 m³/s40Kunchikal FallsIndia455 m41Hiʻilawe FallsUnited States442 m42Della FallsCanada440 m43KrunefossenNorway425 m0.2 m³/s44Bowmar FallsNew Zealand425 m0.8 m³/s45Gavarnie FallsFrance422 m6.0 m³/s46Devil's Throat WaterfallBulgaria420 m0.3 m³/s47MürrenbachfallSwitzerland417 m48Seven Sisters waterfallNorway410 m49Salto de BordonesColombia400 m5.5 m³/s50Hunlen FallsCanada396 m51Wapama FallsUnited States392 m1.6 m³/s52Lofoi FallsDR Congo384 m7.7 m³/s53VermafossenNorway381 m22 m³/s54Krimml WaterfallsAustria380 m2.0 m³/s55Royal Arch CascadeUnited States380 m56Bridal Veil FallsCanada366 m57Cascade de l'ArpenazFrance365 m58Lehamite FallsUnited States360 m0.2 m³/s59Shōmyō FallsJapan350 m0.9 m³/s60Vaipo WaterfallFrance350 m1.0 m³/s61Pissing Mare FallsCanada343 m0.8 m³/s62Cachoeira da FumaçaBrazil340 m63Nohsngithiang FallsIndia315 m0.8 m³/s64Staircase FallsUnited States310 m65Angels Staircase FallsCanada305 m66Takakkaw FallsCanada302 m0.5 m³/s67Trou de FerFrance300 m68Staubbach FallsSwitzerland297 m69Cachoeira do TabuleiroBrazil280 m0.4 m³/s70Tueeulala FallsUnited States279 m71VettisfossenNorway275 m72Humboldt FallsNew Zealand275 m1.4 m³/s73Hagoromo FallsJapan270 m74MollisfossenNorway269 m75Wallaman FallsAustralia268 m1.5 m³/s76Jog FallsIndia253 m153 m³/s77Tamarind FallsMauritius250 m78Thi Lo Su waterfallThailand250 m4.1 m³/s79Rianbavy FallsMadagascar250 m0.6 m³/s80Kimani FallsTanzania250 m4.6 m³/s81Cascade BiberonFrance250 m82Kambadaga FallsGuinea249 m12 m³/s83Basaseachic FallsMexico246 m0.7 m³/s84Carbet FallsFrance245 m85Stoney Creek FallsAustralia243 m0.3 m³/s86RjukanfossenNorway238 m43 m³/s87Kalambo FallsZambia235 m36 m³/s88Kaluđerski SkokoviSerbia232 m89Blencoe FallsAustralia230 m5.5 m³/s90Wollomombi FallsAustralia230 m2.0 m³/s91Cascade de SyratuFrance230 m92IsengrindfallSwitzerland230 m93MorsárfossIceland227 m0.3 m³/s94Kaieteur FallsGuyana226 m663 m³/s95Baatara gorge waterfallLebanon225 m96KjosfossenNorway225 m9.3 m³/s97Nervión WaterfallSpain222 m0.8 m³/s98Amicalola FallsUnited States222 m99La SallentSpain220 m0.1 m³/s100Fallbach WaterfallAustria220 m0.3 m³/s101Chilnualna FallUnited States212 m0.6 m³/s102Tully FallsAustralia210 m9.3 m³/s103Ryūzu FallsJapan210 m1.4 m³/s104Sakaleona FallsMadagascar200 m7.1 m³/s105VedalsfossenNorway200 m106Riserva naturale guidata Cascate del VerdeItaly200 m107Heads LeapNew Zealand200 m0.9 m³/s108Cautley SpoutUnited Kingdom198 m109Maletsunyane FallsLesotho192 m1.0 m³/s110GlymurIceland190 m111Bridalveil FallUnited States189 m0.8 m³/s112Kurundu Oya WaterfallSri Lanka189 m1.0 m³/s113VøringfossenNorway184 m12 m³/s114Nevada FallUnited States181 m2.6 m³/s115Sankai FallsJapan181 m116Shahandasht WaterfallIran180 m0.4 m³/s117Grawa-WasserfallAustria180 m0.4 m³/s118Crypt FallsCanada175 m119Silver Strand FallsUnited States175 m120Earland FallsNew Zealand174 m121Burhan-bulak fallsKazakhstan168 m122Bant-Pway-Kyinn WaterfallMyanmar168 m123Multnomah FallsUnited States165 m124LåtefossenNorway165 m7.2 m³/s125Bowen