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    Landform: Waterfalls: Armand B.Rodriguez

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    Waterfalls represent interruptions in river flow where water drops abruptly and nearly vertically from the river. They interrupt the normally smooth curve of a river's long profile, with the steepest sections near the source and gentlest near the mouth. The presence of waterfalls is a measure of the progress of erosion. There are several types of waterfalls including plunge waterfalls, where water loses contact with the bedrock; multi-step waterfalls, with a tiered series of pools; and horsetail waterfalls, where water maintains contact with the underlying rock. The highest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela.

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    Waterfalls represent interruptions in river flow where water drops abruptly and nearly vertically from the river. They interrupt the normally smooth curve of a river's long profile, with the steepest sections near the source and gentlest near the mouth. The presence of waterfalls is a measure of the progress of erosion. There are several types of waterfalls including plunge waterfalls, where water loses contact with the bedrock; multi-step waterfalls, with a tiered series of pools; and horsetail waterfalls, where water maintains contact with the underlying rock. The highest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela.

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    Waterfalls represent interruptions in river flow where water drops abruptly and nearly vertically from the river. They interrupt the normally smooth curve of a river's long profile, with the steepest sections near the source and gentlest near the mouth. The presence of waterfalls is a measure of the progress of erosion. There are several types of waterfalls including plunge waterfalls, where water loses contact with the bedrock; multi-step waterfalls, with a tiered series of pools; and horsetail waterfalls, where water maintains contact with the underlying rock. The highest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela.

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    Landform: Waterfalls: Armand B.Rodriguez

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    Waterfalls represent interruptions in river flow where water drops abruptly and nearly vertically from the river. They interrupt the normally smooth curve of a river's long profile, with the steepest sections near the source and gentlest near the mouth. The presence of waterfalls is a measure of the progress of erosion. There are several types of waterfalls including plunge waterfalls, where water loses contact with the bedrock; multi-step waterfalls, with a tiered series of pools; and horsetail waterfalls, where water maintains contact with the underlying rock. The highest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela.

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    LANDFORM: WATERFALLS

    ARMAND
    B.RODRIGUEZ
    Waterfall, area where flowing river water drops abruptly and
    nearly vertically. Waterfalls represent major interruptions in
    river flow. Under most circumstances, rivers tend to smooth
    out irregularities in their flow by processes of erosion and 
    deposition. In time, the long profile of a river takes the form
    of a smooth curve, steepest toward the source, gentlest
    toward the mouth. Waterfalls interrupt this curve, and their
    presence is a measure of the progress of erosion.

    Source: https://www.britannica.com/science/waterfall-geology
    The highest waterfall in
    the world is Angel Falls in
    Venezuela (807 m [2,650
    feet]).
    Types of Waterfalls
    Punchbowl Waterfall

    The Punchbowl
    Waterfall has a wide
    catch pool at the
    bottom of the fall of its
    water. This type of
    waterfall is mostly
    tranquil and swimming
    below it is generally
    easy.
    Wailua Falls Punch Bowl Falls
    Kauai, Hawaii Oregon, United States
    Plunge Waterfall

    The Plunge Waterfall


    drops in a vertical
    flow and loses
    contact with the
    exposed bedrock.
    Blencoe falls
    Australia
    Curtis falls
    Australia
    Multi-step Waterfall

    The Multi-step Waterfall is


    one of the most beautiful
    forms of falls due to their
    series of waterfalls dropping
    water onto one sunken pool
    after another as in a tiered
    manner, creating a scenery
    of several pools with their
    own waterfalls.
    Ozoud falls
    Moroco

    Fukuroda falls
    Japan
    Horsetail Waterfall

    The Horsetail Waterfall


    keeps contact with the hard
    rock behind it as it surges
    down to its pool. This type
    is a more common
    waterfall and almost found
    everywhere in many
    countries from all around
    the world.
    Mount Damper Falls
    New Zealand

