List of waterfalls in Canada

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

Waterfall	Image	Height		Province	Coordinates
Waterfall	Image	m	ft	Province	Coordinates
James Bruce Falls		840	2,760	British Columbia	50°13′08″N 123°46′57″W
Madden Falls		579	1,900	British Columbia	49°53′20″N 123°19′01″W
Swiftcurrent Falls		537	1,762	British Columbia	53°07′49″N 119°19′03″W
Kingcome Valley Falls		520	1,710	British Columbia	51°16′10″N 126°12′46″W
Schwartzenbach Falls		520	1,710	Nunavut	66°30′30″N 65°31′30″W
Francis Falls		518	1,699	British Columbia	50°39′33″N 124°11′47″W
Storey Peak Falls		480	1,570	British Columbia	50°00′17″N 123°21′53″W
Cerberus Falls		475	1,558	British Columbia	51°53′39″N 117°04′19″W
Kiwi Falls		475	1,558	British Columbia	50°09′18″N 126°12′44″W
Bush Mountain Falls		466	1,529	British Columbia	51°49′22″N 117°08′01″W
Unnamed waterfall		460	1,510	British Columbia	51°17′56″N 125°44′16″W
Bedard Falls		457	1,499	British Columbia	49°58′53″N 123°20′49″W
Unnamed waterfall		457	1,499	British Columbia	50°18′45″N 123°56′09″W
Harmony Falls		444	1,457	British Columbia	49°51′23″N 123°59′55″W
Michael Falls		442	1,450	British Columbia	51°28′25″N 116°31′07″W
Della Falls		440	1,440	British Columbia	49°27′16″N 125°32′11″W
South Phillips Glacier Falls		427	1,401	British Columbia	53°07′24″N 119°13′23″W
Bishop Falls		410	1,350	British Columbia	58°40′31″N 133°27′12″W

Waterfall	Image	Height		Province	Coordinates
Waterfall	Image	m	ft	Province	Coordinates
Cerberus Falls		475	1,558	British Columbia	51°53′39″N 117°04′19″W
Odegaard Falls		271	889	British Columbia	52°14′29″N 126°17′33″W
Hunlen Falls		260	850	British Columbia	52°16′36″N 125°46′21″W
Takakkaw Falls		260	850	British Columbia	51°30′00″N 116°28′23″W
Hamill Creek Falls		255	837	British Columbia	50°14′24″N 116°35′06″W
Pissing Mare Falls		255	837	Newfoundland and Labrador	49°42′37″N 57°39′39″W
Francis Falls		244	801	British Columbia	50°39′33″N 124°11′47″W
South Phillips Glacier Falls		244	801	British Columbia	53°07′24″N 119°13′23″W
Middle Cummins Falls		220	720	British Columbia	52°10′00″N 117°59′25″W
Schwartzenbach Falls		200	660	Nunavut	66°30′30″N 65°31′30″W
Michael Falls		158	518	British Columbia	51°28′25″N 116°31′07″W
Bow Glacier Falls		154	505	Alberta	51°39′12″N 116°29′57″W
Lady Wilsons Falls		152	499	Alberta	52°01′37″N 116°49′00″W
Madden Falls		152	499	British Columbia	49°53′20″N 123°19′01″W

