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| − | [[Image:Hopetoun falls.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Hopetoun Falls near [[Otway National Park]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]]]]
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| − | A '''waterfall''' is usually a [[geology|geological]] [[geologic formation|formation]] resulting from water, often in the form of a [[stream]], flowing over an [[erosion]]-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. Waterfalls may also be artificial, and they are sometimes created as [[garden]] and [[landscape]] ornament.
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| − | Some waterfalls form in [[mountain]] environments where [[erosion]] is rapid and stream courses may be subject to sudden and catastrophic change. In such cases, the waterfall may not be the end product of many years of water action over a region, but rather the result of relatively sudden geological processes such as [[landslide]]s, [[Geologic fault|fault]]s or [[volcano|volcanic action]].
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| − | ==Types of waterfalls==
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| − | * '''Block''': Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
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| − | * '''Cascade''': Water descends a series of rock steps.
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| − | * '''Cataract''': A large waterfall.
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| − | * '''Fan''': Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with [[bedrock]].
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| − | * '''Horsetail''': Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
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| − | * '''Plunge''': Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
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| − | * '''Punchbowl''': Water descends in a constricted form, then spreads out in a wider pool.
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| − | * '''Segmented''': Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
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| − | * '''Tiered''': Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
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| − | * '''Multi-Step''': A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
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| − | ==Examples of large waterfalls==
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| − | {{main|List of waterfalls}}
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| − | * [[Angel Falls]], the world's highest at 979 m (3212 ft), in [[Venezuela]]
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| − | * [[Tugela Falls]], the world's second highest at 947 m (3110 ft), in [[KwaZulu-Natal]] province, Republic of [[South Africa]]
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| − | * [[Ramnefjellsfossen]], the world's third highest at 808m (2685 ft), at [[Stryn]], Nesdalen, Norway
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| − | * [[Gocta]], the fifth highest in the world at 771 m (2533 ft), located in the province [[Chachapoyas Province|Chachapoyas]], [[Peru]]
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| − | * [[Yosemite Falls]], arguably the tallest in [[North America]], located in [[Yosemite National Park]], [[United States]]
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| − | * [[Rhine Falls]], Europe's largest, located in [[Switzerland]]
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| − | * [[Iguazu Falls]], a tall and extremely wide fall located in [[South America]] on the [[Argentina]]/[[Brazil]] border
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| − | * [[Jog Falls]], India's highest and second highest in [[Asia]], located in [[Karnataka]] state, [[India]]
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| − | * [[Jurong Falls]] in [[Singapore]] is said to be the tallest man-made waterfall in the world
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| − | * [[High Force]] on the [[River Tees]] is one of the tallest waterfalls in England
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| − | * [[Niagara Falls]] is the most powerful falls in North America
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| − | == See Also ==
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| − | [[Indoor waterfall]]
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | {{commons|waterfall}}
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| − | *[http://www.world-waterfalls.com/ World Waterfall Database]
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