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词条 List of waterfalls by flow rate
释义

  1. Extant and submerged waterfalls

  2. Prehistoric waterfalls

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

This list of waterfalls by flow rate in the world includes waterfalls that have a flow rate of more than 1000 m³/s. This list is sorted by mean annual flow rate of the waterfall by default, but can also be sorted by other criteria, such as width, power, etc.

Extant and submerged waterfalls

WaterfallMean annual flow rate (m³/s)Tallest single drop (m) Width (m) Power (GW)RiverCountries
Boyoma Falls17000|17,000}}[1] (estm)005|5}}[1]1372[1] 0.83 LualabaDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Guaíra Falls (submerged)13,300[1]040|40}} 5.22 ParanaParaguay and Brazil
Khone Phapheng Falls 11610|11,610}}[1]021|21}} [1]9999|10783}}[1] 2.39 Mekong Laos
Celilo Falls (submerged)05415|5415}}[1]007|7}}[1]3219[1] 0.37 ColumbiaUnited States
Niagara Falls02407|2407}}[1]051|51}}[1]1203[1] 1.20 NiagaraCanada and the United States
Iguazú Falls01746|1746}}[1]082|82}}[1]2700[1] 1.40 IguazúArgentina and Brazil
Victoria Falls01088|1088}} [2]108[2]1708[2] 1.15 ZambeziZimbabwe and Zambia

The first five waterfalls by power (Guaíra, Khone Phapheng, Iguazú, Niagara and Victoria) are called the Great Five Waterfalls.[3][4]

Prehistoric waterfalls

{{see also|Outburst flood}}
WaterfallMaximum daily flow rate (m³/s)Tallest single drop (m) Width (m)RiverCountries
Dry Falls1906000|1,906,000}}[5]350|350}}4828|4828}}ColumbiaUnited States
Bosphorus (Black Sea deluge hypothesis)0482407|482,407}}[6]080|80}}Bosphorus StraitTurkey

See also

  • Waterfall
  • {{Portal-inline|Waterfalls}}
  • List of rivers by discharge
  • List of waterfalls
  • List of waterfalls by height
  • List of waterfalls by type
  • Orders of magnitude (power)

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=139|title=Guaíra, Salto del at the World Waterfall Database|accessdate=2011-01-29|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6F8bwNLDA?url=http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Guaira-Salto-del-103/|archivedate=2013-03-15|df=}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 World Waterfalls Website accessed 15 November 2013
3. ^Г. Т. Арсеев. Водопады. — М.: Мысль, 1987. — С. 14. — 127 с.
4. ^В. И. Задорожный, К. В. Зворыкин. Методология и региональные физико-географические исследования. — М.: Географическое общество СССР, 1975. — С. 60. — 78 с.
5. ^{{citation|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/inf/72-2/sec5.htm|title=The Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=2012-03-15}}
6. ^Ryan, W.B.F.; Pitman III, W.C., et al. 1997. An abrupt drowning of the Black Sea shelf. Marine Geology, 138: 119–126.

External links

  • World Waterfall Database
{{Great Five Waterfalls}}

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