Zora's Waterfall

Zora's Waterfall is a recurring location in the Zelda series. In all of its appearances, the waterfall is located in different areas pertaining to the Zoras.

A Link to the Past
In A Link to the Past, Zora's Waterfall is located in Zora's Lake and is the home of King Zora. It is here that Link can purchase the Flippers for 500 Rupees. Zora's Waterfall is on the northeast side of Hyrule, just south of Death Mountain.

Ocarina of Time
In Ocarina of Time, Zora's Waterfall is known as the Sleepless Waterfall. It serves as a barrier to impede outsiders from entering Zora's Domain. Link must play "Zelda's Lullaby" to get through this waterfall and access the home of the Zoras. When revisited in the future, Ganondorf has cast an evil spell upon the village, and even though the waterfall on the outside is still flowing, the inside of Zora's Domain is completely frozen.

Inside Zora's Domain is another waterfall that flows from King Zora's throne. It serves as the starting point for the Diving Game, where Link can obtain the Silver Scale.

Twilight Princess
In Twilight Princess, the waterfall is frozen at first, along with the rest of Zora's Domain, and needs to be thawed out by releasing the water in within the throne room with the Molten Shard from Death Mountain. After Link helps the Zoras, one at the base of the waterfall will offer to carry him up the waterfall to the throne room in an impressive display of swimming power.

A Link to the Past comic
A place highly resembling Zora's Waterfall in the A Link to the Past comic, although it is situated in the Dark World instead of the Light World. After Link saves a fairy from a band of thieves, the fairy leads him to the Zora's Waterfall, where Link encounters a Zola. Thinking it to be a monster, the young hero tries to fight it, but the Zola thanks Link for having saved Epheremelda, the fairy. The Zola explains that he thought he was Romu, the knight who, with the Master Sword, scarred his forehead. After Link is healed by Epheremelda, the creature introduces itself as Zora. He and Epheremelda tell Link about the ruler of the Dark World and the usurper of the Triforce, Ganon, as well as Agahnim, Ganon's puppet. With Agahnim's magic, he sent the Maidens to the Dark World so Ganon  could steal their power, which makes Link realize that Zelda is still   alive.

Knowing this, Zora tells Link that one of the maidens is imprisoned in the Palace of Darkness nearby; however, he warns the young hero of the explosive materials, known as firecorn, that are kept in there. Link decides to go anyway, insisting that he must rescue the maiden trapped in the crystal. Before leaving, Zora allows Link to take Epheremelda as a guide and grants him the Zora's Mask to disguise himself and not look so conspicuous as he is sneaking around the palace.