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What is another name for a large powerful waterfall?
Many bodies of powerful water are also called this, but a name for a large,powerful, and tall waterfall is a CATERACT.True but it's actually spelled cataract. there were large waterfalls in Spokane before where the glaciers damed the water, water pressure got so high, the glacier dam collapsed ice, debris, and water reached up to fifty miles per hour and carved through stone and earth carrying Huge boulders miles from where it came from. This repeated 50 years over and over again for about 2,000 years. the site of today's city of Spokane was repeatedly covered by water 500 feet deep.Source: the book "Washington in the Pacific Northwest"Another name often overlooked is 'Sault' meaning a large powerful waterfall or rapids.
What is the opposite of fireball?
waterfall
How the waterfall help different people?
A waterfall is full of moving water. Moving water is what generates a certain type of electricity called hydroelectricity. The famous scientist Nicolas Tesla lived near a waterfall so that he could benefit from it's power.
Do all waterfalls form the same way?
Yes and no. They all form as a result of a sudden drop in height in a waterway's bedrock, so that's your yes. The 'no' is the result of the many different forms a waterfall can take, from 'just beyond a cataract' to giant waterfalls like Niagara and from 'on land' to 'underwater'. Just to mention a few forms: the classical waterfall is called a ledge waterfall if the water still retains some contact with the river's bedrock, and a plunge waterfall if it doesn't. The waterfall where water descends over a number of 'steps' is called a cascade. All in all there are some ten species of waterfall (and a number of subspecies) some of them forming in glaciers or even completely underwater. The world's highest waterfall is indeed totally underwater: the Denmark Straits waterfall near Greenland with a drop of 11,500 feet or nearly 4,000 meters.
What is the most powerful waterfall in the world?
The largest waterfall in the world height wise is Angel Falls in South America. The largest waterfall by the amount of water pouring over it per second is Niagara Falls in the very North of the US and the South of Canada.
Large city but not a state?
Washington DC
I am a large city in the U.S. but I am not in a state who am I?
Washington, D.C.
In which state can you find the highest waterfall in the United States?
Yosemite Falls, in Yosemite National Park, California, is the highest waterfall in the United States. It has a vertical drop of 2425 feet (739 meters).
What large river separates the state of Washington and the state of Oregon?
The Columbia River
What is a steep large waterfall?
cataract :a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
Large inlet in northwestern Washington State?
Puget Sound.
Biggest motorcycle club in Washington state n 1990?
How Large was Washington State Ghost Riders Motorcycle Club in 1983
How large is Washington?
Washington D.C. is 63.3 miles squared.ANS 2 -The great state of Washington is 71,300 sq. miles.
What is a geographic cataract?
It is a large waterfall
What is A large-powerful waterfall?
Cataract.
What is a large waterfall?
Niagra Falls
What is it when a river falls off steeply?
a waterfall.