Waterfall	Image	Discharge		Province	Coordinates
Waterfall	Image	m³/s	ft³/s	Province	Coordinates
Niagara Falls		2,407	85,000	Ontario / New York (U.S.)	43°04′38″N 79°04′32″W
Vermilion Falls		1,812	64,000	Alberta	58°22′11″N 114°52′18″W
Limestone Falls		1,464	51,700	Quebec	57°28′45″N 69°18′36″W
Pyrite Falls		1,464	51,700	Quebec	57°26′00″N 69°14′32″W
Virginia Falls		1,000	35,000	Northwest Territories	61°36′26″N 125°44′12″W
Shale Falls		934	33,000	Quebec	56°44′39″N 69°01′04″W
Chaudière Falls		500	18,000	Quebec	46°42′53″N 71°16′57″W
Granite Falls		453	16,000	Quebec	55°50′42″N 68°25′25″W
Little Eaton Canyon Falls		317	11,200	Quebec	55°31′46″N 68°17′40″W
Lower Eaton Canyon Falls		317	11,200	Quebec	55°33′46″N 68°11′50″W
Nastapoca Falls		317	11,200	Quebec	56°54′54″N 76°31′46″W
Tuktu Falls		317	11,200	Quebec	55°32′36″N 68°14′44″W
Twin Falls		317	11,200	Quebec	56°53′54″N 76°24′12″W
Upper Eaton Canyon Falls		317	11,200	Quebec	55°33′29″N 68°12′57″W
Alexandra Falls		282	10,000	Northwest Territories	60°30′02″N 116°16′45″W
Louise Falls		282	10,000	Northwest Territories	60°30′12″N 116°14′29″W
Rearguard Falls		171	6,000	British Columbia	52°58′24″N 119°21′51″W
Montmorency Falls		130	4,600	Quebec	46°53′27″N 71°8′51″W
Baileys Chute		122	4,300	British Columbia	52°04′19″N 120°11′33″W
Marcus Falls		122	4,300	British Columbia	52°04′28″N 120°12′00″W
Athabasca Falls		113	4,000	Alberta	52°39′51″N 117°53′01″W
Osprey Falls		113	4,000	British Columbia	52°08′24″N 120°11′36″W
Dawson Falls		107	3,800	British Columbia	51°57′55″N 120°07′25″W
Helmcken Falls		107	3,800	British Columbia	51°57′14″N 120°10′40″W
The Mushbowl		107	3,800	British Columbia	51°57′51″N 120°07′48″W

Waterfall	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Athabasca Falls	Athabasca River	24 m (79 ft)	18 m (59 ft)	Segmented Horsetail	52°39′51″N 117°53′01″W	^[6]
Bow Falls	Bow River	9 m (30 ft)	37 m (121 ft)	Cascade	51°9′57″N 115°33′35″W	^[7]
Bow Glacier Falls	Bow River	120 m (390 ft)	57 m (187 ft)	Horsetail	51°39′11″N 116°29′57″W	^[8]
Bridal Veil Falls (Banff)	An unnamed stream	86 m (282 ft)	5 m (16 ft)	Tiered Plunges	52°11′01″N 117°03′07″W	^[9]
Crescent Falls	Bighorn River			Tiered	52°23′14″N 116°21′15″W	^[10]
Crypt Falls	Hellroaring Creek	175 m (574 ft)	15 m (49 ft)	Horsetail	49°0′18″N 113°50′35″W	^[11]
Elbow Falls	Elbow River			Cascade	50°51′31″N 114°47′32″W	^[12]
Fossil Falls	Foch Creek	150 m (490 ft)	23 m (75 ft)	Tiered Horsetails	50°35′28″N 115°11′56″W	^[13]
Geraldine Falls	Geraldine Creek	152 m (499 ft)	15 m (49 ft)	Tiered Horsetails	52°36′01″N 117°56′20″W	^[14]
Kerkeslin Falls	An unnamed stream			Tiered Horsetails	disputed^{[nb 1]}	^[15]
Kitchener Creek Falls	Kitchener Creek	122 m (400 ft)	122 m (400 ft)	5 m (16 ft)	52°15′31″N 117°18′11″W	^[17]
Lineham Falls	Lineham Creek	125 m (410 ft)			49°04′40″N 114°03′21″W	^[18]
Lower Sunwapta Falls	Sunwapta River	17 m (56 ft), 26 m (85 ft)	8 m (26 ft), 8 m (26 ft)	Tiered Horsetails, Tiered Plunges	52°31′57″N 117°38′42″W	,^[19] ^[20]
Maligne Canyon Falls	Maligne Canyon					^[21]
Murchison Falls	An unnamed stream	180 m (590 ft)	30 m (98 ft)	Segmented Plunges	51°55′09″N 116°41′15″W	^[22]
O'Shaughnessy Falls						^[21]
Panther Falls	Nigel Creek	66 m (217 ft)	12 m (39 ft)	Plunge	52°10′54″N 117°3′29″W	^[23]
Sideways Falls (Big Bend Falls)	An unnamed stream	106 m (348 ft)	15 m (49 ft)	Tiered Horsetails	52°09′46″N 117°04′01″W	^[24]
Siffleur Falls	Siffleur River				52°1′14″N 116°21′58″W	^[25]
Snake Indian Falls	Snake Indian River					^[21]
Tangle Falls						^[21]

