Bow Glacier Falls

Bow Glacier Falls
Coordinates	51°39′23″N116°29′48″W / 51.656397°N 116.49663°W / 51.656397; -116.49663
Type	Tiered
Total height	410 feet (120 m)
Total width	75 feet (23 m)
Watercourse	Bow River

Bow Glacier Falls is located near Banff, AB. The falls originates from meltwater from the Bow Glacier and flows into Bow Lake. ^[1]

2025 Rockslide

On June 19th, 2025, a rock slide took place, striking a group of hikers. Two people were killed and a further thirteen injured, ^[2] with two requiring evacuated by STARS air ambulance. The first fatality, Jutta Hinrichs of Calgary, was located shortly after the slide occurred. ^[3] The second fatality, Hamza Benhilal of Surrey, British Columbia, was recovered from beneath the rubble the following day. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of waterfalls
• List of waterfalls of Canada

References

1. Lafrenière, M. and Sharp, M. (2003), Wavelet analysis of inter-annual variability in the runoff regimes of glacial and nival stream catchments, Bow Lake, Alberta. Hydrol. Process., 17: 1093–1118. doi: 10.1002/hyp.1187
2. Villani, Mark (2025-06-26). "'I just held her hand': Hikers reflect on loss, heroism after fatal rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls". CTVNews. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
3. Franklin, Michael (2025-06-21). "Banff rockslide victim identified as retired Alberta educator". CTVNews. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
4. Baig, Fakiha (Jun 23, 2025). "'Like my big brother': Survivor of Banff rockfall says friend who died saved him". CBC News . Retrieved July 17, 2025.
5. "CTV National News: Second body recovered after rockslide in Banff". CTV News. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
6. Wood, Damien (2025-06-24). "Bow Glacier Falls rockslide survivor remembers friend who didn't make it—but made sure he did". CTVNews. Retrieved 2025-06-24.