Canada 
In numbers.
83m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr–Jul
Best months
254m
Elevation
The water at Kakabeka Falls, month by month
It roars from May to July.
The fullest months: from May to July. Below −4 °C on average (from December to March): the falls can partly freeze.
- 49 m³/sJan
- 50 m³/sFeb
- 58 m³/sMar
- 76 m³/sApr
- 98 m³/sMay
- 105 m³/sJun
- 95 m³/sJul
- 76 m³/sAug
- 73 m³/sSep
- 77 m³/sOct
- 67 m³/sNov
- 58 m³/sDec
From about 49 m³/s in the lowest month to 105 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to July.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall on the Kaministiquia river near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Kakabeka Falls is a waterfall in Canada. It lies within Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park.
Getting there.
- Parkdalenearest town · 24 km in a straight line
- Parking 110 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 23 km in a straight lineCar hire at YQT airport (Thunder Bay)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to Julybest months to go (estimate)
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Here the river runs about 24 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 4viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- 4car parks
- —swimming spots
- 2picnic sites
- 5toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmLittle Falls
- —caves
- 5campsitesHappy Land Park, Kakabeka Falls Park - Whispering Hills Campground, Kakabeka Falls Park - Riverside Campground and 2 more
- 2hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmStanley Hotel, Telstar Motel
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Parkdale24 km in a straight line
- College Park25 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | -8 | -7 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 2 | -5 |
| Night °C | -17 | -17 | -9 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | -5 | -13 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 26 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 72 | 86 | 75 | 59 | 70 | 66 | 40 | 33 |
| Wet days | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Sun h/day | 2.3 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (254 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 94% | 45% | 83% | 43% | 52% | 56% | 95% | 104% | 74% | 98% | 56% | 89% |
| 2021 | 26% | 58% | 75% | 132% | 53% | 64% | 23% | 95% | 88% | 69% | 110% | 149% |
| 2022 | 56% | 110% | 91% | 188% | 131% | 62% | 113% | 84% | 133% | 63% | 129% | 102% |
| 2023 | 56% | 137% | 72% | 160% | 57% | 78% | 58% | 96% | 75% | 47% | 63% | 96% |
| 2024 | 41% | 65% | 119% | 120% | 123% | 149% | 65% | 94% | 23% | 71% | 124% | 104% |
| 2025 | 63% | 93% | 90% | 150% | 45% | 102% | 179% | 54% | 47% | 109% | 70% | 80% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q123058) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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