Subterranean waterfall

Ruby Falls is an underground waterfall within a cave in Tennessee, USA

Subterranean waterfall[1][2] or cave waterfall, also called an underground waterfall or waterfall cavern is a waterfall located underground and may be in a cave. Subterranean waterfalls may be under or above sea level.[3][4] A renowned example is Ruby Falls located in Lookout Mountain Caverns in Tennessee, United States and is one of largest and deepest waterfalls in the United States.[5][6]

Cavernous waterfalls exist throughout the world including Gaping Gill cavern in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[7] The tallest known cave waterfall, in Vrtoglavica Cave in Slovenia, is at least 400 m.

List of underground waterfalls

See also

References

  1. Sessional Papers. 1907. pp. 3–.
  2. Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art. E. Littell. 1835. pp. 398–.
  3. Kevin Adams (1 June 2002). Waterfalls of Virginia and West Virginia: A Hiking and Photography Guide. Menasha Ridge Press. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-0-89732-414-4.
  4. "10 Most Incredible Cave Waterfalls on Earth". World Reviewer. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  5. "Tennessee's Spectacular Underground Waterfall (PHOTOS)". The Weather Channel. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
  6. Richard Heggen (16 January 2015). Underground Rivers: From the River Styx to the Rio San Buenaventura, with occasional diversions. Richard Heggen. pp. 878–. GGKEY:BS7JB1BB957.
  7. Wheatstone, Richard (2015-05-26). "This 650-ft cave has been opened to the public". Mirror. Retrieved 2015-09-16.
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