Image	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Coordinates	Ref
Kwasitchewan Falls	Grass River	14 m (46 ft)		55°15′55″N 98°17′22″W	^[26]
McGillvray Falls
Muhigan Falls	Muhigan River	19 m (62 ft)		54°41′17″N 98°35′31″W	^[27]
Pisew Falls	Grass River	13 m (43 ft)	47 m (154 ft)	55°11′50″N 98°23′51″W	^[28]
Rainbow Falls
Sturgeon Falls
Wekusko Falls	Grass River			54°47′23″N 99°58′22″W	^[29]
Whitemouth Falls

List of waterfalls in Canada

Tallest waterfalls

By overall height

By tallest single drop

Waterfalls by average flow rate

Notable waterfalls by province

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

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Waterfall	Image	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Grand Falls		Saint Croix River				45°16′30″N 67°28′43″W	^[30]
Nepisiguit (Grand) Falls	"Grand Falls, Nepisiguit River, before 1874"	Nepisiguit River	75 m (246 ft)		Segmented Block	47°24′19″N 65°47′29″W

Waterfall	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Aviron Bay Falls		213 m (699 ft)	12 m (39 ft)	Tiered		^[31]
Churchill Falls	Churchill River	75 m (246 ft)		segmented Block	53°36′00″N 64°18′57″W	^[32]^[33]
Grand Falls	Exploits River	43 m (141 ft)				^[34]
Grand Falls	Hamilton River	92 m (302 ft)	46 m (151 ft)	Slide, Plunge		^[35]
Muskrat Falls	Churchill River	15 m (49 ft)			53°14′44″N 60°46′17″W
Pissing Mare Falls	Burnt Woods Brook	350 m (1,150 ft)		Plunge, Cascade		^[36]^[37]^[38]
Rattling Brook Falls	Rattling Brook	140 m (460 ft)		Tiered		^[39]
Sandy Pond Falls		220 m (720 ft)		Plunge, Cascades		^[40]
Scott Falls	Unknown River	27 m (89 ft)				^[34]
Thomas Falls	Unknown River	31 m (102 ft)				^[34]
Twin Falls	Unknown River	53 m (174 ft)				^[41]

Waterfall	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Alexandra Falls	Hay River	33 m (108 ft)	117 m (384 ft)	Vertical Block	60°30′02″N 116°16′48″W	^[42]
Cameron Falls	Cameron River	17 m (56 ft)		Steep cascade	62°31′14″N 113°41′16″W	^[43]
Lady Evelyn Falls	Kakisa River	17 m (56 ft)	116 m (381 ft)	Vertical Block	60°57′53″N 117°19′46″W	^[44]
Louise Falls	Hay River	15 m (49 ft)	183 m (600 ft)	Vertical Block	60°30′10″N 116°14′34″W	^[45]
Marengo Falls	Marengo Creek	30 m (98 ft)	?	Veiling Horsetail	61°35′39″N 125°48′08″W	^[46]
Virginia Falls	South Nahanni River	90 m (300 ft)	305 m (1,001 ft)	Segmented Horsetails	61°36′27″N 125°44′20″W	^[47]

