The famous “Cataracts of the Nile” are merely rapids which impede but do not entirely obstruct, the navigation as cataracts must. The so-called Falls of St. Anthony, in the upper Mississippi, and the rapids of the St. Lawrence, above Montreal, are among the finest rapids in American rivers.
The highest falls are in the upper course of rivers, in mountainous regions; the greatest and most imposing, in their middle course.
The Niagara Falls exhibit a most important industrial utilization of water power. The Falls of St. Anthony in the Mississippi, the Falls of Foyers in Scotland, the Rhine falls, the Rhone falls of Bellegarde, and the innumerable waterfalls of Scandinavia, Switzerland, and similar mountainous lands, are all utilized in this way. It has been proposed to convey power generated at the Victoria falls of the Zambezi to the Rand goldfield of the Transvaal, and a scheme for this is now being prepared.
FAMOUS WATERFALLS OF THE WORLD
| Name | Location | Height (feet) |
|---|---|---|
| Bridal Veil | California | 900 |
| Foyers | Great Britain | 205 |
| Gastein Falls | Austria | 469 |
| Gavarnie | Pyrenees | 1,400 |
| Genesee | New York | 95 |
| Grand Falls | Labrador | 2,000 |
| Great Falls | Montana | 500 |
| Hay River | Alaska | 200 |
| Kaieteur Falls | Guiana | 740 |
| Krimmler Falls | Austria | 1,300 |
| Kukenam Fall | Guiana | 1,500 |
| Maanelvan | Norway | 940 |
| Minnehaha | Minnesota | 50 |
| Missouri | Montana | 90 |
| Montmorenci | Quebec | 265 |
| Multnomah | Oregon | 850 |
| Murchison | Africa | 120 |
| Nevada Falls | California | 600 |
| Niagara | New York | 165 |
| Oroco Falls | Monte Rosa | 2,400 |
| Rjukanfos | Norway | 804 |
| Roraima Fall | Guiana | 2,000 |
| Rukaufos | Norway | 513 |
| St. Anthony | Minnesota | 80 |
| Schaffhausen | Switzerland | 100 |
| Seven Falls | Colorado | 266 |
| Shoshone | Idaho | 210 |
| Skykjefos | Norway | 700 |
| Snoqualmie | Washington | 268 |
| Staubbach | Switzerland | 1,000 |
| Stirling | New Zealand | 500 |
| Sutherland | New Zealand | 1,904 |
| Takkakaw | British Columbia | 1,200 |
| Tequendama | Colombia | 475 |
| Tessa Falls | Austria | 541 |
| Twin | Idaho | 180 |
| Velino Falls | Italy | 591 |
| Vermafos | Norway | 984 |
| Vettisfos | Norway | 950 |
| Victoria Falls | Zambezi | 400 |
| Voringsfos | Norway | 600 |
| Yellowstone (upper) | Montana | 110 |
| Yellowstone (lower) | Montana | 310 |
| Yguazu or Iguazu | Brazil | 210 |
| Yosemite (upper) | California | 1,436 |
| Yosemite (middle) | California | 626 |
| Yosemite (lower) | California | 400 |
FAMOUS WATER PICTURES OF THE NEW AND OLD WORLD
Niagara in winter presents a picture of frozen grandeur equaled nowhere else in the world.
