The following list of waterfalls of Canada include all waterfalls of superlative significance.
Tallest waterfalls
By overall height As of 2020 , there are 18 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least 400 m (1,300 ft).[ 1]
Waterfall
Image
Height
Province
Coordinates
m
ft
James Bruce Falls
840
2,760
British Columbia
50°13′08″N 123°46′57″W / 50.2189°N 123.7825°W / 50.2189; -123.7825 (James Bruce Falls )
Madden Falls
579
1,900
British Columbia
49°53′20″N 123°19′01″W / 49.8889°N 123.3170°W / 49.8889; -123.3170 (Madden Falls )
Swiftcurrent Falls
537
1,762
British Columbia
53°07′49″N 119°19′03″W / 53.1304°N 119.3176°W / 53.1304; -119.3176 (Swiftcurrent Falls )
Kingcome Valley Falls
520
1,710
British Columbia
51°16′10″N 126°12′46″W / 51.2695°N 126.2128°W / 51.2695; -126.2128 (Kingcome Valley Falls )
Schwartzenbach Falls
520
1,710
Nunavut
66°30′30″N 65°31′30″W / 66.5083°N 65.5250°W / 66.5083; -65.5250 (Schwartzenbach Falls )
Francis Falls
518
1,699
British Columbia
50°39′33″N 124°11′47″W / 50.6591°N 124.1965°W / 50.6591; -124.1965 (Francis Falls )
Storey Peak Falls
480
1,570
British Columbia
50°00′17″N 123°21′53″W / 50.0047°N 123.3648°W / 50.0047; -123.3648 (Storey Peak Falls )
Cerberus Falls
475
1,558
British Columbia
51°53′39″N 117°04′19″W / 51.8941°N 117.0720°W / 51.8941; -117.0720 (Cerberus Falls )
Kiwi Falls
475
1,558
British Columbia
50°09′18″N 126°12′44″W / 50.1549°N 126.2122°W / 50.1549; -126.2122 (Kiwi Falls )
Bush Mountain Falls
466
1,529
British Columbia
51°49′22″N 117°08′01″W / 51.8228°N 117.1335°W / 51.8228; -117.1335 (Bush Mountain Falls )
Unnamed waterfall
460
1,510
British Columbia
51°17′56″N 125°44′16″W / 51.2989°N 125.7378°W / 51.2989; -125.7378 ("Unnamed" )
Bedard Falls
457
1,499
British Columbia
49°58′53″N 123°20′49″W / 49.9815°N 123.3469°W / 49.9815; -123.3469 (Bedard Falls )
Unnamed waterfall
457
1,499
British Columbia
50°18′45″N 123°56′09″W / 50.3124°N 123.9357°W / 50.3124; -123.9357 ("Unnamed" )
Harmony Falls
444
1,457
British Columbia
49°51′23″N 123°59′55″W / 49.8565°N 123.9985°W / 49.8565; -123.9985 (Harmony Falls )
Michael Falls
442
1,450
British Columbia
51°28′25″N 116°31′07″W / 51.4736°N 116.5186°W / 51.4736; -116.5186 (Michael Falls )
Della Falls
440
1,440
British Columbia
49°27′16″N 125°32′11″W / 49.4544°N 125.5363°W / 49.4544; -125.5363 (Della Falls )
South Phillips Glacier Falls
427
1,401
British Columbia
53°07′24″N 119°13′23″W / 53.1232°N 119.2230°W / 53.1232; -119.2230 (South Phillips Glacier Falls )
Bishop Falls
410
1,350
British Columbia
58°40′31″N 133°27′12″W / 58.6753°N 133.4534°W / 58.6753; -133.4534 (Bishop Falls )
By tallest single drop As of 2020 , there are 14 confirmed waterfalls to have a single unbroken drop with a height of at least 150 m (490 ft).[ 2]
Waterfalls by average flow rate As of 2021 , there are 25 confirmed waterfalls with an average flow rate or discharge of at least 100 m3 /s (3,500 cu ft/s).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Waterfall
Image
Discharge
Province
Coordinates
m3 /s
ft3 /s
Niagara Falls
2,407
85,000
Ontario / New York (U.S. )
43°04′38″N 79°04′32″W / 43.077305°N 79.07562°W / 43.077305; -79.07562 (Horseshoe Falls (Niagara Falls) )
Vermilion Falls
1,812
64,000
Alberta
58°22′11″N 114°52′18″W / 58.36972°N 114.87176°W / 58.36972; -114.87176 (Vermilion Falls )
Limestone Falls
1,464
51,700
Quebec
57°28′45″N 69°18′36″W / 57.4791°N 69.3099°W / 57.4791; -69.3099 (Limestone Falls )
Pyrite Falls
1,464
51,700
Quebec
57°26′00″N 69°14′32″W / 57.4333°N 69.2422°W / 57.4333; -69.2422 (Pyrite Falls )
Virginia Falls
1,000
35,000
