The following list of waterfalls of British Columbia include all waterfalls of superlative significance.
Note: There is no standard way to measure the height of a waterfall. Since there is no standard, no ranking of a waterfall should be assumed because of its position in the list. Additionally, in many cases, numbers are merely estimates and measures may be imprecise. |
As of 2020 [update] , there are 36 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least 300 m (980 ft). [1]
As of 2020 [update] , there are 26 confirmed waterfalls have a single unbroken drop with a height of at least 100 m (330 ft). [2]
As of 2020 [update] , there are 10 confirmed waterfalls with an average flow rate or discharge of at least 50 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s). [3]
Della Falls is a waterfall located within Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. With a total height of 440 m (1,440 ft), it ranks as the 16th tallest confirmed waterfall in Canada and the second tallest on Vancouver Island after Kiwi Falls in Schoen Lake Provincial Park.
Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park is a BC Park situated on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada, within of the City of Chilliwack. The community of Bridal Falls is located adjacent to the falls and park, as well as the interchange between the Trans-Canada and BC Highway 9, offering a variety of highway-based tourism services. Access to the falls requires a short hike from the parking lot and well-groomed trails, taking most groups 15-25 minutes.
Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, on central Vancouver Island, that encompasses the entire southern shore of Cameron Lake. The Island Rail Corridor line to Port Alberni passes through the park.
Keyhole Falls is the unofficial name for the largest waterfall along the Lillooet River in British Columbia, Canada. The falls are 115 feet (35 m) high and are a punchbowl type of waterfall.
Shannon Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located 58 kilometers (36 mi) from Vancouver and 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway.
Helmcken Falls is a 141 m (463 ft) waterfall on the Murtle River within Wells Gray Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. The protection of Helmcken Falls was one of the reasons for the creation of Wells Gray Provincial Park in 1939.
Rearguard Falls is located in Rearguard Falls Provincial Park on the Fraser River in British Columbia. The falls are located 115 km (71 mi) downstream from the river's source at Fraser Pass. This is the farthest point that salmon migrate up the Fraser River to spawn, about 1,260 km (783 mi) from the ocean. A boardwalk is installed on the trail leading from the rest area on Yellowhead Highway to the falls; allowing travellers a close-up view of the falls.
James Bruce Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada, the highest-measured waterfall of North America and ninth-tallest in the world.
Pearl Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park in the U.S. state of Washington. It is fed by the glacial Pearl Creek, occurring about halfway along the creek's course.
Alfred Creek, at one time known as Glacier Creek, is a creek flowing off the east flank of Mount Alfred, southeast into the lower reaches of the Skwawka River near its mouth into the head of Jervis Inlet, which is on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Cascade Falls is a waterfall on the Kettle River in the Boundary Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia. They are located just south of Christina Lake and just north of the Canada–United States border in a gorge 200-300 yards long and just below the railway bridge over the Kettle by the southern mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The ghost town of Cascade City aka Cascade is nearby and was named for the falls, even though they were not officially named until 1977.
Myra Falls, also known as Lower Myra Falls, is a waterfall located at the southern end of Buttle Lake on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The falls are protected within Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park.
Helmet Falls is a tiered waterfall located in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada. With total height of 352 metres (1,155 ft), Helmet Falls is the 11th tallest confirmed waterfall in the Canadian Rockies, as well as one of the most significant waterfalls in British Columbia based on both height and volume.
Cerberus Falls is a segmented horsetail waterfall located at the head of Icefall Canyon in the Continental Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. With a total height of 475 m (1,558 ft), the falls are tied with Kiwi Falls on Vancouver Island as the 8th tallest confirmed waterfall in Canada. It is also the tallest waterfall in Canada by tallest single drop and the 26th tallest waterfall in the world by tallest single drop.
Madden Falls is a tiered horsetail waterfall located in the Pacific Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. With a total height of 579 m (1,900 ft), the falls are the 2nd tallest waterfall in Canada.
Baileys Chute, often misspelled Bailey's Chute, is one in a series of small waterfalls along the Clearwater River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. With an average high flow rate of 122 m3/s (4,300 cu ft/s), it is one of the largest waterfalls in British Columbia.
Taku River/T'aḵú Téiú' Conservancy is a conservancy located in the Stikine Region of British Columbia, Canada. It was established on June 22, 2012, as a result of the Wóoshtin Wudidaa Atlin Taku Land Use Plan and Taku River Tlingit First Nation Strategic Engagement Agreement. The conservancy protects a large region of pristine wilderness along the Taku River from its confluence with the Nakina and Inklin Rivers to the Canada–United States border] with Alaska.