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Lonely Planet Canada
Lonely Planet · 2024
Country-wide guide for combining Canadian falls, from Quebec and Ontario to the Rockies and the North.
Canada · Laval
Rapides du Cheval Blanc
The Rapides du Cheval Blanc, or White Horse Rapids, flow between the Island of Montreal, Pierrefonds-Roxboro and Sainte-Dorothée, Laval on the Rivière des Prairies in Quebec. The Rapides du Cheval Blanc also include a protected wooded area, a public city park adjacent to the rapids, and to a fault line underneath the area.
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.
Rapides du Cheval Blanc drops over a series of steps. It is a cataract-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Laval, Canada. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a cataract waterfall, a large, powerful waterfall or series of rapids on a big river.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Rapides du Cheval Blanc itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Laval are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Spring snowmelt and rain make April to June the fullest months; October adds colour, and a hard winter can freeze the face.
Getting there
- Base town Laval, Canada
- Country Canada
- Region Laval, 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
Rapides du Cheval Blanc
Canada
Height—Width—
Most similar
Hiʻilawe Waterfall
United States
Height442 mWidth—
Also a cataract 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
442 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerHiʻilawe WaterfallAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Rapides du Cheval Blanc yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
On the map
45.51889, -73.83111
Quick answers
Where is Rapides du Cheval Blanc?
Rapides du Cheval Blanc is in Canada (Laval). The nearest base is Laval, Canada. Its coordinates are 45.5189, -73.8311.
When is the best time to visit Rapides du Cheval Blanc?
Peak flow is April to June and October. Spring snowmelt and rain make April to June the fullest months; October adds colour, and a hard winter can freeze the face.
What can you do at Rapides du Cheval Blanc?
Beyond the viewpoints: 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 Rapides du Cheval Blanc?
The usual base is Laval, Canada. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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