Northwest Territories
61°36′26″N 125°44′12″W / 61.60722°N 125.73667°W / 61.60722; -125.73667 (Virginia Falls )
Shale Falls
934
33,000
Quebec
56°44′39″N 69°01′04″W / 56.7443°N 69.0179°W / 56.7443; -69.0179 (Shale Falls )
Chaudière Falls
500
18,000
Quebec
46°42′53″N 71°16′57″W / 46.71472°N 71.28250°W / 46.71472; -71.28250 (Chaudière Falls (Chaudière River) )
Granite Falls
453
16,000
Quebec
55°50′42″N 68°25′25″W / 55.8450°N 68.4235°W / 55.8450; -68.4235 (Granite Falls )
Little Eaton Canyon Falls
317
11,200
Quebec
55°31′46″N 68°17′40″W / 55.5294°N 68.2945°W / 55.5294; -68.2945 (Little Eaton Canyon Falls )
Lower Eaton Canyon Falls
317
11,200
Quebec
55°33′46″N 68°11′50″W / 55.5627°N 68.1973°W / 55.5627; -68.1973 (Lower Eaton Canyon Falls )
Nastapoca Falls
317
11,200
Quebec
56°54′54″N 76°31′46″W / 56.915004°N 76.529509°W / 56.915004; -76.529509 (Nastapoca Falls )
Tuktu Falls
317
11,200
Quebec
55°32′36″N 68°14′44″W / 55.5432°N 68.2456°W / 55.5432; -68.2456 (Tuktu Falls )
Twin Falls
317
11,200
Quebec
56°53′54″N 76°24′12″W / 56.8984°N 76.4032°W / 56.8984; -76.4032 (Twin Falls (Nastapoca River) )
Upper Eaton Canyon Falls
317
11,200
Quebec
55°33′29″N 68°12′57″W / 55.5581°N 68.2158°W / 55.5581; -68.2158 (Upper Eaton Canyon Falls )
Alexandra Falls
282
10,000
Northwest Territories
60°30′02″N 116°16′45″W / 60.50056°N 116.27917°W / 60.50056; -116.27917 (Alexandra Falls )
Louise Falls
282
10,000
Northwest Territories
60°30′12″N 116°14′29″W / 60.5033°N 116.2414°W / 60.5033; -116.2414 (Louise Falls )
Rearguard Falls
171
6,000
British Columbia
52°58′24″N 119°21′51″W / 52.97333°N 119.3641°W / 52.97333; -119.3641 (Rearguard Falls )
Montmorency Falls
130
4,600
Quebec
46°53′27″N 71°8′51″W / 46.89083°N 71.14750°W / 46.89083; -71.14750 (Montmorency Falls )
Baileys Chute
122
4,300
British Columbia
52°04′19″N 120°11′33″W / 52.07204°N 120.19255°W / 52.07204; -120.19255 (Baileys Chute )
Marcus Falls
122
4,300
British Columbia
52°04′28″N 120°12′00″W / 52.0744°N 120.1999°W / 52.0744; -120.1999 (Marcus Falls )
Athabasca Falls
113
4,000
Alberta
52°39′51″N 117°53′01″W / 52.66417°N 117.88361°W / 52.66417; -117.88361 (Athabasca Falls )
Osprey Falls
113
4,000
British Columbia
52°08′24″N 120°11′36″W / 52.1400°N 120.1933°W / 52.1400; -120.1933 (Osprey Falls )
Dawson Falls
107
3,800
British Columbia
51°57′55″N 120°07′25″W / 51.9654°N 120.1235°W / 51.9654; -120.1235 (Dawson Falls )
Helmcken Falls
107
3,800
British Columbia
51°57′14″N 120°10′40″W / 51.9538°N 120.1779°W / 51.9538; -120.1779 (Helmcken Falls )
The Mushbowl
107
3,800
British Columbia
51°57′51″N 120°07′48″W / 51.9643°N 120.1301°W / 51.9643; -120.1301 (The Mushbowl )
Notable waterfalls by province This is a
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See also
Notes
^ The identity and location of this waterfall is uncertain; one location is given at worldwaterfalldatabase.com [ 15] and the other is reported by ice climbers.[ 16]
References
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^ "Graphique des données à une station hydrométrique Montmorency" . www.cehq.gouv.qc.ca . Retrieved 2020-11-02 .
^ "Graphique des données à une station hydrométrique Chaudière" . www.cehq.gouv.qc.ca . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ "Athabasca Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Bow Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Bow Glacier Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Bridal Veil Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Upper Crescent Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Crypt Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Elbow Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Fossil Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-18 .
