Talk:Upper Whitewater Falls

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Move[edit]

Since this waterfall is technically called "Upper Whitewater Falls", I have created a disambig page and have moved this page to "Upper Whitewater Falls". 5minutes 19:28, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other Waterfalls are taller[edit]

Crabtree Falls, Virginia - 305 m (100 ft) has the title of tallest waterfall east of the Mississippi River. Other waterfalls are also taller:

Amicalola Falls, Georgia - 222 m (729 ft)
Cascade Falls, Georgia - 183 m (600 ft) cascade with 3 drops, the tallest of which is 80 m (262 ft).
Cochrans Falls, Georgia - 183 m (600 ft) cascade.

There's actually some debate over how to classify the "tallest" waterfalls. There's actually very little solid definition as to what "officially" constitutes a waterfall. While some falls are very obvious (such as Niagara), others are a bit iffier as to whether you'd consider them an "official" waterfall. In this article, I've listed Corbin Creek Falls - a 600 ft. + series of cascades right in the Whitewater Falls area. Glassmine Falls in Buncombe County (viewable from the Blue Ridge Parkway) has a sign posted that identifies it as an 800 ft. falls. As there is such debate, I've removed some of the language regarding Whitewater Falls' "official" status. I've also removed the statement about it being the highest falls visible from one location because A) Glassmine is visible from one location; and B) Whitewater Falls isn't. The viewing platforms allow you to see MUCH of the falls, but not nearly all of them. 5minutes 17:48, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Upper whitewater falls is not the highest falls east of the rockies , Pissin mare falls in Gros Morne park in Newfoundland is 343 m[edit]

When i asked what the highest waterfalls in eastern north america it says upper whitewater falls (411 ft) is which it is not . Gros Morne park ( a unesco wolrd heritage site) in newfoundland canada has pissing mare falls has a plunge of over 800 ft . 2001:569:BF38:EF00:786F:CAEF:8CEB:5F21 (talk) 14:56, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]