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Beautiful Pictures of the World’s Biggest Waterfalls

By 247sarah Published Jul 26, 4:00PM EDT

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Waterfalls are among the most stunning natural wonders on the planet. It is awe inspiring to see broad torrents of water tumbling hundreds or even thousands of feet, often accompanied by mist moving in the opposite direction.

24/7 Tempo has compiled a list of beautiful pictures of the world’s biggest waterfalls. Some of them have familiar names, perhaps the most famous of all being Niagara Falls, also known as the Honeymoon Capital of the World. Most people have also heard of Rainbow Falls in Montana and Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Here, though, are 45 amazing places you never knew existed.

Canada, home to Niagara Falls, accounts for no less than 15 entries on our list, but many other countries are represented as well. Iceland has five entries, Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo have three each, and India has two. Seven U.S. states are represented, as well. Read about the most beautiful natural wonder in every state.

Click here to see beautiful pictures of the world’s biggest waterfalls

The list also includes Chutes de Khone in Laos, the widest waterfall in the world and the reason the Mekong River is not fully navigable into China. The geography is very diverse and the area is known as “the 4,000 islands.” It’s also home to a giant catfish, said to be the world’s largest freshwater fish.

50. Cerberus Falls
> Width: 400 ft.
> Watercourse: Icefall Brook
> Location: Canada

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49. Rheinfall
> Width: 400 ft.
> Watercourse: Rhein River
> Location: Switzerland

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48. Kettle Falls
> Width: 440 ft.
> Watercourse: Churchill River
> Location: Canada

47. Barron Falls
> Width: 450 ft.
> Watercourse: Barron River
> Location: Australia

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46. Gildersleeve Falls
> Width: 520 ft.
> Watercourse: Palouse River
> Location: Washington

Dettifoss (CC BY 2.0) by momo

45. Dettifoss
> Width: 560 ft.
> Watercourse: Jökulsá á Fjöllum
> Location: Iceland

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Gullfoss (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Joxean Koret

44. Gullfoss
> Width: 575 ft.
> Watercourse: Hvítá
> Location: Iceland

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43. Grand Falls
> Width: 580 ft.
> Watercourse: Little Colorado River
> Location: Arizona

Princess Louise Falls (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Shawn Nystrand

42. Louise Falls
> Width: 600 ft.
> Watercourse: Hay River
> Location: Canada

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Black Eagle Falls (CC BY 2.0) by SheltieBoy

41. Black Eagle Falls
> Width: 600 ft.
> Watercourse: Missouri River
> Location: Montana

40. Big Falls
> Width: 600 ft.
> Watercourse: Missouri River
> Location: Montana

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39. Dei Sju Systrene
> Width: 650 ft.
> Watercourse: Knivsflåelvane
> Location: Norway

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38. Hraunfossar
> Width: 650 ft.
> Watercourse: Hallmundarhraun
> Location: Iceland

Urriu00c3u0083u00c2u00b0afoss waterfalls by Shriram Rajagopalan

Urriu00c3u0083u00c2u00b0afoss waterfalls (CC BY 2.0) by Shriram Rajagopalan

37. Urriðafoss
> Width: 750 ft.
> Watercourse: Þjórsá
> Location: Iceland

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36. Kootenai Falls
> Width: 845 ft.
> Watercourse: Kootenay River
> Location: Montana

35. Virginia Falls
> Width: 850 ft.
> Watercourse: South Nahanni River
> Location: Canada

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34. Shoshone Falls
> Width: 925 ft.
> Watercourse: Snake River
> Location: Idaho

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Cohoes Falls (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Charles Sporn

33. Cohoes Falls
> Width: 950 ft.
> Watercourse: Mohawk River
> Location: New York

32. Rainbow Falls
> Width: 1,000 ft.
> Watercourse: Missouri River
> Location: Montana

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31. Shivasamudram Falls
> Width: 1,000 ft.
> Watercourse: Cauvery River
> Location: India

30. Petite Chute à l’Ours
> Width: 1,100 ft.
> Watercourse: Chamouchouane
> Location: Canada

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29. Chute de Calcaire
> Width: 1,100 ft.
> Watercourse: Caniapiscau
> Location: Canada

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28. Grande Chute à l’Ours
> Width: 1,200 ft.
> Watercourse: Chamouchouane
> Location: Canada

Selfoss (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Txetxu.