^ "Geraldine Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-18 .
^ a b "Kerkeslin Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-18 .
^ "Kerkeslin Falls, II, WI 3 : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering" . www.summitpost.org . Retrieved 2017-06-18 .
^ "Kitchener Creek Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-18 .
^ "Lineham Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-18 .
^ "Sunwapta Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Lower Sunwapta Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
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^ "Murchison Falls, Alberta, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-03 .
^ "Panther Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Sideways Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-18 .
^ "Siffleur Falls, Alberta, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2017-06-17 .
^ "Kwasitchewan Falls, Manitoba, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-03 .
^ "Muhigan Falls, Manitoba, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-03 .
^ "Pisew Falls, Manitoba, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-03 .
^ "Grand Falls, Maine, United States - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-30 .
^ "British Columbia – Canada" . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "Churchill Falls - History" . Reprinted Courtesy of Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Compiled by Peter Green - IEEE . Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "Query Record Details: Churchill Falls" . Natural Resources Canada . Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "The Atlas of Canada - Waterfalls" . Natural Resources Canada . Government of Canada. 2007-10-19. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "Niagara Falls" . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-11-07 . Rated as 15th tallest waterfall in the world
^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador , ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.
^ "Newfoundland Gros Morne National Park" . 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-11-09 . Photo of the Pissing Mare Falls
^ "Pissing Mare Falls – British Columbia – Canada" . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "Rattling Brook Falls – Newfoundland – Canada" . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "Sandy Pond Falls – Newfoundland – Canada" . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "Twin Falls NL - Satellite photo" . Google Maps . Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "Alexandra Falls – Northwest Territories, Canada" . World Waterfall Database . Retrieved 2020-03-17 .
^ "Cameron Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-04 .
^ "Lady Evelyn Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
^ "Louise Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
^ "Marengo Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
^ "Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
^ "Barrow Falls, Nunavut, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-04 .
^ "Wilberforce Falls, Nunavut, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-09 .
^ "Kazan Falls, Nunavut, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-04 .
^ "Kingaunmiut Falls, Nunavut, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-04 .
^ a b "City Profile for Niagara Falls, Ontario" . Retrieved 2008-10-06 .
