List Of Waterfalls In India & the World

List Of Waterfalls In India & the World | UPSC – In this article, You will read the Important Waterfalls in India, and Important Waterfalls in the World – for UPSC IAS Examination . You Will get Full Details Of All Waterfalls. There is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall. No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise.

What Is Waterfall ?

A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river.
Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls are commonly formed in the upper course of a river where lakes flow into valleys in steep mountains.
A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or shut-in.
It is created by the erosional forces of cascading water on the rocks at the formation’s base where the water impacts.

Important Waterfalls In India & the World | UPSC — List Of Waterfalls

Types of Waterfalls :

Ledge waterfall	Water descends vertically over a vertical cliff, maintaining partial contact with the bedrock.
Cataract Waterfall	A large, powerful waterfall.
Horsetail Waterfall	Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
Plunge Waterfall	Fast-moving water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
Block Waterfall	Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
Multi-step Waterfall	A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
Segmented Waterfall	Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
Cascade Waterfall	Water descends a series of rock steps.
Punchbowl Waterfall	Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
Tiered Waterfall	Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
Fan Waterfall	Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
Moulin Waterfall	A moulin is a waterfall in a glacier.

List of Highest Waterfalls in India

Kunchikal Falls in Shimoga District Karnataka is the highest waterfall in India with a height of 1493 feet.
The highest waterfall in India (Kunchikal Falls) is formed by the Varahi River.
Dudhsagar falls is known as the ‘Sea of milk’, it is formed from the Mandovi River.
Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand is known as the city of waterfalls in India.
Nohkalikai Falls located near Cherrapunji is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. Its height is 1115 feet (340 metres) and is one of the wettest places on Earth.
The Western Ghats are known as the Cherrapunji of South India.
Nohsngithiang Falls (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls or Mawsmai Falls) is a seven-segmented waterfall located 1 kilometre south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

List Of Waterfalls In India :

