North America
Waterfalls of Northern North America
62 waterfalls across 3 countries in Northern North America, the hand-checked guides first. Filter by activity to find the ones that run what you want to do.
UNESCO Takakkaw Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls
UNESCO Virginia Falls
One of Canada's most remote major waterfalls
Full guide Johnston Canyon Falls
Banff's most popular canyon hike
UNESCO Athabasca Falls
Most powerful waterfall in Jasper National Park
Della Falls
One of Canada's tallest waterfalls, and among its most remote
Helmcken Falls
Fourth-largest waterfall in Canada by flow
Full guide Montmorency Falls
30 metres taller than Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Carries about 90% of the Niagara River's total flow
Full guide Niagara Falls
Highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America
Wilberforce Falls
One of the highest waterfalls north of the Arctic Circle
James Bruce Falls
James Bruce Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada, the highest-measured waterfall of North America…
Sunwapta Falls
Sunwapta Falls is a pair of waterfalls of the Sunwapta River in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. The…
Hog's Back Falls
The Hog's Back Falls, officially known as the Prince of Wales Falls, but rarely referred to by this name, are…
Hunlen Falls
Hunlen Falls is a waterfall located at the mouth of Turner Lake in the Pacific Ranges of British Columbia…
Pissing Mare Falls
Pissing Mare Falls is a tiered waterfall in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed from…
Crypt Falls
Crypt Falls is a waterfall in southwestern Alberta in Waterton Lakes National Park. It is viewable from the…
Churchill Falls
Churchill Falls is a 245 ft high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada.
Saint Anne Falls
Saint Anne Falls is a waterfall going through Canyon Sainte-Anne, Quebec.
Great Divide waterfall
The High Level Bridge spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Opened as a bilevel…
Coulonge Chutes
The Coulonge Chutes is a non-profit recreation park and historical exhibition area operating in…
Tangle Falls
Tangle Falls is a multi-tiered waterfall located in Jasper National Park along Icefields Parkway. It has 4…
Alexander Falls
Alexander Falls is a waterfall on Madeley Creek, a tributary of Callaghan Creek in the Callaghan Valley area…
Kakabeka Falls
Kakabeka Falls is a waterfall on the Kaministiquia River, located beside the village of Kakabeka Falls in the…
Devil's Punch Bowl
Devil's Punch Bowl is a 37-metre ribbon waterfall on the Niagara Escarpment, in the Stoney Creek community of…
Chaudière Falls (Lévis)
Chaudière Falls is a 35-meter-high waterfall in Lévis, Quebec, along the Chaudière River. It is part of the…
Alexandra Falls
The Alexandra Falls is a 32 m waterfall located on the Hay River in the Northwest Territories. The falls, the…
Keyhole Falls
Keyhole Falls is the unofficial name for the largest waterfall along the Lillooet River in British Columbia…
Crescent Falls
Crescent Falls is a series of two waterfalls located on the Bighorn River in the Bighorn River Canyon in…
Canim Falls
Canim Falls is a 25 metre high waterfall on the Canim River between Canim Lake and Mahood Lake in Wells Gray…
Webster's Falls
Webster's Falls is a 22-metre-high classical curtain and plunge waterfall located in the Spencer Gorge…
Albion Falls
Albion Falls is a 19 m classical/cascade waterfall flowing down the Niagara Escarpment in Red Hill Valley, in…
Wapta Falls
Wapta Falls is a waterfall of the Kicking Horse River located in Yoho National Park in British Columbia…
Inglis Falls
One of three waterfalls that surround the city of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, Inglis Falls is the largest…
Borer's Falls
Borer's Falls is a 15-metre-high ribbon-style waterfall found along the trails of Royal Botanical Gardens…
Chaudière Falls (Ontario)
The Chaudière Falls , also known as the Kana:tso or Akikodjiwan Falls, are a set of cascades and waterfall in…
Bow Falls
Bow Falls is a major waterfall on the Bow River, Alberta just before the junction of it and the Spray River.…
Reversing Falls
The Reversing Falls are a series of rapids on the Saint John River, located in Saint John, New Brunswick…
Darnley Cascade
Darnley Cascade is a 4-metre-high cascade waterfall located at Crooks Hollow Conservation Area in…
Churchill River
Churchill River is a waterfall in Canada.
Smallwood Reservoir
The Smallwood Reservoir is the reservoir created for the Churchill Falls Generating Station in the western…
Qorlortorsuaq
Qorlortorsuaq is a village in the Nanortalik district, in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland…
Chatterbox Falls
Chatterbox Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada, located at the head or end of Princess Louisa…
Overlander Falls
Overlander Falls is a waterfall on the Fraser River in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia…
Emperor Falls
Emperor Falls is the largest and best known waterfall on the Robson River in Mount Robson Provincial Park. It…
Rideau Falls
The Rideau Falls are two waterfalls located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where the Rideau River empties into…
Pokiok Falls
Pokiok Falls is a former waterfall in Pokiok, New Brunswick where the Pokiok Stream emptied over a ledge into…
Bow Glacier Falls
Bow Glacier Falls is located near Banff, AB. The falls originates from meltwater from the Bow Glacier and…
Bloody Falls
Bloody Falls is a waterfall on the Coppermine River, in the Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park of Nunavut…
Similkameen Falls
Similkameen Falls is a waterfall in British Columbia, Canada, on the Similkameen River located just below the…
Dawson Falls
Dawson Falls is one of seven waterfalls on the Murtle River in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia…
Still Brook Waterfall
Still Brook Waterfall is a waterfall at mouth of Still Brook, where the brook empties into Black Brook Cove…
Ashlu Falls
Ashlu Falls is a short but significant waterfall along lower Ashlu Creek. The falls are located about 6 km…
Rainbow Falls (British Columbia)
Slollicum Creek Falls is a perennial plunge waterfall located near Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada.…
Moul Falls
Moul Falls is a waterfall on Grouse Creek in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia…
Englishman River Falls Provincial Park
Englishman River Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located west…
Boundary Falls (British Columbia)
Boundary Falls is a medium-sized waterfall on Boundary Creek in British Columbia, Canada. Boundary Creek is a…
Rapides du Cheval Blanc
The Rapides du Cheval Blanc, or White Horse Rapids, flow between the Island of Montreal, Pierrefonds-Roxboro…
Puddicombe Falls
Puddicombe Falls is a waterfall in Canada.
Dyment Falls
Dyment Falls is a waterfall in Canada.
Mountview Falls
Mountview Falls is a waterfall in Canada.
Fifty Road Cascade
Fifty Road Cascade is a waterfall in Canada.
Centennial Falls
Centennial Falls is a waterfall in Canada.
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Questions people ask
What is the tallest waterfall in Northern North America?
What are the most famous waterfalls in Northern North America?
The best known are Niagara Falls (Canada), Takakkaw Falls (Canada), Virginia Falls (Canada), Johnston Canyon Falls (Canada), Athabasca Falls (Canada) and James Bruce Falls (Canada). Our index covers 62 waterfalls in Northern North America; every one has a page with activities, seasons and how to get there.
When is the best time to see waterfalls in Northern North America?
Across the waterfalls we cover, the most are at their best April to June.