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

List of waterfalls know to have an average discharge rate of 5000 cubic feet per second or greater. 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 37 entries
  Name of Waterfall avg. volume Watercourse state / Province Country
 
1. Inga Falls 910,000 cfs 25,768 cms Congo River Kinshasa Congo, Democr...
2. Livingstone, Chutes de 885,000 cfs 25,060 cms Congo River Kongo Central Congo, Democr...
3. Wagenia, Chutes 600,000 cfs 16,990 cms Lualaba River Orientale Congo, Democr...
4. Guaíra, Salto del 470,000 cfs 13,309 cms Río Paraná Paraná Brazil
5. Khone, Chutes de 410,000 cfs 11,610 cms Mekong River Ban Hang Khone Laos
6. Celilo Falls 189,500 cfs 5,366 cms Columbia River Oregon United States
7. Pará, Salto 125,000 cfs 3,540 cms Rio Caura Bolivar Venezuela
8. Paulo Afonso, Cachoeira de 100,000 cfs 2,832 cms Rio São Francisco Bahia Brazil
9. Urubupunga, Salto do 97,000 cfs 2,747 cms Rio Paran Mato Grosso Brazil
10. Niagara Falls 85,000 cfs 2,407 cms Niagara River Ontario Canada
11. Vermilion Falls 64,000 cfs 1,812 cms Peace River Alberta Canada
12. Iguazú, Cataratas del 61,660 cfs 1,746 cms Rio Iguazú Parana Argentina
13. Patos e Maribondo, Saltos dos 53,000 cfs 1,501 cms Rio Grande Brazil
14. Victoria Falls 38,430 cfs 1,088 cms Zambezi River Matabeleland No... Zimbabwe
15. Virginia Falls 35,300 cfs 1,000 cms South Nahanni River Northern Territ... Canada
16. Sivasamudram Falls 33,000 cfs 934 cms Cauvery River Mysore India
17. Kongou Falls 31,783 cfs 900 cms Ivindo River Gabon
18. Kaieteur Falls 23,400 cfs 663 cms Potaro River Mazaruni-Potaro Guyana
19. Kalandula Falls 20,000 cfs 566 cms Lucala River Malanje Angola
20. Epupa Falls 17,657 cfs 500 cms Kunene River Kaokoland Namibia
21. Hidden Falls 15,000 cfs 425 cms Yarlung Tsangpo Tibet China
22. San Rafael, Cascada de 14,125 cfs 400 cms Rio Coca Napo Ecuador
23. Rheinfall 13,066 cfs 370 cms Rhein River Schaffhausen Switzerland
24. Great Falls 11,406 cfs 323 cms Potomac River Maryland United States
25. Augrabies Falls 11,050 cfs 313 cms Orange River Cape of Good Ho... South Africa
26. Kootenai Falls 10,941 cfs 310 cms Kootenay River Montana United States
27. Murchison Falls 10,594 cfs 300 cms Victoria Nile Bunyoro Uganda
28. Ruacana Falls 10,000 cfs 283 cms Cunene River Kaokoland Namibia
29. Sandstone Falls 7,847 cfs 222 cms New River West Virginia United States
30. Storforsen 6,600 cfs 187 cms Pite River Norrbotten Sweden
31. Dettifoss 6,400 cfs 181 cms Jökulsá á Fjöllum Iceland
32. Hafragilsfoss 6,400 cfs 181 cms Jökulsá á Fjöllum Iceland
33. Selfoss 6,400 cfs 181 cms Jökulsá á Fjöllum Iceland
34. Rearguard Falls 6,050 cfs 171 cms Fraser River British Columbi... Canada
35. Cohoes Falls 5,742 cfs 163 cms Mohawk River New York United States
 
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