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This is a list of waterfalls in Canada. ==Overview== Alfred Creek Falls in British Columbia is recorded as one of the tallest in Canada at a height of and a class-3 horsetail waterfall. Deserted River Falls also in British Columbia is thought to be the largest of North America at . Della Falls in British Columbia supplied by Drinkwater Creek is considered to be the 16th-tallest waterfall in the world at and is the tallest measured waterfall in Canada.〔 〕 Takakkaw Falls used to have the distinction of being the tallest Canadian waterfall at and is considered to be the 23rd world tallest. Hunlen Falls, is listed as the world's 25th tallest waterfall at Highest waterfalls of the world, waterfalls with the height above 300 m. According to Waterfalls of the world, Della Falls is the 19th tallest waterfall in the world.〔 James Bruce Falls, , is the 8th tallest waterfall of the world and Alfred Creek Falls, is the 29th tallest in the world according to the World Waterfall Database: World's Tallest Waterfalls〔 〕 Niagara Falls in Ontario, a segmented block waterfall, is the 10th largest waterfall in the world. Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories, supplied by the South Nahanni River, is the 14th world's largest waterfall and the Grand Falls on the Hamilton River is listed as the 15th largest on the World Waterfall Database: World's Largest Waterfalls. Also in Newfoundland is Pissing Mare Falls in Gros Morne National Park, at , it is the largest waterfall on the island of Newfoundland and one of the largest in North America.〔 〕 According to the website, Top 10 Awe Inspiring Waterfalls, Niagara Falls is ranked 2nd.〔 〕 There are three waterfalls in Canada which appear to reverse. They are Wager Bay, Nunavut; Barrier Inlet, Nunavut; and Reversing Falls at the mouth of the Saint John River, New Brunswick. During low tide the watersource falls over a rocky ledge as a waterfall. During high tide, the seawater raises above the height of the rocky ledge, and the seawater rushes into the river valley against the low tide river flow. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of waterfalls of Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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