Chaudière Falls | |
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French: Chutes de la Chaudière | |
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Location | Lévis, Quebec |
Coordinates | 46°42′53″N 71°16′57″W / 46.71472°N 71.28250°W[1] |
Type | Segmented block |
Total height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Total width | 240 m (790 ft) |
Watercourse | Chaudière River |
Average flow rate | 500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s)[2] |
Chaudière Falls (French: Chutes de la Chaudière) is a 35-meter-high (115 ft) waterfall in Lévis, Quebec along the Chaudière River. It is part of the regional Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, which features a 113-metre-long (371 ft) suspension footbridge standing 23 metres over the river.[3] There are walking and bicycle trails along the river.
Gallery
- View from the top of the Chaudière Falls
- Footbridge on the Chaudière River
- Walking trail in the park
See also
References
- ↑ Querying Geographical Names of Canada - Query by name Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Graphique des données à une station hydrométrique". www.cehq.gouv.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ↑ "Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière". Visitez Lévis. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
External links
Media related to Chaudière Falls (Rivière Chaudière) at Wikimedia Commons
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