Guyana boasts more than 300 Glorious waterfalls . Including several of the World's highest Waterfalls such as the Magnificent Kaieteur Falls at over 700 feet, King George V1 falls at 525 feet and King Edward V111 at over 850 feet. This page is still under construction. Images and much more has to be added. Thanks for your Patience.
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Amaila Falls is located on the Kuribrong River ( Potaro-Siparuni Region), a tributary of the Potaro River in west central Guyana .The river drops from the escarpment over Amaila Falls vertically approximately 200 feet, and continues in a series of rapids and falls for almost two miles before reaching placid water at an elevation of 175 feet. The total drop is about 1,200 feet. During the course of the falls the river changes direction from east to north.
Proposals exist for creating a dam to generate electricity for the national grid and existing large mining operations, with future expansion capacity to power major industrial growth projects within Guyana . The project has the potential to produce 100 MW, sufficient to provide power to most existing users in the country.
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Barrington Brown Falls Barrington Brown Falls is a waterfall on the Courantyne River , Guyana , approximately 250 km south of Orealla .
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The Cuquenan Falls (also spelt Kukenaam and similar) at 2,000-feet in a single drop, are amongst the 15-highest free-leaping waterfalls in the world. They are located on a tributary of the Arabopo River , which rises on the Cuquenan Plateau , at Mata Hui , near the borders of Venezuela and Brazil . It is actually located in western Guyana and it's also one of the world's most isolated and untouched waterfalls.
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Drios Falls is a waterfall on the Courantyne River , Guyana , approximately 245 km south of Orealla .
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Kaieteur Falls is a waterfall on the Potaro River in central Guyana . It is located in the Kaieteur National Park . It is 226 meters (741 feet) when measured from its plunge over a sandstone cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measuremets, bring the total height to 251 meters (822 feet).Kaieteur Falls is about five times higher than the more well known Niagara Falls
The King Edward VIII Falls is found on the Courantyne River in southern Guyana . With a height of 259 metres (850 feet) it is the 34th heighest waterfall in the world.
King George VI Falls is located on the Courantyne River in southern Guyana . It is the 19th highest waterfall in the world. Commonly known as King George Falls or King George VI Falls , Salto Oshi is a sheer plunge of about 525 feet. Popular belief, stemming from who knows where, places this waterfall at 1600 feet tall. We have speculated that it is 160 meters, but it just as easily could be as much as 700 feet tall, we just can't be sure yet. The falls occur along the Oshi River , also sometimes spelled Ushi, Utshi or Utishi. Oshi is the native name for both the falls and the river. The falls were reportedly discovered by danish scientist Paul A. Zaul in 1938. (source: www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com )
Kumaka Fall is a waterfall on the Essequibo River , Guyana , approximately 5 km north of the confluence with the Potaro River .
Great Falls Known Alternate Names: Kamarang Great Falls, Kamarang Falls Approximately 700 feet tall and consisting of one drop.
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Maopityan Falls is a waterfall on the Courantyne River , Guyana , approximately 245 km south of Orealla .
Murrays Fall is a waterfall on the Essequibo River , Guyana , approximately 55 km south of the confluence with the Rupununi River .
Marina Falls Approximately 500 feet in height and 2 drops
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The Orinduik Falls lie on the Ireng River , a highland river that thunders over steps and terraces of jasper on the border with Brazil before merging with the Takutu River and into Brazil to join the Amazon River .The falls are situated amid the rolling, grass-covered hills of the Pakaraima Mountains . Orinduik Falls is ideally suited for swimming.
