Types of Waterfalls
Cascade - a waterfall that falls and tumbles in one or a series of drops and is mostly in contact with the underlying rock, but slopes gradually over a longer horizontal distance.
Horsetail - a waterfall that falls and tumbles in one or a series of drops and is mostly in contact with the underlying rock, but slopes steeply.
Ledge - a waterfall that is mainly vertical but retains some contact with the underlying rock in areas.
Plunge - a waterfall that completely leaves its contact with the underlying rock and falls vertically to the base. These type of waterfalls often have rock shelters behind and around them.
Slide - a waterfall that maintains constant contact with the underlying rock and has no vertical drops.
Status Definitions
Busted - a possible waterfall that is has been visited and confirmed to not exist. Most likely there is some obstruction or the waterway just slopes in a slow, rapid way instead of in a waterfall.
Confirmed - a waterfall that is confirmed to exist, via personal visits by the 'submitted by' or via online information that has been confirmed BUT also has accurate coordinates for its location.
Destroyed - a waterfall that was confirmed to exist at one time, but has since been destroyed via some human method. Could of been destroyed by permanent flooding, blown up via dynamite or destroyed in the process of building a road.
Possible - a waterfall that seems to have a chance of existing, via topographical maps or geological maps. This falls has never been confirmed in any ways and may exist or may not exist.
Probable - a waterfall that is confirmed to exist, via online information, that has been confirmed BUT does not have precise accurate coordinates for its location. Also its location may be only known to a certain county for example, or just to the watershed.