List of waterfalls of British Columbia

The following list of waterfalls of British Columbia include all waterfalls of superlative significance.

Tallest waterfalls

By overall height

As of 2020, there are 36 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least 300 m (980 ft).[1]

Waterfall Image Height Location Coordinates
m ft
James Bruce Falls840 2,760Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park50°13′08″N 123°46′57″W
Madden Falls579 1,900Tantalus Provincial Park49°53′20″N 123°19′01″W
Swiftcurrent Falls537 1,762Mount Robson Provincial Park53°07′49″N 119°19′03″W
Kingcome Valley Falls520 1,710Regional District of Mount Waddington51°16′10″N 126°12′46″W
Francis Falls518 1,699qathet Regional District50°39′33″N 124°11′47″W
Storey Peak Falls480 1,570Squamish-Lillooet Regional District50°00′17″N 123°21′53″W
Cerberus Falls475 1,558Columbia-Shuswap Regional District51°53′39″N 117°04′19″W
Kiwi Falls475 1,558Schoen Lake Provincial Park50°09′18″N 126°12′44″W
Bush Mountain Falls466 1,529Columbia-Shuswap Regional District51°49′22″N 117°08′01″W
Unnamed waterfall460 1,510Regional District of Mount Waddington51°17′56″N 125°44′16″W
Bedard Falls457 1,499Squamish-Lillooet Regional District49°58′53″N 123°20′49″W
Unnamed waterfall457 1,499qathet Regional District50°18′45″N 123°56′09″W
Harmony Falls444 1,457qathet Regional District49°51′23″N 123°59′55″W
Michael Falls442 1,450Yoho National Park51°28′25″N 116°31′07″W
Della Falls440 1,440Strathcona Provincial Park49°27′16″N 125°32′11″W
South Phillips Glacier Falls427 1,401Mount Robson Provincial Park53°07′24″N 119°13′23″W
Bishop Falls410 1,350Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy58°40′31″N 133°27′12″W
Potamoi Falls399 1,309Columbia-Shuswap Regional District51°52′43″N 117°04′12″W
Hugh Neave Falls396 1,299Wells Gray Provincial Park52°31′05″N 120°09′38″W
Qanadalais Falls396 1,299Kitlope Heritage Conservancy53°03′40″N 127°31′24″W
Pétain Falls375 1,230Elk Lakes Provincial Park50°32′20″N 115°08′57″W
Slollicum Creek Falls366 1,201Fraser Valley Regional District49°24′00″N 121°44′27″W
Flood Falls366 1,201Fraser Valley Regional District49°21′18″N 121°31′16″W
Rostrum Falls366 1,201Columbia-Shuswap Regional District51°50′14″N 117°08′19″W
Cinnamon Peak Falls366 1,201Mount Robson Provincial Park53°05′09″N 119°13′13″W
Lyalli Lake Falls365 1,198St. Mary's Alpine Provincial Park49°54′06″N 116°19′57″W
Helmet Falls352 1,155Kootenay National Park51°11′13″N 116°19′23″W
Mallory Glacier Falls350 1,150Columbia-Shuswap Regional District52°18′14″N 117°57′42″W
Illecillewaet Glacier Falls320 1,050Glacier National Park51°14′45″N 117°27′12″W
Angel's Staircase Falls305 1,001Yoho National Park51°31′06″N 116°29′10″W
Blowing Box Falls305 1,001Upper Rogers Kólii7 Conservancy50°05′38″N 122°15′56″W
Miliget Creek Falls305 1,001Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine54°36′34″N 127°51′26″W
Mount Moe Falls305 1,001Squamish-Lillooet Regional District50°11′23″N 122°51′13″W
North Phillips Glacier Falls305 1,001Mount Robson Provincial Park53°08′03″N 119°13′21″W
Takakkaw Falls302 991Yoho National Park51°30′00″N 116°28′23″W
Wedgemount Creek Falls300 980Garibaldi Provincial Park50°09′48″N 122°49′48″W

By tallest single drop

As of 2020, there are 26 confirmed waterfalls have a single unbroken drop with a height of at least 100 m (330 ft).[2]

Waterfall Image Height Location Coordinates
m ft
Cerberus Falls475 1,558Columbia-Shuswap Regional District51°53′39″N 117°04′19″W
Odegaard Falls271 889Central Coast Regional District52°14′29″N 126°17′33″W
Hunlen Falls260 850Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park52°16′36″N 125°46′21″W
Takakkaw Falls260 850Yoho National Park51°30′00″N 116°28′23″W
Hamill Creek Falls255 837Purcell Wilderness Conservancy Provincial Park50°14′24″N 116°35′06″W
Francis Falls244 801qathet Regional District50°39′33″N 124°11′47″W
South Phillips Glacier Falls244 801Mount Robson Provincial Park53°07′24″N 119°13′23″W
Middle Cummins Falls220 720Cummins Lakes Provincial Park52°10′00″N 117°59′25″W
Michael Falls158 518Yoho National Park51°28′25″N 116°31′07″W
Madden Falls152 499Tantalus Provincial Park49°53′20″N 123°19′01″W
Cummins Falls143 469Cummins Lakes Provincial Park52°09′50″N 118°00′30″W
Helmcken Falls141 463Wells Gray Provincial Park51°57′14″N 120°10′40″W
Omega Mountain Falls137 449Tantalus Provincial Park49°46′31″N 123°12′27″W
Shannon Falls134 440Shannon Falls Provincial Park49°40′08″N 123°09′18″W
Harmony Falls122 400Sunshine Coast Regional District49°51′23″N 123°59′55″W
Hermit Falls122 400Glacier National Park51°19′44″N 117°31′06″W
Silvertip Falls122 400Wells Gray Provincial Park51°45′46″N 119°55′09″W
Snag Canyon Falls122 400Squamish-Lillooet Regional District50°10′52″N 123°30′07″W
Twin Falls122 400Yoho National Park51°32′36″N 116°32′19″W
High Falls115 377Squamish-Lillooet Regional District49°56′39″N 123°17′45″W
Pétain Falls114 374Elk Lakes Provincial Park50°32′20″N 115°08′57″W
Naiad Falls111 364Columbia-Shuswap Regional District51°52′52″N 117°04′32″W
Bedard Falls107 351Squamish-Lillooet Regional District49°58′53″N 123°20′49″W
Mystery Falls101 331Garibaldi Provincial Park50°13′01″N 122°50′11″W
Phantom Falls101 331Sunshine Coast Regional District49°50′44″N 123°28′50″W
Potamoi Falls100 330Columbia-Shuswap Regional District51°52′43″N 117°04′12″W