27. Selfoss
> Width: 1,270 ft.
> Watercourse: Jökulsá á Fjöllum
> Location: Iceland

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26. Kalandula Falls
> Width: 1,350 ft.
> Watercourse: Lucala River
> Location: Angola

25. Osprey Falls
> Width: 1,400 ft.
> Watercourse: Clearwater River
> Location: Canada

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24. Crooked Falls
> Width: 1,500 ft.
> Watercourse: Missouri River
> Location: Montana

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23. Willamette Falls
> Width: 1,500 ft.
> Watercourse: Willamette River
> Location: Oregon

22. Jog Falls
> Width: 1,550 ft.
> Watercourse: Sharavati River
> Location: India

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21. Unnamed waterfall
> Width: 1,600 ft.
> Watercourse: Grand Baleine
> Location: Canada

20. Sandstone Falls
> Width: 1,800 ft.
> Watercourse: New River
> Location: West Virginia

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19. Unnamed waterfall
> Width: 1,900 ft.
> Watercourse: Wheeler
> Location: Canada

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18. Chute de la Pyrite
> Width: 1,900 ft.
> Watercourse: Caniapiscau
> Location: Canada

17. Chute aux Schistes
> Width: 2,000 ft.
> Watercourse: Caniapiscau
> Location: Canada

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16. Ruacana Falls
> Width: 2,280 ft.
> Watercourse:Kunene River
> Location: Namibia

15. Chutes de Livingstone
> Width: 2,300 ft.
> Watercourse: Congo River
> Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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14. Inga Falls
> Width: 3,000 ft.
> Watercourse: Congo River
> Location: Congo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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13. Niagara Falls
> Width: 3,950 ft.
> Watercourse: Niagara River
> Location: Canada

12. Chutes Wagenia
> Width: 4,500 ft.
> Watercourse: Lualaba River
> Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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11. Victoria Falls
> Width: 5,600 ft.
> Watercourse: Zambezi River
> Location: Zimbabwe

10. Celilo Falls
> Width: 5,800 ft.
> Watercourse: Columbia River
> Location: Oregon

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Vermillion Falls - Hastings, M... by Doug Kerr

Vermillion Falls - Hastings, M... (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Doug Kerr

9. Vermillion Falls
> Width: 6,000 ft.
> Watercourse: Peace River
> Location: Canada

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8. Saltos dos Patos e Maribondo
> Width: 6,600 ft.
> Watercourse: Rio Grande
> Location: Brazil

7. Salto do Urubupungá
> Width: 6,600 ft.
> Watercourse: Rio Paraná
> Location: Brazil

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6. Saltos del Mocona
> Width: 6,775 ft.
> Watercourse: Rio Uruguay
> Location: Argentina

5. Cataratas del Iguazú
> Width: 8,800 ft.
> Watercourse: Rio Iguazú
> Location: Argentina

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4. Kongou Falls
> Width: 10,500 ft.
> Watercourse: Ivindo River
> Location: Gabon

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3. Salto del Guaíra
> Width: 15,840 ft.
> Watercourse: Rio Paraná
> Location: Brazil

2. Salto Pará
> Width: 18,400 ft.
> Watercourse: Rio Caura
> Location: Venezuela

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1. Chutes de Khone
> Width: 35,376 ft.
> Watercourse: Mekong River
> Location: Laos

About the Author 247sarah →

Sarah Burns is an editor and writer at 24/7 Wall St. She previously worked at AOL and MSN. She began her career in book publishing at Viking Press/Penguin Books and has been writing and editing general and financial news stories for the last 15 years.

In addition to 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo, her stories have appeared in USA Today, MSN, MarketWatch, Business Insider, and Yahoo Finance.

Sarah has edited numerous travel and garden books. She teaches urban farming in New York City public schools and is an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden. She graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine with a bachelor’s degree in English. She is based in New York City.