Schwartzenbach Falls

Schwartzenbach Falls, also known as Qulitasaniakvik, is a tiered horsetail waterfall located in the Weasel River Valley of Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. With an overall height of 520 m (1,710 ft), it is the 4th tallest waterfall in Canada and the tallest in Canada outside of British Columbia.[1]

Schwartzenbach Falls
Qulitasaniakvik
Weasel River Valley with Schwartzenbach Falls in the distance
LocationAuyuittuq National Park, Nunavut, Canada
Coordinates66°30′30″N 65°31′30″W
TypeTiered Horsetails
Elevation640 m (2,100 ft)[1]
Total height520 m (1,710 ft)[1]
Number of drops5
Longest drop200 m (660 ft)[1]
Total width30 m (98 ft)[1]
Average width30 m (98 ft)
Run884 m (2,900 ft)[1]
WatercourseUnnamed stream
Average
flow rate
3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s)[1]
World height ranking111th[2]

Name origin

The Inuktitut name for the waterfall is Qulitasaniakvik, which means "place to get caribou skins". The name refers to the valley above the falls being a good place to hunt for caribou.[1][3]

Structure

The falls form from an unnamed stream that plummets 520 m (1,710 ft) down the western wall of the Weasel River Valley. The initial drop leaps 200 m (660 ft) over the edge of an inclined cliff and takes the form of a horsetail. This is followed by a series of four smaller cascades that descend an additional 320 m (1,050 ft) before the cliff gives way to a collection of talus deposits.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Schwartzenbach Falls, Nunavut, Canada - World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. "Tallest and Largest Waterfalls at the World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. "Auyuittuq National Park". bivouac.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
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