Madden Falls is a tiered

horsetail waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

located in the

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. With a total height of , the falls are the 2nd tallest waterfall in Canada.

Structure

Madden Falls forms as Madden Creek emerges from the northeastern flank of

Pelion Mountain Pelion Mountain is a summit located in the Tantalus Range, in Tantalus Provincial Park, in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is situated northwest of Squamish, east of Ossa Mountain, and north-northwest of Mount Tantalus, which is its ...

and cascades down an especially steep section of the mountain in nine steps. The longest step, measuring tall, is the 13th tallest single drop of any confirmed waterfall in Canada. Most of the falls are easily observable from across the Squamish Valley.

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Video of Madden Falls, June 2016
Pacific Ranges Waterfalls of British Columbia New Westminster Land District

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