Panther Falls

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Panther Falls
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Panther Falls, close to the Icefields Parkway
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Location in Alberta
Location Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates 52°10′54″N117°03′23″W / 52.18167°N 117.05639°W / 52.18167; -117.05639 (Panther Falls) Coordinates: 52°10′54″N117°03′23″W / 52.18167°N 117.05639°W / 52.18167; -117.05639 (Panther Falls)
Type Veiling Plunge
Total height66 metres (217 ft) [1]
Number of drops1
Total width20 metres (66 ft) [1]
Average width12 metres (39 ft) [1]
Run 18 metres (59 ft) [1]
Watercourse Nigel Creek
Average
flow rate
2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s) [1]

Panther Falls are a series of waterfalls in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is developed on Nigel Creek and its waters originate in Nigel Pass, between the slopes of Cirrus Mountain and Nigel Peak in the Parker Ridge of the Canadian Rockies.

It is a class 3 waterfall, with a drop of 66 m (217 ft) and a width of 20 m (66 ft). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Panther Falls, Alberta, Canada - World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.