Table W11 presents details of the world's highest waterfalls (individual leaps) above 91 m (300 ft). Also included are other well-known waterfalls in certain countries but below this height. The flow of the greatest waterfalls above 566 m3S−1 (20000 ft 3s−1) is also given.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers
About this entry
Cite this entry
Herschy, R.W. (1998). Waterfalls . In: Encyclopedia of Hydrology and Lakes. Encyclopedia of Earth Science. Springer, Dordrecht . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4497-6_240
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4497-6_240
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-0-412-74060-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-4497-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive