How is the waterfall formed?

Waterfalls are places where streams, rivers have water flowing from high to low, with large angles, fast water speeds, can create water waves and whirlpools.

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Russell Falls, Mount Field National Park, Australia.

Classification of waterfalls:

  1. Multi-storey waterfall : This type of waterfall has a large stream of water flowing through many steps and stone floors in succession.
  2. Large waterfalls : Huge waterfalls, created by large rivers flowing through complex terrain.

The reason for the waterfall is that the river runs through it, encountering hard rock blocks that have not been completely eroded. Along with soft stone blocks are eroded to create low, high-level or also called the hierarchy of rivers .

Besides, during the tectonic process, geological activities create faults, push up the river upstream, the lower part of the falls falls. These two causes created a waterfall.

Not only is there a waterfall on the ground but there is a waterfall on the ground. The underground waterways will create underground rivers, when meeting places with high terrain suddenly suddenly low, the underground waterfalls will also be formed. The water of the waterfall is the water of the river running through that terrain.