Churchill Falls

For other uses, see Churchill Falls (disambiguation).

Churchill Falls
Grand Falls
Churchill Falls is located in Newfoundland and Labrador
Churchill Falls
Map
LocationLabrador
Coordinates53°35′39.44″N 64°18′28.05″W / 53.5942889°N 64.3077917°W / 53.5942889; -64.3077917[1]
TypeSegmented Block
Total height74.7 m (245 ft)
WatercourseChurchill River
Average
flow rate		6 m3/s (210 cu ft/s)[2]
An engraving of a photograph of the Grand Falls c. 1890
The rapids above the falls c. 1890
The Churchill Falls Generating Station, constructed in the 1960s
Churchill Falls in 2008, after its water was mostly redirected

Churchill Falls is a 245 ft (74.7 m) high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada. Formerly counted among the most impressive natural features of Canada, the diversion of the river for the Churchill Falls Generating Station has cut off almost all of the falls' former flow, leaving a small stream winding through its old bed and trickling down the rocks.

  1. ^ "GeoNames Query - Churchill Falls: Query Record Details". Natural Resources Canada. Government of Canada. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  2. ^ "Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.