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Location | Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 51°29′59″N 116°28′22″W / 51.49972°N 116.47278°W |
Type | Tiered Horsetails |
Total height | 302 metres (991 ft) |
Number of drops | 4 |
Longest drop | 260 metres (850 ft) |
Total width | 46 metres (151 ft) |
Average width | 23 metres (75 ft) |
Run | 30 metres (98 ft) |
Watercourse | Unnamed |
Average flow rate | 11 m3/s (390 cu ft/s) |
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Takakkaw Falls ( /ˈtækəkɔː/; also spelled Takkakaw [1]) is a waterfall in Yoho National Park, near Field, British Columbia, in Canada. The falls have a total height of 373 metres (1,224 ft), [1] making them the second tallest waterfall in Canada. [3] [4] The main drop of the waterfall has a height of 254 metres (833 ft). [1]
"Takakkaw" translates to "magnificent” in Cree. [1] The falls are fed by the meltwater of the Daly Glacier, which is part of the Waputik Icefield. [1] [2] [3] [4] The glacier keeps the volume of the falls up during the warm summer months, and they are a tourist attraction, particularly in late spring after the heavy snow melts, when the falls are at peak condition. [4]
Various sources place the total vertical height of Takakkaw Falls between 302 m (991 ft) and 373 m (1,224 ft). [1] [2] The waterfall was formerly thought to be the tallest in Canada, but a survey in 1985 found that it is actually shorter than Della Falls on Vancouver Island. [1] The results of that survey also concluded that the main drop of the falls is 254 metres (833 ft) high. [1]
The Takakkaw Falls were featured in the 1995 film Last of the Dogmen.[ citation needed]