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”’Takakkaw Falls”’ ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|k|ə|k|ɔː}}; also spelled ”’Takkakaw”'<ref name=”eb” />) is a [[waterfall]] in [[Yoho National Park]], near [[Field, British Columbia]], in Canada. The falls have a total height of {{convert|373|m|ft}},<ref name=”eb” /> making them the second tallest waterfall in Canada.<ref name=”encyclopedia”>{{cite web |first=David |last=Evans |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/takakkaw-falls |title=Takakkaw Falls |work=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |accessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=”field”>{{cite web |title=Waterfalls in the Canadian Rockies: Field, British Columbia |url=http://www.field.ca/yohonationalpark/waterfalls |website=www.field.ca |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=EN}}</ref> The main drop of the waterfall has a height of {{convert|254|m|ft}}.<ref name=”eb” /> |
”’Takakkaw Falls”’ ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|k|ə|k|ɔː}}; also spelled ”’Takkakaw”'<ref name=”eb” />) is a [[waterfall]] in [[Yoho National Park]], near [[Field, British Columbia]], in Canada. The falls have a total height of {{convert|373|m|ft}},<ref name=”eb” /> making them the second tallest waterfall in Canada.<ref name=”encyclopedia”>{{cite web |first=David |last=Evans |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/takakkaw-falls |title=Takakkaw Falls |work=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |accessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=”field”>{{cite web |title=Waterfalls in the Canadian Rockies: Field, British Columbia |url=http://www.field.ca/yohonationalpark/waterfalls |website=www.field.ca |accessdate=13 August 2018 |language=EN}}</ref> The main drop of the waterfall has a height of {{convert|254|m|ft}}.<ref name=”eb” /> |
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{{lang|cr-Latn|Takakkaw}} means “it is magnificent” in the [[Cree language]].<ref name=”eb” /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lacombe |first=Albert |url= |title=Dictionnaire de la langue des Cris |date=1874 |publisher=CO Beauchemin & Valois |others= |publication-place=Montreal |page=604 |chapter=Takakkaw |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/dictionnairedela01laco/page/604/mode/1up?q=Takakkaw |via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |date=nd |title=Takakkaw Falls |url=https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/17560.html |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=BC Geographical Names |publisher=BC Geographical Names Office, Government of British Columbia}}</ref> Despite the name’s Cree origin, |
{{lang|cr-Latn|Takakkaw}} means “it is magnificent” in the [[Cree language]].<ref name=”eb” /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Lacombe |first=Albert |url= |title=Dictionnaire de la langue des Cris |date=1874 |publisher=CO Beauchemin & Valois |others= |publication-place=Montreal |page=604 |chapter=Takakkaw |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/dictionnairedela01laco/page/604/mode/1up?q=Takakkaw |via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref><ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |date=nd |title=Takakkaw Falls |url=https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/17560.html |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=BC Geographical Names |publisher=BC Geographical Names Office, Government of British Columbia}}</ref> Despite the name’s Cree origin, people did not give the falls this name, and the [[Cree]] people did not historically inhabit this area. Rather, it was suggested as a name by [[Sir William Cornelius Van Horne]], the head of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]], and officially adopted in 1904.<ref name=”:0″ /> |
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The falls are fed by the [[meltwater]] of the [[Daly Glacier]], which is part of the [[Waputik Icefield]].<ref name=”eb” /><ref name=”wwd” /><ref name=”encyclopedia” /><ref name=”field” /> 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.<ref name=”field” /> |
The falls are fed by the [[meltwater]] of the [[Daly Glacier]], which is part of the [[Waputik Icefield]].<ref name=”eb” /><ref name=”wwd” /><ref name=”encyclopedia” /><ref name=”field” /> 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.<ref name=”field” /> |
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Latest revision as of 23:08, 1 November 2025
Waterfall on the Yoho River in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Takakkaw Falls (; 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 means “it is magnificent” in the Cree language.[1][5][6] Despite the name’s Cree origin, indigenous people did not give the falls this name, and the Cree people did not historically inhabit this area. Rather, it was suggested as a name by Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, the head of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and officially adopted in 1904.[6]
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]
