The following is a list of waterfalls by type.(This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) * Plunge: Water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface. * Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock. * Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall. * Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool. * Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river. * Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps. * Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends. * Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls. * Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool. * Fan: Water spreads