FallsNew Zealand162 m0.1 m³/s126King George VI FallsGuyana160 m20 m³/s127Ellenborough FallsAustralia160 m128Liffey FallsAustralia160 m0.6 m³/s129Cascade de la FougeFrance160 m130StuibenfallAustria159 m1.3 m³/s131Twin FallsAustralia158 m6.9 m³/s132Tequendama FallsColombia157 m78 m³/s133Salto de CandelasColombia157 m14 m³/s134Cachoeira Boca da OnçaBrazil156 m135Stirling FallsNew Zealand155 m0.2 m³/s136Wairere FallsNew Zealand153 m0.5 m³/s137Kilmarnock FallsNew Zealand152 m0.2 m³/s138Sruth in Aghaidh an AirdIreland150 m139Bird Woman FallsUnited States150 m140Yarrbilgong FallsAustralia150 m141Joranda FallsIndia150 m142Paulin FallsNew Zealand150 m143Cascade du ChienFrance150 m144Falls of MonessUnited Kingdom150 m0.8 m³/s145Pančavský vodopádCzechia148 m0.0 m³/s146Cascata del ToceItaly143 m3.2 m³/s147Magwa FallsSouth Africa142 m0.8 m³/s148Helmcken FallsCanada141 m38 m³/s149Ilya Muromets WaterfallRussia141 m150Vrachanska skaklyaBulgaria141 m151FossáFaroe Islands140 m152Chutes de LancrenonCameroon140 m22 m³/s153Korab FallsNorth Macedonia138 m154Bishop FallsIndia135 m1.9 m³/s155Akaka Falls State ParkUnited States135 m156Nachi FallsJapan133 m0.4 m³/s157Belmore FallsAustralia130 m0.2 m³/s158Cascate NardisItaly130 m4.0 m³/s159HengifossIceland128 m160Josei FallsJapan126 m161Upper Whitewater FallsUnited States125 m1.2 m³/s162Raysko PraskaloBulgaria124 m163Apsley FallsAustralia123 m164HáifossIceland122 m165Steavenson FallsAustralia122 m0.4 m³/s166Powerscourt WaterfallIreland121 m0.3 m³/s167Dry FallsUnited States121 m168Ruacana FallsNamibia120 m216 m³/s169Chutes de BoaliCentral African Republic120 m74 m³/s170Sipisopiso WaterfallIndonesia120 m1.5 m³/s171Steall WaterfallUnited Kingdom120 m0.3 m³/s172Kautz Creek FallsUnited States120 m0.2 m³/s173Tumpak Sewu WaterfallsIndonesia120 m1.7 m³/s174Yeddi gozel WaterfallAzerbaijan120 m175Chorreras de DespeñalaguaSpain120 m176KitsiputousFinland118 m177Illilouette FallUnited States116 m2.0 m³/s178Comet FallsUnited States116 m179PissevacheSwitzerland116 m0.8 m³/s180Ebor FallsAustralia115 m0.3 m³/s181Nugget FallsUnited States115 m2.8 m³/s182Salt de SallentSpain115 m0.6 m³/s183Cascade de la CharabotteFrance115 m3.5 m³/s184Falls of GlomachUnited Kingdom113 m1.0 m³/s185Devils Punchbowl FallsNew Zealand112 m0.3 m³/s186Caracol FallsBrazil111 m1.3 m³/s187Ouzoud FallsMorocco110 m1.3 m³/s188Véu da Noiva FallsPortugal110 m189Cascade du Bief de la RuineFrance110 m2.5 m³/s190Cascade d'ArsFrance110 m0.2 m³/s191Victoria FallsZimbabwe108 m1,088 m³/s192Kalandula FallsAngola105 m107 m³/s193Ducha del DiabloPeru105 m70 m³/s194Cascada de TamulMexico105 m5.8 m³/s195Kopren WaterfallSerbia104 m0.3 m³/s196Goraikō FallsJapan102 m197Three Gorges WaterfallChina102 m0.4 m³/s198Cascate del VaroneItaly100 m0.7 m³/s199Sipi FallsUganda100 m0.3 m³/s200Kota FallsBenin100 m

Total height of the drop as published in Wikidata (or OpenStreetMap). Many tall falls drop in several tiers.

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