List of waterfalls by flow rate

Extant, rapids and submerged waterfalls

WaterfallMean annual flow rate (m³/s)Tallest single drop (m) Width (m)RiverCountry or Countries
Boyoma Falls17,000[1] (estm)5[1]1372[1]LualabaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Guaíra Falls (submerged)13,300[2]40ParanaParaguay and Brazil
Khone Phapheng Falls 11,610[1] 21 [1] 10783[1] Mekong Laos
Celilo Falls (submerged)5415[1]7[1]3219[1]ColumbiaUnited States
Niagara Falls2407[1]51[1]1203[1]NiagaraCanada and the United States
Iguazú Falls1746[1]82[1]2700[1]IguazúArgentina and Brazil
Victoria1088 [1] 108[1]1708[1]ZambeziZimbabwe and Zambia
Kootenai Falls 310[3]KootenayUnited States

Prehistoric waterfalls

See also: Outburst flood
WaterfallMaximum daily flow rate (m³/s)Tallest single drop (m) Width (m)RiverCountry or Countries
Dry Falls1,906,000[4]3504828ColumbiaUnited States
Bosphorus (Black Sea deluge hypothesis)482,407[5]80Bosphorus StraitModern Turkey

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 World Waterfalls Website accessed 15 November 2013
  2. "Guaíra, Salto del at the World Waterfall Database". Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  3. http://www.realty-northwest.com/exploringmontana/kootenai-falls.htm
  4. The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington, United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2012-03-15
  5. Ryan, W.B.F.; Pitman III, W.C., et al. 1997. An abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shelf. Marine Geology, 138: 119–126.

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