Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
Australia
• Blencoe Falls
• Curtis Falls
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Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
Ethiopia
• Blue Nile Falls
Cambodia See more

Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
Australia
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A large, powerful waterfall.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Boyoma Falls
Mali
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A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
Bulgaria See more

Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
Australia
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Ephemeral waterfalls flow only after periods of heavy rain or significant snowmelt.
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