^ "Niagara Falls" . World Waterfalls . Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2008-11-07 . Rated as 10th largest in the world
^ Harris, Mark (September 2, 2003). "Waterfalls of Ontario—Bridal Veil Falls (Kagawong)" . Waterfalls of Ontario.ca/ . Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "Bridal Veil Falls" . Great Lakes Waterfalls and Beyond . 25 Mar 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ a b Harris, Mark (September 2, 2003). "Waterfalls of Ontario—Ottawa Valley Index" . Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ a b Corbet, Ron (July 30, 2005). "Chaudiere Falls at the heart of Ottawa's history" . The Ottawa Citizen . Canwest Digital Media, Canwest Publishing Inc. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ Harris, Mark (September 2, 2003). "Waterfalls of Ontario—Fenelon Falls" . Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "Fourth Falls" . Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
^ Harris, Mark (September 2, 2003). "Waterfalls of Ontario—Northeast Waterfall Region" . Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2008-11-07 .
^ "GeoNames Query—Helen Falls : Query Record Details" . Natural Resources Canada . Government of Canada. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "Nomination of the Rideau Canal for Inscription in the World Heritage List" . Parks Canada . Government of Canada. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2008-11-09 . Also called Hogs Back Falls
^ "Inglis Falls" . day trips canada . 4 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "Waterfalls of Ontario—Kakabeka Falls" . Archived from the original on 2007-07-04. Retrieved 2007-09-21 .
^ "GeoNames Query—Rideau Falls : Query Record Details" . Natural Resources Canada . Government of Canada. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "GeoNames Query—Rideau Chutes] : Query Record Details" . Natural Resources Canada . Government of Canada. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
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^ "Hamilton Waterfalls: Boundary Falls" . (www.hamiltonnature.org). Archived from the original on 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-07-29 .
^ "Webster's Falls" .
^ "BLANC-SABLON (BRADOR) - Cote-Nord Tourism" . tourismecote-nord.com . Retrieved 2020-12-30 .
^ "Chats Falls, Ontario, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-29 .
^ "Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière" . Visitez Lévis. Retrieved 30 November 2016 .
^ "GeoNames Query—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in the Lèvis region: Query Record Details" . Natural Resources Canada . Government of Canada. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "GeoNames Query—Chute Kabir Kouba in the Lèvis region: Query Record Details" . Natural Resources Canada . Government of Canada. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "Kabir Kouba" . Conception et réalisation: Bleu Outremer en collaboration avec le CLD de Québec . Archived from the original on 2008-08-25. Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "TRAILS" . Restigouche South-East Municipality. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 15 August 2011 .
^ "Calcaire, Chute du, Quebec, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-28 .
^ parcdeschutesetd. "Parc Régional des Chutes Monte-à-Peine-et-des-Dalles" (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-30 .
^ Steven Dutch (19 January 2007). "Montmorency Falls, Quebec" . Virtual Field Trips . Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-09 . highest in the province of Quebec
^ Depeyre, Michèle; Gauthier, Michel (2005). Guide des chutes du Québec . Québec: Les Éditions Tricycle. p. 40. ISBN 2-922072-30-4 .
^ "M.R.C. d'Avignon - Saint-André-de-Restigouche" . www.gaspesie-les-iles.org . Retrieved 2020-11-30 .
^ Behrens, David. "Canyon Sainte Anne Falls" . Canadian Waterfalls . Retrieved 2008-11-09 .
^ "Parc national d'Anticosti" . Sépaq . 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-30 .
^ "Elizabeth Falls, Saskatchewan, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-11-03 .
^ "Hunt Falls, Saskatchewan, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2022-09-23 .
^ "Kettle Falls, Saskatchewan, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-02 .
^ Lac La Ronge Provincial Park website Archived 2006-08-27 at the Wayback Machine the highest in the province of Saskatchewan
^ Davis, R.W. and Huffaker, M.F. Island Falls Power Development on the Churchill River, a paper presented at the annual general meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Winnipeg, MB, March, 1935.
^ "Otter Falls, Yukon, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-04 .
^ "Rancheria Falls, Yukon, Canada - World Waterfall Database" . www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com . Retrieved 2020-12-04 .
External links
List of waterfalls of North America
Sovereign states Dependencies and other territories