Waterfall	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Barrow Falls	Barrow River	27 m (89 ft)			67°19′17″N 81°22′30″W	^[48]
Kattimannap Qurlua	Hood River	49 m (161 ft)	?	Segmented Plunges	67°05′43″N 108°47′51″W	^[49]
Kazan Falls	Kazan River	25 m (82 ft)			63°42′51″N 95°50′48″W	^[50]
Kingaunmiut Falls	Hood River	25 m (82 ft)		Steep cascade	66°51′26″N 110°44′30″W	^[51]

Waterfall	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Type	Reference	Coordinates
Niagara Falls	Niagara River	53 m (174 ft)	671 m (2,201 ft)	Segmented Block	^[52]^[53]	43.077305°N 79.07562°W / 43.077305; -79.07562 (Horeshoe Falls Niagara Falls)
Horseshoe Falls	Niagara River	52 m (171 ft)		Segmented Block	^[52]	43.080°N 79.071°W / 43.080; -79.071 (Niagara Falls)
Big Beaver Falls	Kapuskasing River	18 m (59 ft)			^[34]
Bridal Veil Falls	Kagawong River	11 m (36 ft)		Plunge	^[54]	45.90048°N 82.25651°W / 45.90048; -82.25651 (Bridal Veil Falls)
Bridal Veil Falls	Agawa River	69 m (226 ft)			^[55]
Chats Falls	Ottawa River	16 m (52 ft)				45°28′35″N 76°14′55″W
Chaudière Falls	Ottawa River	15 m (49 ft)	60 m (200 ft)		^[56]^[57]	45°25′14″N 75°43′20″W
Fenelon Falls, Ontario	Trent-Severn Waterway	15 m (49 ft)	7 m (23 ft) 30 m (98 ft)	Plunge	^[58]	44°32′08″N 78°44′13″W
Fourth Falls	Larder River				^[59]	47.885°N 79.7772222°W / 47.885; -79.7772222 (Fourth Falls)
Helen Falls	Lady Evelyn River	25 m (82 ft)		Cascade	^[60]^[61]	47°17′31″N 80°20′02″W
Hog's Back Falls	Rideau River	18 m (59 ft)		artificially created	^[62]	45.371021°N 75.697024°W / 45.371021; -75.697024 (Hog's Back Falls)
Inglis Falls	Sydenham River	18 m (59 ft)		cascade	^[63]	44.525701°N 80.93482°W / 44.525701; -80.93482 (Inglis falls)
Kakabeka Falls	Kaministiquia River	40 m (130 ft)		Plunge	^[64]	48.4029°N 89.6256°W / 48.4029; -89.6256 (Kakabeka Falls)
Onaping Falls	Onaping River			Cascade
Rideau Falls	Rideau River				^[65]	45.441405°N 75.69623°W / 45.441405; -75.69623 (Rideau Falls)
Rideau Chutes	Rideau River				^[66]	47°27′N 75°42′W
Albion Falls	Red Hill Creek	19 m (62 ft)	18 m (59 ft)	classical/cascade	^[67]	43.200472°N 79.819676°W / 43.200472; -79.819676
Ancaster Heights Falls	Tiffany tributary	13.4 m (44 ft)	1.8 m (5.9 ft)	high terraced ribbon cascade	^[67]
Betzner Falls	Spring tributary	6.3 m (21 ft)	9 m (30 ft)	Twin Classic Cascade	^[68]
Billy Green Falls	Battlefield Creek	17 m (56 ft)	6 m (20 ft)	Ribbon	^[67]	43.207160°N 79.766355°W / 43.207160; -79.766355
Borer's Falls	Borer's Creek	15 m (49 ft)		high ribbon-style	^[69]	43°16′52.33″N 79°55′51.71″W
Dog Falls	Kaministiquia River	47 m (154 ft)			^[34]
Wawaitin Falls	Mattagami River	38 m (125 ft)			^[34]
White's Falls	Six Mile Lake	38 m (125 ft)			^[34]
Aubrey Falls	Mississagi River	33 m (108 ft)			^[34]
Pigeon Falls	Pigeon River	27 m (89 ft)			^[34]
High Falls	Onaping River	24 m (79 ft)			^[34]
Schist Falls	Pukaskwa River	24 m (79 ft)			^[34]
Smoky Falls	Mattagami River	24 m (79 ft)			^[34]
Christopher Falls	Opasatika River	23 m (75 ft)			^[34]
Partridge Falls	Pigeon River	21 m (69 ft)			^[34]
Steephill Falls	Magpie River	21 m (69 ft)			^[34]
Boundary Falls	Grindstone Tributaries	6 m (20 ft)	2 m (6.6 ft)	high ribbon-style	^[70]
Webster's Falls	Spencer Creek	22 m (72 ft)	30 m (98 ft)	Curtain/Plunge	^[71]	43.276241°N 79.980898°W / 43.276241; -79.980898

