Dawson Falls
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LocationWells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
TypeBlock
Total height18 metres (59 ft) [1]
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| Location | Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 51°58′00″N 120°07′00″W / 51.96667°N 120.11667°W |
| Type | Block |
| Total height | 18 metres (59 ft) [1] |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Total width | 107 metres (351 ft) [1] |
| Average width | 91 metres (299 ft) [1] |
| Run | 30 m (98 ft) [1] |
| Watercourse | Murtle River |
| Average flow rate | 107 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) [1] |
Dawson Falls is one of seven waterfalls on the Murtle River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
Dawson Falls was named in 1913 by land surveyor Robert Henry Lee after George Herbert Dawson, the Surveyor-General for British Columbia from 1912-1917.[2] Lee and his crew camped near Dawson Falls during the summers of 1913 and 1914 while they surveyed homesteaders' lots along the south side of the Murtle River. On July 24, 1913, Lee was surveying west from Dawson Falls when he discovered Helmcken Falls.
