| Takakkaw Falls | |
| Location: | Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates: | 51.4997°N -116.4728°W |
| Type: | Tiered Horsetails |
| Watercourse: | Unnamed |
| Number Drops: | 4 |
| Run: | 30m (100feet) |
| Height: | 302m (991feet) |
| Height Longest: | 260m (850feet) |
| Width: | 46m (151feet) |
| Average Width: | 23m (75feet) |
| Average Flow: | 11m3/s |
| Embedded: | [1] [2] |
Takakkaw Falls (; also spelled Takkakaw) is a waterfall in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. The falls have a total height of 373m (1,224feet), making them the second tallest waterfall in Canada.[3] [4] The main drop of the waterfall has a height of 254m (833feet).
"Takakkaw" translates to "magnificent” in Cree. The falls are fed by the meltwater of the Daly Glacier, which is part of the Waputik Icefield. The glacier keeps the volume of the falls up during the warm summer months, and they are a tourist attraction, particularly in late spring after the heavy snow melts, when the falls are at peak condition.
Various sources place the total vertical height of Takakkaw Falls between 302m (991feet) and 373m (1,224feet).The waterfall was formerly thought to be the tallest in Canada, but a survey in 1985 found that it is actually shorter than Della Falls on Vancouver Island. The results of that survey also concluded that the main drop of the falls is 254m (833feet) high.
The Takakkaw Falls were featured in the 1995 film Last of the Dogmen.