Waterfall	Image	Watercourse	Drop	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Brador Falls		Brador River				51°30′25″N 57°14′52″W	^[72]
Chats Falls		Ottawa River	11 m (36 ft)			45°28′35″N 76°14′55″W	^[73]
Chaudière Falls		Chaudière River	35 m (115 ft)	240 m (790 ft)		46°42′47″N 71°17′10″W	^[74]^[75]
Chaudière Falls		Ottawa River	15 m (49 ft)	60 m (200 ft)		45°25′14″N 75°43′20″W	^[56]^[57]
Granite Falls		Caniapiscau River	21 m (69 ft)			55°50′38″N 68°25′22″W	^[34]
Kabir Kouba		Saint-Charles River	28 m (92 ft)			46°51′19″N 71°21′20″W	^[76]^[77]
Kempt Falls		Kempt River				48°01′42″N 66°47′16″W	^[78]
Limestone Falls		Caniapiscau River	22 m (72 ft)		335 m (1,099 ft)	57°28′53″N 69°18′35″W	^[79]
Monte-à-Peine Falls	Image	Assumption River				46°12′11″N 73°33′28″W	^[80]
Montmorency Falls		Montmorency River	84 m (276 ft)			46°53′27″N 71°8′51″W	^[81]
Neigette Falls		Neigette River				48°26′14″N 68°18′59″W	^[82]
Ouiatchouan Falls		Ouiatchouan River	79 m (259 ft)			48°25′56″N 72°10′06″W	^[34]
Pico Falls		Gilmour Creek				48°01′36″N 66°57′21″W	^[83]
Saint Anne Falls		Sainte-Anne River	70 m (230 ft)			47°04′23″N 70°52′39″W	^[84]
Shale Falls		Caniapiscau River	18 m (59 ft)			56°44′39″N 69°01′05″W	^[34]
Shawinigan Falls		Saint-Maurice River	46 m (151 ft)			46°31′51″N 72°45′40″W	^[34]
Vauréal Falls		Vauréal River				49°33′37″N 62°41′35″W	^[85]

Waterfall	Watercourse	Height	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Elizabeth Falls	Fond du Lac River	34 m (112 ft)			59°10′48″N 105°33′24″W	^[86]
Hunt Falls	Grease River	15 m (49 ft)	60 m (200 ft)		59°28′40″N 106°25′35″W	^[87]
Kettle Falls	Churchill River	5 m (16 ft)	134 m (440 ft)		55°32′54″N 103°14′26″W	^[88]
Nistowiak Falls	Rapid River	10 m (33 ft)		Segmented	55°23′46″N 104°21′59″W	^[89]
Spruce Falls	Swan River				55°37′N 102°27′W	^[90]

Waterfall	Image	Watercourse	Height	Width	Type	Coordinates	Ref
Otter Falls		Aishihik River				61°04′54″N 136°59′42″W	^[91]
Rancheria Falls		Rancheria River	8 m (26 ft)		Cascade	60°04′40″N 130°49′43″W	^[92]