    Pagsanjan Falls
    Phillipines
    Frozen Waterfall

    The Frozen Waterfall is the


    result of winter freezing the
    water for the duration of the
    season. Wall climbers climb
    these frozen waterfalls as an
    alternative to wall climbing
    granite walls. Many waterfalls in
    the higher latitude and
    temperate zone regions freeze
    in winter.
    Fang Waterfall
    Vail, Colorado, United States
    Fan Waterfall

    The Fan Waterfall


    produces a fan-like
    shape as its water
    descends into its pool
    below, all the time
    retaining contact with
    its bedrock.
    Virgin Waterfalls
    Canada
    Chute

    The Chute Waterfall is


    a pressurized
    waterfall which is the
    result of a large
    volume of water going
    through a very narrow
    passage that creates
    a very strong waterfall
    current.
    The Three Chute Falls
    Yosimite, California, United States

    Egan Chute
    Provincial Park in Canada
    Cataract

    The Cataract
    Waterfall is the most
    powerful of falls and
    has the strongest
    water currents. Its
    wild waters emit that
    familiar thunderous
    sound from distances
    away.
    Victoria Falls
    Zambia, South Africa

    Gouina Falls
    Mali, Western Africa
    Cascade

    The Cascade
    Waterfall has a series
    of rock levels on
    which it falls. It is also
    one of the more
    beautiful and gentle
    types of falls.
    Murchison falls
    Uganda

    Hukou falls
    China
    Block Waterfall

    The Block Waterfall


    is also a thunderous
    form of falls. It flows
    down its waterline
    from a wide river or
    stream.
    Ka Choung falls
    Cambodia

    Blue nile falls


    Ethopia
    Slide waterfall

    Slide waterfalls can be


    considered a subtype of
    horsetail fall since the water
    maintains contact with the
    bedrock. What sets them
    apart, however, is that
    contact is constant because
    of the shallow slope of the
    rock in slide waterfalls.
    Oceana falls
    Taluha, Gorge, Geogia
    Segmented Waterfall

    Sometimes, one waterfall


    becomes two or more.
    When that happens, it is
    called a segmented
    waterfall. It occur when
    water finds more than one
    course along its downhill
    journey, forming distinct
    flows of water.
    Magod falls
    Karnataka, India
    Tidefall
    A tidefall, or coastal
    waterfall, can fit into plunge,
    cascade or any other type.
    So it isn't necessarily a
    standalone type of
    waterfall. But it does add on
    an extra level of
    uniqueness based on
    where the water finally
    ends up: the ocean.
    Mcway falls
    California

    Alemere falls
    California
    15 Amazing
    Waterfalls in the
    PHILIPPINES
    Limunsudan Falls
    900 feet

    Iligan City
    Aliwagwag Falls
    1,000 feet

    Cateel, Davao Oriental


    Tinuy-an Falls
    300 feet wide and
    180 feet high

    ig City, Surigao del Sur


    Tamaraw Waterfalls
    400 feet

    Puerto Galera,
    Oriental Mindoro
    Tinago Falls
    240 feet

    an City, Lanao del Norte


    Alalum Falls
    150 feet

    Sumilao, Bukidnon
    Maria Cristina Falls
    300 feet

    an City, Lanao del Norte


    Mimbalot Falls
    90 feet

    gan City, Lanao del Norte


    Kabigan Waterfalls
    100 feet

    Pagudpud,
    Ilocos Norte
    Pagsanjan Falls
    400 feet

    Laguna Province
    Kawasan Falls
    45 feet

    Badian, Cebu
    Seven Falls
    181 feet

    Lake Sebu,
    South Cotabato
    Asik-Asik Falls
    200 feet

    mada, North Cotabato


    T’daan Kini Falls
    35 feet

    ke Sebu, South Cotabato


    Inambakan Falls
    100 feet

    Ginatilan, Cebu
    Thank You For
    Listening
    REFERENCE
    SOURCE:
    HTTPS://WWW.BRITANNICA.COM/SCIENCE/WATERFALL-
    GEOLOGY

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