The following list of waterfalls of Canada include all waterfalls of superlative significance.
, there are 18 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least .[1]
Waterfall | Image | Height | Province | Coordinates | |
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m | ft | ||||
50.2189°N -123.7825°W | |||||
British Columbia | 49.8889°N -123.317°W | ||||
British Columbia | 53.1304°N -119.3176°W | ||||
Kingcome Valley Falls | British Columbia | 51.2695°N -126.2128°W | |||
66.5083°N -65.525°W | |||||
Francis Falls | British Columbia | 50.6591°N -124.1965°W | |||
Storey Peak Falls | British Columbia | 50.0047°N -123.3648°W | |||
British Columbia | 51.8941°N -117.072°W | ||||
Kiwi Falls | British Columbia | 50.1549°N -126.2122°W | |||
Bush Mountain Falls | British Columbia | 51.8228°N -117.1335°W | |||
Unnamed waterfall | British Columbia | 51.2989°N -125.7378°W | |||
Bedard Falls | British Columbia | 49.9815°N -123.3469°W | |||
Unnamed waterfall | British Columbia | 50.3124°N -123.9357°W | |||
Harmony Falls | British Columbia | 49.8565°N -123.9985°W | |||
Michael Falls | British Columbia | 51.4736°N -116.5186°W | |||
British Columbia | 49.4544°N -125.5363°W | ||||
South Phillips Glacier Falls | British Columbia | 53.1232°N -119.223°W | |||
Bishop Falls | British Columbia | 58.6753°N -133.4534°W |
, there are 14 confirmed waterfalls to have a single unbroken drop with a height of at least .[2]
Waterfall | Image | Height | Province | Coordinates | |
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m | ft | ||||
51.8941°N -117.072°W | |||||
Odegaard Falls | British Columbia | 52.2415°N -126.2924°W | |||
British Columbia | 52.2768°N -125.7724°W | ||||
British Columbia | 51.5001°N -116.473°W | ||||
Hamill Creek Falls | British Columbia | 50.2401°N -116.5851°W | |||
49.7104°N -57.6609°W | |||||
Francis Falls | British Columbia | 50.6591°N -124.1965°W | |||
South Phillips Glacier Falls | British Columbia | 53.1232°N -119.223°W | |||
Middle Cummins Falls | British Columbia | 52.1667°N -117.9904°W | |||
66.5083°N -65.525°W | |||||
Michael Falls | British Columbia | 51.4736°N -116.5186°W | |||
51.6532°N -116.4992°W | |||||
Lady Wilsons Falls | Alberta | 52.0269°N -116.8167°W | |||
British Columbia | 49.8889°N -123.317°W | ||||
See also: List of waterfalls by flow rate., there are 25 confirmed waterfalls with an average flow rate or discharge of at least .[3] [4] [5]
Waterfall | Image | Discharge | Province | Coordinates | |
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m3/s | ft3/s | ||||
Ontario / New York (U.S.) | 43.0773°N -79.0756°W | ||||
58.3697°N -114.8718°W | |||||
57.4791°N -69.3099°W | |||||
Pyrite Falls | Quebec | 57.4333°N -69.2422°W | |||
61.6072°N -125.7367°W | |||||
Shale Falls | Quebec | 56.7443°N -69.0179°W | |||
Quebec | 46.7147°N -71.2825°W | ||||
Granite Falls | Quebec | 55.845°N -68.4235°W | |||
Quebec | 55.5294°N -68.2945°W | ||||
Quebec | 55.5627°N -68.1973°W | ||||
Nastapoca Falls | Quebec | 56.915°N -76.5295°W | |||
Quebec | 55.5432°N -68.2456°W | ||||
Twin Falls | Quebec | 56.8984°N -76.4032°W | |||
Quebec | 55.5581°N -68.2158°W | ||||
Northwest Territories | 60.5006°N -116.2792°W | ||||
Northwest Territories | 60.5033°N -116.2414°W | ||||
52.9733°N -119.3641°W | |||||
Quebec | 46.8908°N -71.1475°W | ||||
British Columbia | 52.072°N -120.1926°W | ||||
Marcus Falls | British Columbia | 52.0744°N -120.1999°W | |||
Alberta | 52.6642°N -117.8836°W | ||||
Osprey Falls | British Columbia | 52.14°N -120.1933°W | |||
British Columbia | 51.9654°N -120.1235°W | ||||
British Columbia | 51.9538°N -120.1779°W | ||||
British Columbia | 51.9643°N -120.1301°W | ||||
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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24m (79feet) | 18m (59feet) | Segmented Horsetail | 52.6642°N -117.8836°W | [6] | |||||
