TABLE KEY
Cataloged - Mapped, Photographed, Measured
Confirmed - Location confirmed, height accurate
Unconfirmed - Location rough, height unconfirmed
Rumored / Suspected - Existence unknown
Inundated - Flooded by dam
Disqualified - Not a waterfall by our definition
Posted - Private property, no public access.

waterfall database

worlds largest waterfalls
by average volume (excluding rapids)

List of waterfalls know to have an average discharge rate of 5000 cubic feet per second or greater, excluding those which have been identified as Rapids or have little identifiable vertical drop. This list representative only of the waterfalls which we have enough data for and should not be assumed to be a complete list of waterfalls which would otherwise qualify under this characteristic.

   Query returned 34 entries
  Name of Waterfall avg. volume Watercourse state / Province Country
 
1. Wagenia, Chutes 600,000 cfs 16,990 cms Lualaba River Orientale Congo, Democr...
2. Guaíra, Salto del 470,000 cfs 13,309 cms Río Paraná Paraná Brazil
3. Celilo Falls 189,500 cfs 5,366 cms Columbia River Oregon United States
4. Pará, Salto 125,000 cfs 3,540 cms Rio Caura Bolivar Venezuela
5. Paulo Afonso, Cachoeira de 100,000 cfs 2,832 cms Rio São Francisco Bahia Brazil
6. Urubupunga, Salto do 97,000 cfs 2,747 cms Rio Paran Mato Grosso Brazil
7. Niagara Falls 85,000 cfs 2,407 cms Niagara River Ontario Canada
8. Vermilion Falls 64,000 cfs 1,812 cms Peace River Alberta Canada
9. Iguazú, Cataratas del 61,660 cfs 1,746 cms Rio Iguazú Parana Argentina
10. Patos e Maribondo, Saltos dos 53,000 cfs 1,501 cms Rio Grande Brazil
11. Victoria Falls 38,430 cfs 1,088 cms Zambezi River Matabeleland No... Zimbabwe
12. Virginia Falls 35,300 cfs 1,000 cms South Nahanni River Northern Territ... Canada
13. Sivasamudram Falls 33,000 cfs 934 cms Cauvery River Mysore India
14. Kongou Falls 31,783 cfs 900 cms Ivindo River Gabon
15. Kaieteur Falls 23,400 cfs 663 cms Potaro River Mazaruni-Potaro Guyana
16. Kalandula Falls 20,000 cfs 566 cms Lucala River Malanje Angola
17. Epupa Falls 17,657 cfs 500 cms Kunene River Kaokoland Namibia
18. Hidden Falls 15,000 cfs 425 cms Yarlung Tsangpo Tibet China
19. San Rafael, Cascada de 14,125 cfs 400 cms Rio Coca Napo Ecuador
20. Rheinfall 13,066 cfs 370 cms Rhein River Schaffhausen Switzerland
21. Great Falls 11,406 cfs 323 cms Potomac River Maryland United States
22. Augrabies Falls 11,050 cfs 313 cms Orange River Cape of Good Ho... South Africa
23. Kootenai Falls 10,941 cfs 310 cms Kootenay River Montana United States
24. Murchison Falls 10,594 cfs 300 cms Victoria Nile Bunyoro Uganda
25. Ruacana Falls 10,000 cfs 283 cms Cunene River Kaokoland Namibia
26. Sandstone Falls 7,847 cfs 222 cms New River West Virginia United States
27. Storforsen 6,600 cfs 187 cms Pite River Norrbotten Sweden
28. Dettifoss 6,400 cfs 181 cms Jökulsá á Fjöllum Iceland
29. Hafragilsfoss 6,400 cfs 181 cms Jökulsá á Fjöllum Iceland
30. Selfoss 6,400 cfs 181 cms Jökulsá á Fjöllum Iceland
31. Rearguard Falls 6,050 cfs 171 cms Fraser River British Columbi... Canada
32. Cohoes Falls 5,742 cfs 163 cms Mohawk River New York United States
33. Jog Falls 5,387 cfs 153 cms Sharavati River Karnataka India
34. Willamette Falls 5,000 cfs 142 cms Willamette River Oregon United States
 
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