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The following is a list of waterfalls by type.

Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.^[1]
Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.^[1]
Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall.^[1]
Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.^[1]
Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.^[1]^[2]
Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.^[1]^[2]
Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.^[1]
Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.^[1]
Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.^[1]
Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.^[1]

Some waterfalls are also distinct in that they do not flow continuously. Ephemeral waterfalls only flow after a rain or a significant snowmelt.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Plunge

Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.

Australia

Bangladesh

Madhabkunda waterfall

Brazil

Canada

Costa Rica

Estonia

Finland

France

Guyana

Kaieteur Falls

Hungary

Lillafüred

Iceland

India

Nohkalikai Falls, Cherrapunjee- India's highest waterfalls.
Jog Falls
Shivanasamudra Falls

Indonesia

Japan

Lesotho

Maletsunyane Falls

Mexico

Mongolia

Ulaan Tsutgalan Waterfall

Nepal

Pachal waterfall, a plunge Waterfall with height 482 m located at Kalikot District

Pachal waterfall

New Zealand

Norway

Aerial video of Waterfall Bluff in South Africa.

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Jiao Lung Waterfall

Uganda

Sipi Falls

United Kingdom

United States

Akaka Falls State Park
Bridal Veil Falls (Macon County)
Bridal Veil Falls (Telluride)
Bridal Veil Falls (Washington)
Bridalveil Fall (California)
DeSoto Falls
Douglas Falls
Fall Creek Falls
Feather Falls
Havasu Falls
Hemmed-In-Hollow Falls
High Shoals Falls
Iris Falls
Lake Peigneur Drilling Disaster (Louisiana)
Looking Glass Falls
McWay Falls
Minnehaha Falls
Mooney Falls
Moore Cove Falls
Moose Falls
Noccalula Falls Park
Ozone Falls
Palouse Falls
Pearl Falls
Rainbow Falls
Raven Cliff Falls
Ribbon Fall
Slick Rock Falls
Snoqualmie Falls
Taughannock Falls
Toccoa Falls
Toketee Falls
Tower Fall
Vermillion Falls
Vernal Fall
Virgin Falls
Wailua Falls
Watson Falls
Window Falls
Yahoo Falls
Yellowstone Falls

Venezuela

Zambia

Kalambo Falls

Horsetail

Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.

Australia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Skakavac

Bulgaria

Babsko Praskalo – 54 m (177 ft)
Boyana Waterfall – 25 m (82 ft)
Goritsa Waterfall – 39 m (128 ft)
Karlovsko Praskalo – 30 m (98 ft)
Skakavitsa Waterfall – 70 m (230 ft)
Vratsa waterfalls
- Skaklia (ephemeral) – 130 m (430 ft)
- Borov Kamak – 63 m (207 ft)
Raysko Praskalo – 124.5 m (408 ft), highest waterfall in the Balkans