9m (30feet) | 37m (121feet) | Cascade | [7] | ||||||
120m (390feet) | 57m (187feet) | Horsetail | [8] | ||||||
An unnamed stream | --> | 86m (282feet) | 5m (16feet) | Tiered Plunges | [9] | ||||
Tiered | 52.3872°N -116.3542°W | [10] | |||||||
Hellroaring Creek | 175m (574feet) | 15m (49feet) | Horsetail | [11] | |||||
Cascade | [12] | ||||||||
Fossil Falls | Foch Creek | 150m (490feet) | 23m (75feet) | Tiered Horsetails | [13] | ||||
Geraldine Falls | Geraldine Creek | 152m (499feet) | 15m (49feet) | Tiered Horsetails | [14] | ||||
Kerkeslin Falls | An unnamed stream | Tiered Horsetails | disputed | [15] | |||||
Kitchener Creek Falls | Kitchener Creek | 122m (400feet) | 122m (400feet) | 5m (16feet) | [16] | ||||
Lineham Falls | Lineham Creek | 125m (410feet) | [17] | ||||||
17m (56feet), 26m (85feet) | 8m (26feet), 8m (26feet) | Tiered Horsetails, Tiered Plunges | ,[18] [19] | ||||||
Maligne Canyon Falls | [20] | ||||||||
Murchison Falls | An unnamed stream | 180m (590feet) | 30m (100feet) | Segmented Plunges | [21] | ||||
O'Shaughnessy Falls | |||||||||
66m (217feet) | 12m (39feet) | Plunge | [22] | ||||||
Sideways Falls (Big Bend Falls) | An unnamed stream | 106m (348feet) | 15m (49feet) | Tiered Horsetails | [23] | ||||
[24] | |||||||||
Snake Indian Falls | |||||||||
See main article: List of waterfalls of British Columbia.
class=unsortable | Image | Waterfall | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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Kwasitchewan Falls | 55.2653°N -98.2895°W | [25] | |||||||
McGillvray Falls | |||||||||
Muhigan Falls | Muhigan River | 19m (62feet) | 54.688°N -98.592°W | [26] | |||||
55.1972°N -98.3975°W | [27] | ||||||||
Rainbow Falls | |||||||||
Sturgeon Falls | |||||||||
Wekusko Falls Provincial Park | |||||||||
Whitemouth Falls Provincial Park |
See also: List of bodies of water of New Brunswick.
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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45.275°N -67.4785°W | [28] | ||||||||
"Grand Falls, Nepisiguit River, before 1874" https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/grand-falls-nepisiguit-river# | 75m (246feet) | Segmented Block | 47.4053°N -65.7914°W |
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | ||||||||
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Aviron Bay Falls | 213m (699feet) | 12m (39feet) | Tiered | [29] | ||||||||||||
75m (246feet) | segmented Block | 53.6°N -64.3158°W | [30] [31] | |||||||||||||
Grand Falls | 43m (141feet) | [32] | ||||||||||||||
Grand Falls | 92m (302feet) | 46m (151feet) | Slide, Plunge | [33] | - | 15m (49feet) | 53.2456°N -60.7714°W | |||||||||
Burnt Woods Brook | 350m (1,150feet) | Plunge, Cascade | [34] [35] [36] | |||||||||||||
Rattling Brook Falls | 140m (460feet) | Tiered | [37] | |||||||||||||
Sandy Pond Falls | 220m (720feet) | Plunge, Cascades | [38] | - | Scott Falls | Unknown River | 27m (89feet) | |||||||||
Thomas Falls | Unknown River | 31m (102feet) | ||||||||||||||
Unknown River | 53m (174feet) | [39] |
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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33m (108feet) | 117m (384feet) | Vertical Block | 60.5005°N -116.2799°W | [40] | |||||
Cameron Falls | Cameron River | Steep cascade | 62.5206°N -113.6877°W | [41] | |||||
Lady Evelyn Falls | 17m (56feet) | Vertical Block | 60.9646°N -117.3295°W | [42] | |||||
15m (49feet) | 183m (600feet) | Vertical Block | 60.5029°N -116.2427°W | [43] | |||||
Marengo Falls | Marengo Creek | 30m (100feet) | ? | Veiling Horsetail | 61.5942°N -125.8022°W | [44] | |||
90m (300feet) | 305m (1,001feet) | Segmented Horsetails | 61.6074°N -125.7389°W | [45] |
See main article: List of waterfalls of Nova Scotia.
