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Lonely Planet · 2024
Country-wide guide for combining Canadian falls, from Quebec and Ontario to the Rockies and the North.
Canada · Nunavut
Bloody Falls
Bloody Falls is a waterfall on the Coppermine River, in the Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park of Nunavut, Canada. It was the site of the Bloody Falls Massacre in 1771 and the murder of two priests by Uloqsaq and Sinnisiak, two Copper Inuit men in 1913.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Bloody Falls drops over a series of steps on the Coppermine River. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Kugluktuk, Canada. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Bloody Falls is number 4 on our list of waterfalls at the ends of the earth. As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Bloody Falls itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Kugluktuk are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forCampingHikingPhotography
When to go
Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
Getting there
- Base town Kugluktuk, Canada
- Country Canada
- Region Nunavut, Northern North America, North America
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Bloody Falls
Canada
Height—Width—
Most similar
Blue Hole Falls
United States
Height—Width—
Also a cascade waterfall and in the United States
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
108 m
330 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Bloody Falls yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
67.7433, -115.367
Quick answers
Where is Bloody Falls?
Bloody Falls is in Canada (Nunavut). The nearest base is Kugluktuk, Canada. Its coordinates are 67.7433, -115.3670.
When is the best time to visit Bloody Falls?
Peak flow is June to August. Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
What can you do at Bloody Falls?
Beyond the viewpoints: camping, hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Bloody Falls?
The usual base is Kugluktuk, Canada. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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