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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

World's Largest Waterfalls


Name

Volume (sort)

Width (sort)

Watercourse

Country


1 .

Inga Falls

1,500,000 cfs

? ft / ? m

Congo River

Congo

2 .

Livingstone, Chutes de

1,240,000 cfs

15,840 ft / 4,828 m

Congo River

Congo

3 .

Boyoma Falls

600,000 cfs

4,500 ft / 1,372 m

Lualaba River

Congo

4 .

GuaĆ­ra, Salto del

470,000 cfs

15,840 ft / 4,828 m

Rio Paran

Brazil

5 .

Khone, Chutes de

410,000 cfs

35,376 ft / 10,783 m

Mekong River

Laos

6 .

Celilo Falls

191,215 cfs

10,560 ft / 3,219 m

Columbia River

USA

7 .

Par?, Salto

125,000 cfs

18,400 ft / 5,608 m

Rio Caura

Venezuela

8 .

Paulo Afonso, Cachoeira de

100,000 cfs

60 ft / 18 m

Rio S?o Francisco

Brazil

9 .

Urubupunga, Salto do

97,000 cfs

6,600 ft / 2,012 m

Rio Paran

Brazil

10 .

Niagara Falls

85,000 cfs

3,948 ft / 1,203 m

Niagara River

USA / Canada

11 .

Iguacu, Salto de

61,660 cfs

8,858 ft / 2,700 m

Rio Igua

Argentina / Brazil

12 .

Patos e Maribondo, Saltos dos

53,000 cfs

6,600 ft / 2,012 m

Rio Grande

Brazil

13 .

Victoria Falls

38,430 cfs

5,700 ft / 1,737 m

Zambezi River

Zimbabwe / Zambia

14 .

Virginia Falls

35,300 cfs

850 ft / 259 m

South Nahanni River

Canada

15 .

Grand Falls

35,000 cfs

150 ft / 46 m

Hamilton River

Canada

16 .

Cauvery Falls

33,000 cfs

2,784 ft / 849 m

Cauvery River

India

17 .

Kongou Falls

31,783 cfs

10,500 ft / 3,200 m

Ivindo River

Gabon

18 .

Williamette Falls

30,849 cfs

1,550 ft / 472 m

Willamette River

USA

19 .

Kaieteur Falls

23,400 cfs

370 ft / 113 m

Potaro River

Guyana

20 .

Epupa Falls

17,657 cfs

? ft / ? m

Kunene River

Namibia

21 .

Hidden Falls

15,000 cfs

? ft / ? m

Yarlung Tsangpo

Tibet

22 .

San Rafael, Cascada de

14,125 cfs

? ft / ? m

Rio Coca

Ecuador

23 .

Rheinfall

13,066 cfs

370 ft / 113 m

Rhein River

Switzerland

24 .

Great Falls

11,406 cfs

150 ft / 46 m

Potomac River

USA

25 .

Augrabies Falls

11,050 cfs

80 ft / 24 m

Orange River

South Africa

26 .

Kootenai Falls

10,941 cfs

845 ft / 258 m

Kootenay River

USA

27 .

Murchison Falls

10,594 cfs

23 ft / 7 m

Victoria Nile

Uganda

28 .

Ruacana Falls

10,000 cfs

2,280 ft / 695 m

Cunene River

Namibia / Angola

29 .

Shoshone Falls

10,000 cfs

1,000 ft / 305 m

Snake River

USA

30 .

Sandstone Falls

7,847 cfs

1,500 ft / 457 m

New River

USA

31 .

Great Falls

7,558 cfs

? ft / ? m

Missouri River

USA

32 .

Dettifoss

7,062 cfs

328 ft / 100 m

J?kuls? ? Fj?llum

Iceland

33 .

Hafragilsfoss

7,062 cfs

300 ft / 91 m

J?kuls? ? Fj?llum

Iceland

34 .

Selfoss

7,062 cfs

600 ft / 183 m

J?kuls? ? Fj?llum

Iceland

35 .

Spokane Falls

6,731 cfs

400 ft / 122 m

Spokane River

USA

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