Waterfalls in India	Location	Height Metre/Feet	Feature
Kunchikal Falls	Shimoga district, Karnataka	455 metres (1,493 ft)	Tiered, Highest waterfall in India
Barehipani Falls	Mayurbhanj district, Odisha	399 metres (1,309 ft)	2 tiered waterfalls
Nohkalikai Falls	East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya	340m (1115 feet)	tallest plunge type waterfalls
Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls	East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya	315 metres (1,033 ft)	segmented type waterfalls
Dudhsagar Falls	Karnataka and Goa	310 m(1017 feet)	4 tiered waterfalls
Kynrem Falls	East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya	305 metres (1,001 ft)	3 tiered waterfalls
Meenmutty Falls	Wayanad district, Kerala	300 metres (984 feet)	3 tiered waterfalls/ segmented type
Thalaiyar Falls	Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu	297 metres (974 ft)	horsetail type waterfalls
Vajrai Falls	Satara district, Maharashtra	260 metres (853 ft)	3 tiered, 2nd tallest plunge type waterfall
Barkana Falls	Shimoga district, Karnataka	259 metres (850 ft)	tiered waterfalls
Jog Falls	Shimoga district, Karnataka	253 metres (830 ft)	cascade waterfalls
Khandadhar Falls	Kendujhar district & Sundergarh district, Odisha	244 metres (801 ft)	Horse tail type falls
Vantawng Falls	Serchhip district, Mizoram	229 metres (751 ft)	2 tiered waterfalls
Kune Falls	Pune district, Maharashtra	200 metres (660 ft)	3 tiered waterfalls
Soochipara Falls, Thoseghar Waterfalls	Wayanad district, Kerala, Satara district Maharashtra	200 metres (656 feet)	3 tiered waterfalls
Magod Falls	Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka	198 metres (650 ft)	2 tiered/Segmented waterfalls
Joranda Falls	Mayurbhanj district, Odisha	181 metres (594 ft)	plunge type waterfalls
Hebbe Falls	Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka	168 metres (551 ft)	2 tiered waterfalls
Duduma Falls	the border of Koraput (Odisha) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)	157 metres (515 ft)	plunge type waterfalls
Palani Falls	Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh	150 metres (490 ft)	Surge waterfalls
Lodh Falls	Latehar district, Jharkhand	143 metres (469 ft)	2 tiered waterfalls
Bahuti Falls	Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh	198 metres (650 ft)	2 tiered waterfalls, tallest waterfall in madhya Pradesh
Bishop Falls	East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya	135 metres (443 ft)	3 tiered waterfalls
Chachai Falls	Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh	130 metres (430 ft)	on bihad river, comes down from Rewa Plateau
Keoti Falls	Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh	130 metres (430 ft)	segmented type waterfall
Kalhatti Falls	Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka	122 metres (400 ft)	–
Beadon Falls	East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya	120 metres (390 ft)	3 tiered waterfall, twin of Bishop Falls
Keppa Falls	Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka	116 metres (381 ft)	fan type waterfall
Koosalli Falls	Udupi, Karnataka	116 metres (381 ft)	6 tiered waterfall
Dabbe falls	Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka	110 metres(360 ft)	–
Pandavgad Falls	Thane, Maharashtra	107 metres (351 ft)	Plunge waterfall
Rajat Prapat	Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh	107 metres (351 ft)	horsetail type waterfall
Bundla Falls	kaimur district bihar	100 metres (330 ft)	–
Vantawng Falls	Serchhip district, Mizoram	230 metres (750 ft)	2 tiered waterfalls
Shivanasamudra Falls	Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka	98 metres (322 ft)	segmented type
Lower Ghaghri Falls	Latehar district, Jharkhand	98 metres (322 ft)	cascade waterfalls
Hundru Falls	Ranchi district, Jharkhand	98 metres (322 ft)	segmented type
Sweet Falls	East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya	96 metres (315 ft)	horsetail type
Agaya Gangai	Namakkal, Tamil Nadu	92 metres (302 ft)	1 tiered/segmented waterfalls
Gatha Falls	Panna district, Madhya Pradesh	91 metres (299 ft)	–
Teerathgarh Falls	Baster district, Chhattisgarh	91 metres (299 ft)	Block type Waterfall
Kiliyur Falls	Yercaud, Tamil Nadu	91 metres (299 ft)	fan type waterfall
Kudumari Falls	Udupi district, Karnataka	91 metres (299 ft)	horsetail type waterfall
Muthyala Maduvu Falls	Bangalore rural district, Karnataka	91 metres (299 ft)	–
Tirathgarh Falls	Bastar district, Chhattisgarh	91 metres (299 ft)	horsetail type waterfall
Langshiang Falls	West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya	85 metres (279 ft)	–
Talakona falls	Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh	82 metres (269 ft)	highest waterfall in andhra pradesh
Kakolat Falls	Nawada district, Bihar	50 metres (160 ft)	cataract waterfall
Athirappilly Falls	Thrissur district, Kerala	25 metres (82 ft)	Block/Segmented type waterfall
Chuliya Waterfall	Rajasthan	—	Chambal River

List of Highest Waterfalls in the World

Iguazu Falls	Iguazu Falls – forms a border between Argentina and Brazil. It is the largest waterfall system in the world.
Niagara Falls	Niagara Falls – share the international border of Canada and the United States and lie in the states of new york and province of Ontario. It is a collective name of three waterfalls.
Victoria Falls	Victoria Falls – One of the Seven natural wonders of the world by CNN. It is in South Africa on the Zambezi river and shares the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Kaieteur Falls	Kaieteur Falls – is in Guyana. It is twice as high as Victoria Falls and 5 times higher than Niagara Falls.
Angel Falls	Angel Falls – are the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfalls, on the Churún River, a tributary of the Caroní river.
Paulo Afonso Falls	Paulo Afonso Falls – is a series of waterfalls on the São Francisco River in the north-east of Brazil.
Livingstone Falls	Livingstone Falls – are a succession of enormous rapids on the lower course of the Congo River in west equatorial Africa, downstream from Malebo Pool in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls)	Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls) – Boyoma Falls, formerly known as Stanley Falls, is a series of seven cataracts, along a curve of the Lualaba River between the river port towns of Ubundu and Kisangani in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Beyond the cataract the Lualaba becomes the Congo River.
Tugela Falls	Tugela Falls – Tugela Falls is a complex of seasonal waterfalls located in the Drakensberg of Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa.
Utigord Falls	Utigord Falls – in Norway, also known as Ramnefjellsfossen or Utigardsfossen is unofficially listed as the third-highest waterfall in the world.
Alexandra Falls	Alexandra Falls – is located on the Hay River in Canada.
Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls – on the Snake River, United States.
International Falls	International Falls – on the south bank of Rainy River, Minnesota, United States.
Browne Falls	Browne Falls – is a waterfall above Doubtful Sound, which is located in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.

