Highest waterspout

Highest waterspout
Who
The Eden Waterspout, New South Wales
When
16 May 1898
The highest waterspout of which there is a reliable record was one observed on 16 May 1898 off Eden, New South Wales, Australia. A theodolite reading from the shore gave its height as 1,528 m (5,014 ft). It was about 3 m (10 ft) in diameter.