List of waterfalls in Canada

The following list of waterfalls of Canada include all waterfalls of superlative significance.

Tallest waterfalls

By overall height , there are 18 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least . WaterfallImageHeightProvinceCoordinatesmft James Bruce Falls British Columbia Madden Falls British Columbia Swiftcurrent Falls British Columbia Kingcome Valley Falls British Columbia Schwartzenbach Falls Nunavut Francis Falls British Columbia Storey Peak Falls British Columbia Cerberus Falls British Columbia Kiwi Falls British Columbia Bush Mountain Falls British Columbia Unnamed waterfall British Columbia Bedard Falls British Columbia Unnamed waterfall British Columbia Harmony Falls British Columbia Michael Falls British Columbia Della Falls British Columbia South Phillips Glacier Falls British Columbia Bishop Falls British Columbia

By tallest single drop , there are 14 confirmed waterfalls to have a single unbroken drop with a height of at least .

WaterfallImageHeightProvinceCoordinatesmft Cerberus Falls British Columbia Odegaard Falls British Columbia Hunlen Falls British Columbia Takakkaw Falls British Columbia Hamill Creek Falls British Columbia Pissing Mare Falls Newfoundland and Labrador Francis Falls British Columbia South Phillips Glacier Falls British Columbia Middle Cummins Falls British Columbia Schwartzenbach Falls Nunavut Michael Falls British Columbia Bow Glacier Falls Alberta Lady Wilsons Falls Alberta Madden Falls British Columbia

Waterfalls by average flow rate

, there are 25 confirmed waterfalls with an average flow rate or discharge of at least . WaterfallImageDischargeProvinceCoordinatesm3/sft3/s Niagara Falls Ontario / New York (U.S.) Vermilion Falls Alberta Limestone Falls Quebec Pyrite Falls Quebec Virginia Falls Northwest Territories Shale Falls Quebec Chaudière Falls Quebec Granite Falls Quebec Little Eaton Canyon Falls Quebec Lower Eaton Canyon Falls Quebec Nastapoca Falls Quebec Tuktu Falls Quebec Twin Falls Quebec Upper Eaton Canyon Falls Quebec Alexandra Falls Northwest Territories Louise Falls Northwest Territories Rearguard Falls British Columbia Montmorency Falls Quebec Baileys Chute British Columbia Marcus Falls British Columbia Athabasca Falls Alberta Osprey Falls British Columbia Dawson Falls British Columbia Helmcken Falls British Columbia British Columbia

Notable waterfalls by province

Alberta Waterfall Image Watercourse Drop Width Type Coordinates Athabasca Falls Athabasca River Segmented Horsetail Bow Falls Bow River Cascade Bow Glacier Falls Bow River Horsetail Bridal Veil Falls (Banff) An unnamed stream Tiered Plunges Crescent Falls Bighorn River Tiered Crypt Falls Hellroaring Creek Horsetail Elbow Falls Elbow River Cascade Fossil Falls Foch Creek Tiered Horsetails Geraldine Falls Geraldine Creek Tiered Horsetails Kerkeslin Falls An unnamed stream Tiered Horsetails disputed Kitchener Creek Falls Kitchener Creek Lineham Falls Lineham Creek Lower Sunwapta Falls Sunwapta River , , Tiered Horsetails,Tiered Plunges , Maligne Canyon Falls Maligne Canyon Murchison Falls An unnamed stream Segmented Plunges O'Shaughnessy Falls Panther Falls Nigel Creek Plunge Sideways Falls(Big Bend Falls) An unnamed stream Tiered Horsetails Siffleur Falls Siffleur River Snake Indian Falls Snake Indian River Tangle Falls

British Columbia

Manitoba Image Waterfall Watercourse Drop Width Type Coordinates Kwasitchewan Falls Grass River McGillvray Falls Muhigan Falls Muhigan River Pisew Falls Grass River Rainbow Falls Sturgeon Falls Wekusko Falls Grass River Whitemouth Falls

New Brunswick

Waterfall Image Watercourse Drop Width Type Coordinates Grand Falls Saint Croix River Nepisiguit (Grand) Falls "Grand Falls, Nepisiguit River, before 1874" Nepisiguit River Segmented Block

