Friday, August 5, 2011

Air Terjun Indah di Dunia I

Segala Puji bagi Tuhan yang telah melimpahkan air untuk mahluknya ....

Wapta Falls (Canada)

Alfred Creek Falls British Columbia, Canada

Helmet Falls British Columbia, Canada
 Helmet Falls has a total height of 1154 feet 352 meters and it is located in Canada, British Columbia, Kootenay National Park, Washmawapta Icefield. Helmet Falls is one of the tallest waterfalls in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The headwaters of Helmet Creek come gushing out of the Washmawwapta Icefield, and almost immediately plunge over 1000 feet to the valley below. The falls actually consist of two streams, fed by two separate glaciers, which merge mid-fall, then drop over the second, smaller tier of the falls. The falls can only be reached via a 9 mile hike from the popular Vermilion Paint Pots.

Hunlen Falls, British Columbia Canada
 Hunlen Falls, originally called Mystery Falls is a waterfall in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, located in Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park to the west of the communities of Tatla Lake, Kleena Kleene and Nimpo Lake. It is the second-highest waterfall in British Columbia, after Della Falls on Vancouver Island, and measures a total of 1300 feet, falling from the north end of Turner Lake 850–900 feet into a box canyon, then another 400 feet into the Atnarko River, a tributary of the Bella Coola River. The watercourse between Turner Lake and the Atnarko is named Hunlen Creek. The name is that of an Indian chief who had traplines in the area

Della Falls, Canada

Takakkaw Falls
Takakkaw Falls is a waterfall located in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. Its highest point is 384m (1260 ft) from its base, making it the second-highest officially measured waterfall in western Canada, after Della Falls on Vancouver Island. However its true “free-fall” is only 254m (833 ft). “Takakkaw”, loosely translated from Cree, means something like “it is magnificent”. The falls are fed by the Daly Glacier which is part of the Waputik Icefield. The glacier keeps the volume of the falls up during the warm summer months, and are a tourist attraction, particularly in late spring after the heavy snow melts, when the falls are at peak condition.

Virginia Falls
It has a total drop of 96 m (315 ft), making it about twice the height of Niagara Falls. It consists of a single drop with an average width of 259 m (850 ft). The rock in the centre of the falls is called Mason’s Rock, named after Bill Mason, the famous Canadian canoeist, author, and filmmaker.

Niagara Falls (Canada & USA)

Bridalveil Fall Yosemite Valley California

Yosemite Falls (USA)

Shoshone Falls (USA)

Havasu Falls (USA)

Lake Francis Falls

Akaka Falls (Hawaii USA)

Depot Creek Falls Washington

Feather Falls
 Feather Falls is one of the highest falls in the United States, a thrilling 640-foot drop. This falls is maybe the most beautiful in California outside the Yosemite. It is located at Feather Falls Scenic Area, Plumas National Forest, Butte County in Oroville

Illilouette Fall
Illilouette Fall is a 370 foot (112 m) waterfall in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small side canyon directly across from Vernal Falls, and is visible from the trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls. The best vantage point is from the Panorama Trail as it descends from Glacier Point.

Multnomah Falls

Fairy Falls in the Columbia River Gorge
Fairy Falls is one of the most photographed waterfalls in Oregon. Its unique image quite frequently online as well as it being noted for its beauty in many guide books. Fairy Falls is fed by a small branch of Wahkeena Creek and is a rather short fall of 20 feet and just one drop. However, what distinguishes Fairy Falls from others in the area is its spectacular fan shape. Due to its low volume of water this falls creates beautiful whispers of water which, with a slow shutter speed enhanced by a polarizer and neutral density filter, offer the photographer a top spot to take shots. Also what makes this falls a good one to photograph is that you can get close up to the falls without the risk of spray or mist fogging up your lens. 

Seasonal falls emerge through morning fog and rain deep in the Columbia River Gorge

Nevada Falls 
 Nevada Fall is a 594-foot (181 m) high waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley. The waterfall is widely recognized by its bent shape, in which the water free-falls for roughly the first third of its length to a steep slick-rock slope. This mid-fall impact of the water on the cliff face creates a turbulent, whitewater appearance in the falls and produces a great deal of mist which covers a wide radius, which led to its current name (Nevada is an old Spanish word meaning snowy).

The Palouse Falls 
The Palouse Falls lies on the Palouse River, about 4 mi (6.4 km) upstream of the confluence with the Snake River in southeast Washington, United States. The falls are 200 ft (61 m) in height. The falls consists of an upper falls with a drop of 20 feet (6.1 m) which lies 1,000 feet (300 m) north northwest of the main drop, and a lower falls, with a drop of 180 feet (55 m).

Pitchfork Falls 
Pitchfork Falls has a total height of 2093 feet 638 meters and it is located in USA, Alaska, Skagway, Goat Lake. The falls cascade out of Goat Lake, just north of Skagway and drop into the Skagway River. The falls drop almost 2100 feet in about a mile, and don’t appear to have any single vertical drop over 100 feet or so. The falls can be seen in their entirety from the Klondike Highway.

Sentinel Falls
Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley alongside Sentinel Rock. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling 1,920 feet (590 m), the longest single drop being 500 feet (150 m). Despite its immense height it has a relatively low drainage and is usually dry by July.

Snoqualmie Falls
Snoqualmie Falls is a 268 ft (82 m) waterfall on the Snoqualmie River between Snoqualmie and Fall City, Washington, USA. It is one of Washington’s most popular scenic attractions, but is perhaps best known internationally for its appearance in the cult television series Twin Peaks. More than 1.5 million visitors come to the Falls every year, where there is a two acre (8,000 m²) park, an observation deck, and a gift shop.

Vernal Falls, 
 Vernal Falls is a large waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. While the official height of the waterfall is 317 feet (97 m), the United States Geographical Survey has measured it at approximately 240 feet (73 m). The waterfall runs all year long, although by the end of summer it is substantially reduced in volume and can split into multiple strands, rather than a single curtain of water.

Monument Falls
Monument Falls with a total height of 1840 feet 561 meters and a tallest single drop of 1160 feet 354 meters, is located in USA, Montana, Glacier National Park, Avalanche Lake. Monument Falls is one of the three tall waterfalls seen dropping into the far side of popular Avalanche Lake, just a short hike off of the Going-to-the-Sun Highway in Glacier National Park. The falls are fed by glaciers and snowfields in Floral Park, and do appear to flow year round, but are best during the early summer.

Cumberland Falls

Comet Falls 

Wapama Falls, California
Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Arguably the most powerful waterfall in Yosemite National Park, it flows almost year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing it, making the falls impossible to pass during peak flow. The falls consist of two primary drops angled roughly 60 degrees to each other, and a broad cascade at its base. Wapama Falls is fed by Lake Vernon, a few miles to the north. Total height 1,080 ft (330 m), Height of longest drop 300 ft (90 m), Number of drops 3.

 Burney Falls 

Lower Lewis River Falls, Washington
Gifford Pinchot National Forest

92 foot Frozen Waterfall at Abiqua Falls in Oregon

Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota
behind a frozen waterfall at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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