Ukraine has diverse geographic features, including severalwaterfalls. A vast number of rivers run through themountain ranges. Thesnow melt from the mountains feeding the rivers and sudden drops inelevation create many opportunities for waterfalls to form.
Most of the waterfalls in theCarpathian Mountains are short andcascade waterfalls. The highest waterfall is theManiava waterfall, located near the village ofManiava (Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) which is 14 m (46 ft) tall.