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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Barrow Falls | Barrow River | 67.3213°N -81.3751°W | [46] | ||||||
? | Segmented Plunges | 67.0952°N -108.7974°W | [47] | ||||||
Kazan Falls | 63.7142°N -95.8467°W | [48] | |||||||
Kingaunmiut Falls | Steep cascade | 66.8573°N -110.7417°W | [49] |
See also: List of waterfalls in Hamilton, Ontario.
class=unsortable | Image | Waterfall | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Class | Type | class=unsortable | Reference | Coordinates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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53m (174feet) | 671m (2,201feet) | Segmented Block | [50] [51] | 43.0773°N -79.0756°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52m (171feet) | Segmented Block | 43.08°N -79.071°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Big Beaver Falls | 18m (59feet) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11m (36feet) | Plunge | [52] | 45.9005°N -82.2565°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bridal Veil Falls | 69m (226feet) | [53] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16m (52feet) | 45.4764°N -76.2486°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ottawa River | 15m (49feet) | 60m (200feet) | [54] [55] | 45.4206°N -75.7222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15m (49feet) | 7m (23feet) 30m (100feet) | Plunge | [56] | 44.5356°N -78.7369°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fourth Falls | [57] | 47.885°N -79.7772°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25m (82feet) | Cascade | [58] [59] | 47.2919°N -80.3339°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18m (59feet) | artificially created | [60] | 45.371°N -75.697°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18m (59feet) | cascade | [61] | 44.5257°N -80.9348°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40m (130feet) | Plunge | [62] | 48.4029°N -89.6256°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Onaping River | Cascade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[63] | 45.4414°N -75.6962°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rideau Chutes | [64] | 47.45°N -117°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Red Hill Creek | 19m (62feet) | 18m (59feet) | classical/cascade | [65] | 43.2005°N -79.8197°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tiffany tributary | 13.4m (44feet) | 1.8m (05.9feet) | high terraced ribbon cascade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spring tributary | 6.3m (20.7feet) | 9m (30feet) | Twin Classic Cascade | [66] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Battlefield Creek | 17m (56feet) | 6m (20feet) | Ribbon | 43.2072°N -79.7664°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borer's Creek | 15m (49feet) | high ribbon-style | [67] | 43.2812°N -79.931°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dog Falls | 47m (154feet) | - | Wawaitin Falls | 38m (125feet) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Mile Lake | 38m (125feet) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aubrey Falls | 33m (108feet) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27m (89feet) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24m (79feet) | - | Schist Falls | 24m (79feet) | - | 24m (79feet) | - | Christopher Falls | Opasatika River | 23m (75feet) | - | Partridge Falls | 21m (69feet) | - | Steephill Falls | 21m (69feet) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grindstone Tributaries | 6m (20feet) | 2m (07feet) | high ribbon-style | [68] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spencer Creek | 22m (72feet) | 30m (100feet) | Curtain/Plunge | [69] | 43.2762°N -79.9809°W |
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Drop | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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Brador Falls | Brador River | 51.5069°N -57.2479°W | [70] | ||||||
Chats Falls | Ottawa River | 45.4764°N -76.2486°W | [71] | ||||||
Chaudière Falls | Chaudière River | 46.7131°N -71.2861°W | [72] [73] | ||||||
Chaudière Falls | Ottawa River | 45.4206°N -75.7222°W | |||||||
Granite Falls | 21m (69feet) | 55.8439°N -68.4228°W | |||||||
Kabir Kouba | Saint-Charles River | 46.8553°N -71.3556°W | [74] [75] | ||||||
Kempt Falls | Kempt River | 48.0283°N -66.7878°W | [76] | ||||||
22m (72feet) | 57.4814°N -69.3097°W | [77] | |||||||
Monte-à-Peine Falls | Image | Assumption River | 46.2031°N -73.5578°W | [78] | |||||
84m (276feet) | 46.8908°N -71.1475°W | [79] | |||||||
Neigette Falls | Neigette River | [80] | |||||||
79m (259feet) | 48.4322°N -72.1683°W | ||||||||
Pico Falls | 48.0267°N -66.9557°W | [81] | |||||||
70m (230feet) | 47.0731°N -70.8775°W | [82] | |||||||
Shale Falls | 18m (59feet) | 56.7442°N -69.0181°W | |||||||
46m (151feet) | 46.5309°N -72.761°W | ||||||||
Vauréal Falls | Vauréal River | 49.5603°N -62.6931°W | [83] |
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Height | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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Elizabeth Falls | 34m (112feet) | 59.1801°N -105.5566°W | [84] | ||||||
Hunt Falls | Grease River | 15m (49feet) | 59.4778°N -106.4263°W | [85] | |||||
Kettle Falls | 55.5483°N -103.2406°W | [86] | |||||||
10m (30feet) | Segmented | 55.3961°N -104.3664°W | [87] | ||||||
Swan River | 55.6167°N -129°W | [88] |
Waterfall | class=unsortable | Image | Watercourse | Height | Width | Type | Coordinates | class=unsortable | |
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61.0818°N -136.995°W | [89] | ||||||||
Rancheria Falls | Cascade | 60.0778°N -130.8287°W | [90] |