Where to Photograph Major Waterfalls
Around the World

We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph major waterfalls around the world. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information.

Where the names in the first column is hyperlinked this links to a Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location pages.

Significant waterfalls are listed alphabetically. Please Note:

• Entries on Bold are within the UK.
• The source of this information is Wikipedia.

Note: The external links on this page were last checked and updated in January 2012.

Waterfall	County/Country	Website	Notes
Angel Falls	Venezuela	Angel Falls	World's highest at 979 metres (3212 feet) in Venezuela.
Bambarakanda Falls	Sri Lanka's	Bambarakanda Falls	Sri Lanka's tallest waterfall at 263m
Bridalveil Fall	USA	Bridalveil Fall	Yosemite Valley is 189m (620 ft) high with a sheer drop when flowing
Cascata delle Marmore	Italy	Cascata delle Marmore	Tallest manmade waterfall in the world ?
Cautley Spout	UK	Cautley Spout	175 m (580ft) is the highest waterfall in England
Colonial Creek Falls	USA	Colonial Creek Falls	Tallest waterfall in North America at 2,584ft (788m), is located in the North Cascades National Park, Washington, United States.
Eas a' Chual Aluinn	UK	Eas a' Chual Aluinn	At 200m (658ft), is the highest waterfall in both Scotland and the United Kingdom.
Gocta	Peru	Gocta	Fifth-highest in the world at 771m (2532ft) and located in the province Chachapoyas, Peru.
Hannoki Falls	Japan	Hannoki Falls	The tallest waterfall in Asia at 1,640ft (500m) and located in Tateyama, Japan.
High Force	UK	High Force	On the River Tees, is one of the tallest waterfalls in England
Huangguoshu Waterfall	China	Huangguoshu Waterfall	Anshun, Guizhou, China, is the largest waterfall in Asia.
Iguazu Falls	Argentina/Brazil	Iguazu Falls	Tall and extremely wide falls located in South America on the Argentina/Brazil border.
Jog Falls	India	Jog Falls	India's eighth highest (listed as 314 ranking on the World Waterfall Database), located in Karnataka state, India.
Jurong Falls	Singapore	Jurong Falls	Singapore is the tallest artificial waterfall in the world. ?
Kaieteur Falls	Guyana	Kaieteur Falls	On the Potaro River in central Guyana, south America, located in the Kaieteur National Park, is 226m (741ft).
Krimmler Wasserfälle	Austria	Krimmler Wasserfälle	380m, is Austria's second tallest waterfall and located in Krimml, Salzburg, Austria.
Multnomah Falls	USA	Multnomah Falls	611 feet (186m) high and 30ft wide. Oregon
Niagara Falls	USA	Niagara Falls	The most powerful falls in North America. Planning a Niagara Falls Trip
Pissing Mare Falls	USA	Pissing Mare Falls	At 350m (1148ft), are the highest in eastern North America.
Pistyll Rhaeadr	UK	Pistyll Rhaeadr	The highest waterfall in Wales at 240ft (73m)
Ramnefjellsfossen	Norway	Ramnefjellsfossen	The world's third highest at 808m (2685ft), at Stryn, Nesdalen, Norway
Rhine Falls	Switzerland	Rhine Falls	Europe's widest and located in Switzerland.
ShirAbad Waterfall	Iran	ShirAbad Waterfall	Located in Golestan, Khanbebin, Shirabad.
St.Clair's Falls	Sri Lanka	St.Clair's Falls	Sri Lanka's widest waterfall 265ft high.
Swallow Falls	UK	Swallow Falls	One of Wales's largest waterfalls.
Takakkaw Falls	Canada	Takakkaw Falls	384m (1260 feet) in Yoho National Park in Canada.
Tequendama Falls	Colombia	Tequendama Falls	132m high waterfall on the Bogotá River, about 30km southwest of Bogotá in Colombia.
Tugela Falls	South Africa	Tugela Falls	The world's second highest at 947m (3110ft) in KwaZulu-Natal province, Republic of South Africa.
Victoria Falls	Zimbabwe/Zambia	Victoria Falls	The largest waterfall in the world and is more than a mile long. It is located on the Zambezi river on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Waihilau Falls	Hawaii, USA	Waihilau Falls	Tallest waterfalls in the United States at 2,600ft (792m), are located in the Waimanu Valley, Hawaii, United States.
Yosemite Falls	USA	Yosemite Falls	Second tallest in North America at 2,425ft, is located in Yosemite National Park, United States.
Yumbilla Falls	Peru	Yumbilla Falls	The world's fifth tallest waterfall and located in Peru.

To see list of other major waterfalls around the world see List of waterfalls by country

Worlds Best 100 Waterfalls

World Waterfall Database

Top 10 wWaterfalls

www.world-of-waterfalls.com/top-10-waterfalls.html

listverse.com/nature/top-10-awe-inspiring-waterfalls/

http://www.intute.ac.uk/worldguide/guide_waterfalls.html 

This list will continue to grow as we come across new places. REMEMBER if know of somewhere that you feel is a good place please let us know.

See also

Waterfalls in England

Waterfalls in Wales

Waterfalls in Scotland

Waterfalls in Ireland

Waterfalls Section for more articles on waterfalls and how to photograph them as well as links to listings of them by country and individual locations guides.