ðɪ ɛɡzˈækt hˈaɪt wˈɔːɾɚfˌɔːl jˈuːzd təbi ʌnnˈoʊn, bˌʌt wʌz mˈɛʒɚd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn æt ðˌoʊ ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt æz tˈɔːl æz ɪt hɐz lˈɔŋ bˌɪn θˈɔːt tə bˈiː, ɪɾ ɪz nˈoʊɾəbəl fɔːɹ ɪts kˌɑːmbᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv hˈaɪt ænd ɡɹˈeɪt vˈɑːljuːm ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɪts bˌiːɪŋ ɐ ʃˈɪɹ plˈʌndʒ.
The exact height waterfall used to be unknown, but was measured in 2014 at  Though it is not as tall as it has long been thought to be, it is notable for its combination of height and great volume of water, along with its being a sheer plunge.