Iguazu Falls
A broad cataract system on the Iguazu River linked to basalt edges, gorge retreat, forest margins, and the Parana basin.
Waterfalls, cataracts, and river-edge drops.
The waterfalls hub organizes major vertical river features by channel drop, bedrock edge, gorge setting, plunge-pool process, spray zone, and upstream basin connection.
Lead Records
Falls and gorge references
Waterfall records should connect spectacle to physical process: water supply, resistant rock, retreating edges, gorge incision, and downstream river form.
Victoria Falls
A Zambezi River waterfall record shaped by basalt fractures, spray zones, gorge incision, and southern African plateau flow.
Niagara Falls
A Great Lakes waterfall record with escarpment retreat, plunge pools, gorge formation, and Niagara River drainage.
Angel Falls
A tepui-edge waterfall record linking high sandstone tablelands, vertical relief, spray dispersal, and the Orinoco basin.
Kaieteur Falls
A Guiana Shield waterfall record with sandstone cliffs, single-drop flow, plunge-pool erosion, and rainforest spray zones.
Tugela Falls
A Drakensberg waterfall record shaped by escarpment cliffs, seasonal highland runoff, plunge zones, and southern African terrain.
Yosemite Falls
A Sierra Nevada waterfall record with granite cliffs, glacial valley form, seasonal snowmelt, plunge pools, and talus slopes.
Dettifoss
An Icelandic waterfall record with glacial river discharge, basalt canyon walls, plunge-pool erosion, and volcanic terrain.
Gullfoss
A stepped waterfall record with glacial runoff, basalt canyon incision, spray zones, and Icelandic highland drainage.
Sutherland Falls
A glacial landscape waterfall record with hanging-valley relief, lake outflow, multi-stage drops, and forested slopes.
Jog Falls
A Western Ghats waterfall record with monsoon discharge, segmented drops, plunge pools, and Sharavathi River flow.
Ban Gioc-Detian Falls
A limestone waterfall record with stepped river drops, karst channels, plunge pools, and border-river geography.
Shoshone Falls
A basalt plateau waterfall record with Snake River canyon incision, plunge pools, seasonal flow, and dryland terrain.
Dudhsagar Falls
A Western Ghats waterfall record with monsoon flow, steep escarpment relief, forested gorge slopes, and seasonal runoff.
Rivers
Waterfalls belong inside river systems, where gradient breaks and bedrock edges interrupt downstream flow.