Argentina
Iguaçu Falls
82 metres of falling water.
At its best from May to June and from November to December.
The world's waterfalls.
How far they fall. How much water they carry. When they roar.
Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls
108 metres of falling water.
At its best from January to April.
United States
Niagara Falls
57 metres of falling water.
At its best from April to May and from October to November.
More waterfalls worth the trip.
Iceland
Dettifoss
200 m³ of water every second.
At its best from June to August.
Switzerland
Rhine Falls
750 m³ of water every second.
At its best from May to August.
Guyana
Kaieteur Falls
226 metres of falling water.
At its best from May to August.
2,594waterfalls on the map
1,917waterfall guides
134countries
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Roaring in July
Waterfalls at their best in this month: plenty of water and pleasant days to visit (estimate from 30 years of rain and snowmelt).
108 mVictoria FallsZimbabwe
948 mTugela Falls
South Africa
Livingstone Falls
Republic of the Congo
105 mKalandula Falls
Angola
771 mGocta Cataracts
Peru
110 mOuzoud Falls
Morocco
120 mRuacana Falls
Namibia
235 mKalambo Falls
Zambia108 mVictoria FallsZimbabwe948 mTugela FallsSouth Africa771 mGocta CataractsPeru120 mRuacana FallsNamibia
20 mEpupa FallsNamibia235 mKalambo FallsZambia
581 mSutherland Falls
New Zealand
192 mMaletsunyane Falls
Lesotho108 mVictoria FallsZimbabwe
739 mYosemite FallsUnited States948 mTugela FallsSouth Africa
56 mAugrabies FallsSouth Africa105 mKalandula FallsAngola771 mGocta CataractsPeru110 mOuzoud FallsMorocco120 mRuacana FallsNamibia108 mVictoria FallsZimbabwe
57 mNiagara FallsUnited States739 mYosemite FallsUnited States56 mAugrabies FallsSouth Africa
Boyoma Falls
DR CongoLivingstone FallsRepublic of the Congo105 mKalandula FallsAngola771 mGocta CataractsPeru57 mNiagara FallsUnited States
82 mIguaçu FallsArgentina739 mYosemite FallsUnited States
23 mRhine FallsSwitzerland
226 mKaieteur FallsGuyana56 mAugrabies FallsSouth AfricaBoyoma FallsDR Congo
380 mKrimml Waterfalls
Austria82 mIguaçu FallsArgentina
979 mAngel Falls
Venezuela
44 mDettifossIceland23 mRhine FallsSwitzerland226 mKaieteur FallsGuyana
253 mJog Falls
India
32 mGullfossIceland56 mAugrabies FallsSouth Africa979 mAngel FallsVenezuela44 mDettifossIceland23 mRhine FallsSwitzerland226 mKaieteur FallsGuyana253 mJog FallsIndia32 mGullfossIceland380 mKrimml WaterfallsAustria
12 mGoðafossIceland979 mAngel FallsVenezuela44 mDettifossIceland23 mRhine FallsSwitzerland226 mKaieteur FallsGuyana253 mJog FallsIndia
21 mKhone Phapheng Falls
Laos380 mKrimml WaterfallsAustria
97 mKegon Falls
Japan979 mAngel FallsVenezuela253 mJog FallsIndia21 mKhone Phapheng FallsLaos
43 mMurchison Falls
Uganda97 mKegon FallsJapan
65 mSeljalandsfossIceland
42 mBlue Nile Falls
Ethiopia
62 mSkógafossIceland57 mNiagara FallsUnited States21 mKhone Phapheng FallsLaosBoyoma FallsDR Congo43 mMurchison FallsUganda97 mKegon FallsJapan42 mBlue Nile FallsEthiopia
98 mShivanasamudra FallsIndia
133 mNachi FallsJapan57 mNiagara FallsUnited States82 mIguaçu FallsArgentina21 mKhone Phapheng FallsLaosBoyoma FallsDR Congo43 mMurchison FallsUgandaLivingstone FallsRepublic of the Congo110 mOuzoud FallsMorocco98 mShivanasamudra FallsIndia82 mIguaçu FallsArgentina948 mTugela FallsSouth Africa43 mMurchison FallsUgandaLivingstone FallsRepublic of the Congo105 mKalandula FallsAngola110 mOuzoud FallsMorocco235 mKalambo FallsZambia581 mSutherland FallsNew ZealandAll the waterfalls to see in JanuaryAll the waterfalls to see in FebruaryAll the waterfalls to see in MarchAll the waterfalls to see in AprilAll the waterfalls to see in MayAll the waterfalls to see in JuneAll the waterfalls to see in JulyAll the waterfalls to see in AugustAll the waterfalls to see in SeptemberAll the waterfalls to see in OctoberAll the waterfalls to see in NovemberAll the waterfalls to see in December
The long drop
The tallest falls, side by side
Every curtain is drawn to the same scale. Touch one to open its guide.
Raw power
The most powerful waterfalls
Height × water: the power of the falling river, in megawatts. A big river over a small step can beat a tall, thin ribbon.
World Heritage
Waterfalls in UNESCO World Heritage sites
Places the world agreed to protect — and the water that made them.
How we know
Built on open data
Every number on Cascadyas comes from a public, citable dataset — the same ones scientists and mapmakers use. Nothing is invented, and nothing is a forecast.
- Wikidatawaterfalls, names, heights and rivers in every language
- HydroATLAShow much water every river carries, and in which months
- NASA POWERrain, snow, temperature and sunshine since 1991
- Copernicus DEMthe world's relief every 30 m
- OpenStreetMappaths, viewpoints, parking and the rivers themselves
The family
Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves or dark skies?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, month by month, in seven languages.
beaches
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lakes
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mountains
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waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.You are here
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit 
rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit 
caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Coming soonVisit 
dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Coming soonVisit