Newfoundland and Labrador Waterfall Image Watercourse Drop Width Type Coordinates Aviron Bay Falls Tiered Churchill Falls Churchill River segmented Block Grand Falls Exploits River Grand Falls Hamilton River Slide, Plunge Rated as 15th tallest waterfall in the world Muskrat Falls Churchill River Pissing Mare Falls Burnt Woods Brook Plunge, Cascade Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, .Photo of the Pissing Mare Falls Rattling Brook Falls Rattling Brook Tiered Sandy Pond Falls Plunge, Cascades Scott Falls Unknown River Thomas Falls Unknown River Twin Falls Unknown River

Northwest Territories Waterfall Image Watercourse Drop Width Type Coordinates Alexandra Falls Hay River Vertical Block Cameron Falls Cameron River Steep cascade Lady Evelyn Falls Kakisa River Vertical Block Louise Falls Hay River Vertical Block Marengo Falls Marengo Creek ? Veiling Horsetail Virginia Falls South Nahanni River Segmented Horsetails

Nova Scotia

Nunavut Waterfall Image Watercourse Drop Width Type Coordinates Barrow Falls Barrow River Kattimannap Qurlua Hood River ? Segmented Plunges Kazan Falls Kazan River Kingaunmiut Falls Hood River Steep cascade

Ontario

Image Waterfall Watercourse Drop Width Class Type Reference Coordinates Niagara Falls Niagara River Segmented Block Rated as 10th largest in the world Horseshoe Falls Niagara River Segmented Block Big Beaver Falls Kapuskasing River Bridal Veil Falls Kagawong River Plunge Bridal Veil Falls Agawa River Chats Falls Ottawa River Chaudière Falls Ottawa River Fenelon Falls, Ontario Trent-Severn Waterway Plunge Fourth Falls Larder River Helen Falls Lady Evelyn River Cascade Hog's Back Falls Rideau River artificially created Also called Hogs Back Falls Inglis Falls Sydenham River cascade Kakabeka Falls Kaministiquia River Plunge Onaping Falls Onaping River Cascade Rideau Falls Rideau River Rideau Chutes Rideau River Albion Falls Red Hill Creek classical/cascade Ancaster Heights Falls Tiffany tributary high terraced ribbon cascade Betzner Falls Spring tributary Twin Classic Cascade Billy Green Falls Battlefield Creek Ribbon Borer's Falls Borer's Creek high ribbon-style Dog Falls Kaministiquia River Wawaitin Falls Mattagami River White's Falls Six Mile Lake Aubrey Falls Mississagi River Pigeon Falls Pigeon River High Falls Onaping River Schist Falls Pukaskwa River Smoky Falls Mattagami River Christopher Falls Opasatika River Partridge Falls Pigeon River Steephill Falls Magpie River Boundary Falls Grindstone Tributaries high ribbon-style Webster's Falls Spencer Creek Curtain/Plunge

Quebec Waterfall Image Watercourse Drop Width Type Coordinates Brador Falls Brador River Chats Falls Ottawa River Chaudière Falls Chaudière River Chaudière Falls Ottawa River Granite Falls Caniapiscau River Kabir Kouba Saint-Charles River Kempt Falls Kempt River Limestone Falls Caniapiscau River Monte-à-Peine Falls Image Assumption River Montmorency Falls Montmorency River highest in the province of QuebecNeigette FallsNeigette River Ouiatchouan Falls Ouiatchouan River Pico Falls Gilmour Creek Saint Anne Falls Sainte-Anne River Shale Falls Caniapiscau River Shawinigan Falls Saint-Maurice River Vauréal Falls Vauréal River

Saskatchewan Waterfall Image Watercourse Height Width Type Coordinates Elizabeth Falls Fond du Lac River Hunt Falls Grease River Kettle Falls Churchill River Nistowiak Falls Rapid River Segmented Lac La Ronge Provincial Park website the highest in the province of Saskatchewan Spruce Falls Swan River 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.

Yukon Waterfall Image Watercourse Height Width Type Coordinates Otter Falls Aishihik River Rancheria Falls Rancheria River Cascade

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