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List of waterfalls by type
Waterfall types classify falls by descent style (plunge, horsetail, cascade, segmented, block, tiered), by morphometry (Schwick and Spichtig's seven types), or by formation process such as differential erosion, glaciation, or tectonics.
Measurement and disputed heights of waterfalls
Waterfall heights are measured by conventions such as total drop or tallest single drop, and survey quality explains why references disagree by hundreds of meters.
Tallest waterfalls by continent
A survey of the tallest waterfall on each continent, from Angel Falls in Venezuela to Tugela Falls in South Africa, covering their heights, definitions, and disputed measurements.
Tugela Falls
Tugela Falls, South African tiered waterfall on the Tugela River in the Drakensberg's Amphitheatre, KwaZulu-Natal; 948 m over five tiers, tallest drop 411 m; Africa's highest and rival to Angel Falls for world's tallest by total height.
Waterfalls by flow rate
Waterfalls by flow rate ranks the world's waterfalls by mean annual discharge, led by Inga Falls on the Congo River at 25,768 m³/s, with Boyoma Falls first among true waterfalls.
World's tallest waterfalls
The world's tallest waterfalls are ranked by total height and by tallest single drop; Angel Falls in Venezuela holds both records, with Tugela Falls in South Africa as challenger.