Cerberus Falls | |
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Location | Columbia-Shuswap, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 51°53′39″N 117°04′19″W / 51.89405°N 117.0720°W[1] |
Type | Segmented horsetails |
Elevation | 1,814 m (5,951 ft) |
Total height | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
Number of drops | 1 |
Longest drop | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
Total width | 198 m (650 ft) |
Average width | 122 m (400 ft) |
Run | 213 m (699 ft) |
Watercourse | Icefall Brook[2] |
Average flow rate | 14 m3/s (490 cu ft/s) |
World height ranking | 140th (overall)[3] 26th (tallest single drop)[4] |
Cerberus Falls is a segmented horsetail waterfall located at the head of Icefall Canyon in the Continental Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. With a total height of 475 m (1,558 ft), the falls are tied with Kiwi Falls on Vancouver Island as the 8th tallest confirmed waterfall in Canada. It is also the tallest waterfall in Canada by tallest single drop and the 26th tallest waterfall in the world by tallest single drop.[4]