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Sutherland Falls

Approaching Sutherland Falls





Sutherland Falls is New Zealand's mightiest waterfall. Plunging 580m in three distinct vertical leaps, it is amongst the tallest waterfalls in the world. There's a memorable story about how this waterfall got named, which you can read more about in this book.

This waterfall also vies with Browne Falls as well as Bluff Falls for the title of tallest waterfall in New Zealand. Depending on your definition of a waterfall, some people (such as the authors of the World Waterfall Database) would say that both Browne and Bluff trumps Sutherland in height. Either way, there's no denying that it's Sutherland that's the most spectacular as it has the steepest slope and the most satisfying shape.



Directions:

For more information on this waterfall such as...
  • maps
  • directions
  • detailed descriptions
refer to A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls
(Story Nature Press). 		A Guide to New Zealand Waterfalls

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Getting closer to the base of Sutherland FallsGetting closer to the base of the waterfall

Distant view of Sutherland Falls shrouded in rain clouds from the Milford TrackDistant view of the waterfall shrouded in rain clouds from the Milford Track

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