List Of Waterfalls In World For UPSC

Waterfalls in the World	Height – Metres/Feets	Locality	Country
Angel Falls	979 metres (3,212 ft)	Canaima National Park, Bolívar	Venezuela
Tugela Falls	948 metres (3,110 ft)	KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa
Tres Hermanas Falls	914 metres (2,999 ft)	Otishi National Park, Junin	Peru
Olo’upena Falls	900 metres (2,953 ft)	Molokai, Hawaii	United States
Yumbilla Falls	896 metres (2,940 ft)	Amazonas	Peru
Vinnufossen	860 metres (2,822 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Balåifossen	850 metres (2,789 ft)	Hordaland	Norway
Pu’uka’oku Falls	840 metres (2,756 ft)	Hawaii	United States
James Bruce Falls	840 metres (2,756 ft)	British Columbia	Canada
Browne Falls	836 metres (2,743 ft)	Doubtful Sound, Southland	New Zealand
Strupenfossen	820 metres (2,690 ft)	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Ramnefjellsfossen	818 metres (2,684 ft)	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Waihilau Falls	792 metres (2,598 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Colonial Creek Falls	788 metres (2,585 ft)	Washington	United States
Mongefossen	773 metres (2,536 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Gocta Cataracts	771 metres (2,530 ft)	Amazonas	Peru
Mutarazi Falls	762 metres (2,500 ft)	Manicaland	Zimbabwe
Kjelfossen	755 metres (2,477 ft)	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Yosemite Falls	739 metres (2,425 ft)	California	United States
Cascades de Trou de Fer	725 metres (2,379 ft)	Réunion	France
Olmaafossen	720 metres (2,362 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway (Tallest Waterfall in Norway)
Manawainui Falls	719 metres (2,359 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Kjeragfossen	715 metres (2,346 ft)	Rogaland	Norway
Avalanche Basin Falls	707 metres (2,320 ft)	Montana	United States
Harrison Basin Falls	707 metres (2,320 ft)	Montana	United States
Haloku Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)	Hawaii	United States
Chamberlain Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)	Southland	New Zealand
Alfred Creek Falls	700 metres (2,297 ft)	British Columbia	Canada
Døntefossen	700 metres (2,297 ft)	Møre og Romsdal	Norway
Brufossen	698 metres (2,290 ft)	Hordaland	Norway
Spirefossen	690 metres (2,264 ft)	Sogn og Fjordane	Norway
Lake Unknown Falls	680 metres (2,231 ft)	Otago	New Zealand
Kukenam, Salto	674 metres (2,211 ft)	Bolívar	Venezuela
Yutaj, Salto	671 metres (2,201 ft)	Amazonas	Venezuela
La Chorrera Falls	590 metres (1,936 ft)	Cundinamarca	Colombia

World’s highest Artificial Waterfalls

Artificial Waterfall in the world	Height Metres/Feet	Country
Cascata Delle Marmore (Created by Ancient Romans) tallest man-made waterfall in the world	165 metres (541 ft)	Parco Fluviale del NeraItaly
Liebian Waterfall (largest artificial waterfall in the world, tallest waterfall included in a building)	108 metres (354 ft)	Liebian International PlazaChina
Rain Vortex – Largest Indoor Waterfall	40 metres (131 ft)	Jewel Changi AirportSingapore
Cloud Forest Indoor Waterfall	35 metres (115 ft)	Cloud Forest, Gardens by the BaySingapore
Jurong Falls	30 metres (98 ft)	Jurong Bird ParkSingapore
Viktoriapark Waterfall	24 metres (79 ft)	ViktoriaparkGermany
Lotte Music Fountain	18.2 metres (60 ft)	Aqua Mall, Lotte Department Store (Busan)South Korea