Waterfalls of Canada

This is a list of waterfalls in

Canada. Alfred Creek Falls in British Columbia

is recorded as one of the tallest in Canada at

a height of 700 meters (2,297 ft) and a class-3 horsetail

waterfall.^[1] Deserted River Falls also in British

Columbia is thought to be the largest of North America

at 670 meters (2,198 ft). Della Falls in

British Columbia supplied

by Drinkwater Creek^[2] Takkakaw Falls used

to have the distinction of being the tallest

Canadian waterfall at 373 meters (1,224 ft)

and is considered to be the 23rd world

tallest.^[3] Hunlen Falls, 365 meters (1,198 ft)

is listed as the world's 25th tallest waterfall

at Highest waterfalls of the world, waterfalls

with the height above 300 m. According to Waterfalls

of the world, Della Falls is the 19th tallest

waterfall in the world.^[4] James Bruce Falls,

840 meters (2,756 ft), is the 8th tallest

waterfall of the world and Alfred Creek Falls,

700 meters (2,297 ft) is the 29th tallest in

the world according to the World Waterfall

Database: World's Tallest Waterfalls^[5] Niagara Falls

in Ontario, a segmented block waterfall, is

the 10th largest waterfall in the

world. Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories,

supplied by the South Nahanni River, is the

14th world's largest waterfall and

the Grand Falls on the Hamilton River is

listed as the 15th largest on the World

Waterfall Database: World's Largest

Waterfalls.^[6] According to the website,

Top 10 Awe Inspiring Waterfalls, Niagara

Falls is ranked 2nd.^[7] is considered

to be the 16th-tallest waterfall

in the world at 440 meters

(1,444 ft) and is the

tallest measured waterfall

in Canada.

Waterfall ice climbing is a sport

undertaken by climbing enthusiasts aware

of avalanche risks.^[8][6] To several waterfalls

which are not near a highway, hiking trails

lead into the site of the waterfall. Some

waterfalls have bridges and cable cars to

provide additional scenic views of the waterfall

such as at Montmorency Falls^[9]. Photography

of waterfalls records the panorama of scenic

cascading waterfalls. Some waterfalls are

conducive to swimming, or kayaking

sports.

There are three waterfalls in Canada which

appear to reverse. They

are Wager Bay, Nunavut; Barrier Inlet,

Nunavut; and Reversing Falls at the mouth

of the Saint John River, New Brunswick.

During low tide the watersource falls over

a rocky ledge as a waterfall. During high

tide, the seawater raises above the height

of the rocky ledge, and the seawater rushes

into the river valley against the low tide

river flow.^[10]