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 ,. It is frequently mislabeled as the second tallest waterfall in Canada The World Waterfall Database however lists about 55 higher waterfalls in Canada.The main drop of the waterfall has a height of .
means "it is magnificent” in the Cree language. Despite the name's Cree origin, indigenous people did not give the falls this name, and the Cree people did not historically inhabit this area. Rather, it was suggested as a name by Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, the head of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and officially adopted in 1904.
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.
Height Various sources place the total vertical height of Takakkaw Falls between and . A survey in 1985 found that the main drop of the falls is high.
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See also List of waterfalls List of waterfalls in British Columbia List of waterfalls of Canada Yoho National Park Wapta Falls Della Falls
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Yoho National Park