As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
September 30, 2012 5:13 PM   Subscribe

 
Waterfall people have trouble finishing their databases, eh.
posted by michaelh at 5:18 PM on September 30, 2012 [2 favorites]


They are still gathering requirements, I guess. Great post! Waterfalls are beautiful.
posted by thelonius at 5:26 PM on September 30, 2012 [1 favorite]


They have Malham foss listed, but the cove is mostly dry as water from the tarn seeps through the ground. They should, however, have Janet's foss, which they don't.
posted by Jehan at 5:32 PM on September 30, 2012


Man I just think of cataloging Kauai alone and I'd give up.
posted by 2bucksplus at 5:47 PM on September 30, 2012


This is a hugely interesting and wonderful post. I have long fantasized about planning the perfect vacation visiting a great selection of waterfalls, including some more remote and hidden ones. I like the smaller, more touchable, woodland falls as much as the impressive giants. I will treasure this; thanks for all the links.
posted by Anitanola at 5:58 PM on September 30, 2012


How big does something have to be to be considered a waterfall? For instance, on the Breitenbush River (which you've never heard of) there's a campground and some hotsprings, and there's a baby dam there. Water flows over the dam, and that's effectively a waterfall. It's only maybe 12 feet tall, though, and it had human assistance. I wonder if it counts?
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 6:06 PM on September 30, 2012


I was into waterfalls before they were cool
posted by smackwich at 6:33 PM on September 30, 2012


Anitanola, I spent a week in the mid-90's driving (or rowing) from one waterfall to the next in eastern San Luis Potosi, and it was maybe the best week of my life. Sadly, I didn't see any good reference sites for the region, but it's pretty amazing. Cascades de Tamul is formed by the Rio Gallenas intersecting with the Rio Santa Maria, but at a 350 foot vertical drop. It's utterly incredible. There are also several resurgences in the area where rivers just issue forth out of the sides of hills & cliffs. Edward James' Las Posas is built around a waterfall in Xilitla, also amazing. Ever since that trip, I've sought out waterfalls when I could, and recently did the Columbia gorge & Silver Falls state park in central Oregon, which is highly underrated. There's 6 or 7 really nice falls there all within walking distance. I was looking for info on it, as I need to attach names to some photos I took when the idea for this post took shape.
posted by Devils Rancher at 6:43 PM on September 30, 2012


Ellisons Cave in NW Georgia, US, has a 510' and a 440' waterfalls, both free-falling. Fern Cave, in NE Alabama has a 404' free-falling falls. For some reason, they are never in these lists.
posted by I'm Doing the Dishes at 6:59 PM on September 30, 2012


Hmm, can't find Grand Falls on the list.

/guess I'll stick to the rivers and the lakes that I'm used to.
posted by azpenguin at 8:43 PM on September 30, 2012


178 Malaysian waterfalls
posted by niceness at 11:52 PM on September 30, 2012


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