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Principal Waterfalls of the World (1945) by C. Frank Brockman


OTHER WATERFALLS CLASSIFIED AS TO HEIGHT

Among many additional smaller waterfalls are Barenfall, Austria—296 ft. (Ref. 29.); Reichenbach, Switzerland—295 ft. (Ref. 27, 29, 37); Ichi-No-Taki, Japan 276 ft. (Ref. 27); Snoqualmie Falls, Washington—270 ft. (Ref. 27, 29, 37); Seven Falls, Colorado—266 ft. (Ref. 29, 37); Montmorency Falls, Quebec—265 ft. (Ref. 27, 29); Detti-fos, Iceland—257 ft.; Fall Creek Falls in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee which are said to be the highest in eastern United States —256 ft. (Ref. 30); Schleirfall, Austria —250 ft. (Ref. 27, 29); Harsprang, Sweden—246 ft. (Ref. 29, 37); Kegon-No-Taki, Japan—246 ft. (Ref. 27, 35); Handegg, Sweden—240 ft. (Ref. 27, 29); Taughannock Falls, New York— 215 ft. (Ref. 27, 29, 37); Foyers, Scotland 205 ft. (Ref. 29); Cascade of Dianzundu, Port. West Africa—200 ft. (Ref. 26); Comet Falls, Mt. Rainier Nat’l Park, Washington—200 ft. (Ref. 29, 37); Shoshone Falls, Idaho—200 ft. (Ref. 26, 27, 37); Kesselfall, Austria— 196 ft. (Ref. 29); Twin Falls, Idaho— 180 ft. (Ref. 26, 27, 37); Narada Falls, Mt. Rainier Nat’l Park, Washington— 168 ft. (Ref. 26, 27, 37); Cascade de Couz, France—164 ft. (Ref. 27); Gullfoss, Iceland—150 ft. (Ref. 20); Handol, Sweden 148 ft. (Ref. 26, 27, 37); Tower Falls, Yellowstone Nat’l Park, Wyo.—132 ft. (Ref. 27, 32); Myitnge Falls, Burma—131 ft. (Ref. 27); Kerka Falls, Yugoslavia 130 ft. (Ref. 29); Scale Force, England—120 ft. (Ref. 27); Upper Yellowstone Fall, Yellowstone Nat’l Park, Wyo.—109 ft. (Ref. 27, 29, 34, 37); and Schaffhausen, Switzerland—100 ft. (Ref. 37.)

Waterwheel Falls on the Tuolumne River
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Waterwheel Falls on the Tuolumne River (See page 4)


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