Waterfalls by average flow rate

As of 2020, there are 10 confirmed waterfalls with an average flow rate or discharge of at least 50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s).[3]

Waterfall Image Discharge Location Coordinates
m3/s ft3/s
Rearguard Falls171 6,000Rearguard Falls Provincial Park52°58′24″N 119°21′51″W
Baileys Chute122 4,300Wells Gray Provincial Park52°04′19″N 120°11′33″W
Marcus Falls122 4,300Wells Gray Provincial Park52°04′28″N 120°12′00″W
Osprey Falls113 4,000Wells Gray Provincial Park52°08′24″N 120°11′36″W
Dawson Falls107 3,800Wells Gray Provincial Park51°57′55″N 120°07′25″W
Helmcken Falls107 3,800Wells Gray Provincial Park51°57′14″N 120°10′40″W
The Mushbowl107 3,800Wells Gray Provincial Park51°57′51″N 120°07′48″W
Wapta Falls96 3,400Yoho National Park51°11′14″N 116°34′31″W
Overlander Falls79 2,800Mount Robson Provincial Park53°01′51″N 119°12′16″W
Nairn Falls57 2,000Nairn Falls Provincial Park50°17′23″N 122°50′02″W

Other noteworthy waterfalls
Waterfall Image Height Width Type Coordinates Ref
Alexander Falls53 m (174 ft)20 m (66 ft)Tiered Plunges50°08′08″N 123°07′42″W[4]
Alfred Creek Falls61 m (200 ft)Steep Cascade50°11′55″N 124°07′02″W[5]
Ashlu Falls11 m (36 ft)Tiered49°56′02″N 123°21′32″W[6]
Basalt Falls3.7 m (12 ft)52°48′N 125°33′W[7]
Bergeron Falls99 m (325 ft)9 m (30 ft)Horsetail[8]
Blaeberry Falls
(Thompson Falls)		51°31′N 116°57′W[9][10]
Brandywine Falls70 m (230 ft)Plunge50°02′07″N 123°07′07″W[11]
Bridal Veil Falls122 m (400 ft)23 m (75 ft)49°11′N 121°44′W[12][13]
Canim Falls18 m (59 ft)51°52′00″N 120°35′35″W[14]
Cascade Falls12.2 m (40 ft)Tiered cascade57°28′25″N 130°15′48″W[15][16]
Cascade Falls49°01′03″N 118°13′11″W[17]
Chatterbox Falls37 m (121 ft)Fan50°12′20″N 123°46′14″W[18]
Cliff Lake Falls215 m (705 ft)23 m (75 ft)Horsetail[19]
Crooked Falls198 m (650 ft)15 m (49 ft)Tiered[20]
Englishman River Falls24 m (79 ft)49°14′51″N 124°21′7″W[21]
Gold Creek Falls[lower-alpha 1]610 m (2,000 ft)Tiered Horsetails49°47′22″N 121°55′36″W[22]
Keyhole Falls23 m (75 ft)Punchbowl50°40′34″N 123°28′18″W[23]
Kinuseo Falls54°47′02″N 121°11′29″W[24]
Moresby Falls[lower-alpha 2]420 m (1,380 ft)Tiered53°00′44″N 132°06′07″W[25]
Nymph Falls15 m (49 ft)46 m (151 ft)Cascade49°40′14″N 125°4′38″W[26]
Peach Creek Falls183 m (600 ft)Tiered[27]
Place Creek Falls122 m (400 ft)24 m (79 ft)Tiered50°27′48″N 122°38′12″W[28]
Pyramid Falls91 m (299 ft)Tiered[29]
Smith River Falls35 m (115 ft)10 m (33 ft)Tiered59°34′10″N 126°27′36″W[30][31]
Snowshoe Creek Falls240 m (790 ft)Horsetail[32]
Spahats Creek Falls73 m (240 ft)7.5 m (25 ft)Plunge51°44′00″N 120°01′00″W[33][34]
Thunder Falls
Rockingham Falls
Rainbow Falls		183 m (600 ft)Cascade[35]
Upper Little Qualicum Falls49°19′00″N 124°33′00″W[36]
Whispering Falls152 m (499 ft)15 m (49 ft)Tiered[37]
  1. Unconfirmed
  2. Unconfirmed

See also

References
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  33. "Spahats Creek Falls". World Waterfalls. Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
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  35. "Thunder Falls". World Waterfalls. Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  36. "Upper Little Qualicum Falls". World Waterfalls. Bryan Swan & Dean Goss. 1985–2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
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