Kaieteur Falls Kaieteur Falls Kaieteur Falls is the world's largest single drop waterfall by the volume of water flowing over it. Located on the Potaro River in the Kaieteur National Park, it sits in a section of the Amazon rainforest included in the Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana. It is 226 metres (741 ft) high when measured from its plunge over a sandstone and conglomerate cliff to the first break. It then flows over a series of steep cascades that, when included in the measurements, bring the total height to 251 metres (822 ft). While many falls have greater height, few have the
Kaieteur National Park trail to the Korume Creek, then up the Korume Creek to its source, then to and including Menzies landing on the left bank of the Potaro River, then across the Potaro River to its right bank, then inland for a , then downwards and parallel to the right bank of the Potaro River to an unnamed tributary about below the foot of Tukeit Falls, then down the left bank of that tributary to the Potaro River, then to the point of origin. In 1999 the Park's area was increased from to by a Presidential Order. Kaieteur National Park Kaieteur National