Webster's Falls, noted for its
panoramas
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, is a classical curtain/ plunge waterfall found in the
Spencer Gorge/Webster's Falls Conservation Area in
Hamilton, Ontario
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,
Canada
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. The water flows down Spencer Creek. In the past the falls have been known by various names such as Dr. Hamilton's Falls, Spencer Falls, Hart Falls, Fisher Falls and Flamborough Falls.
The
cobblestone footbridge
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, as well as a newer and narrower stone/concrete
footbridge
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, crosses over Spencer Creek to the west side.
now runs between a large parking area just outside Dundas and Spencer Gorge/Webster Falls Conservation Area, for visitors to access this popular conservation area on weekends and holidays from Saturday, May 13 to Sunday, October 29, 2017.
"Baby Webster's Falls"
Baby Webster's Falls is a complex ribbon waterfall which has water mainly during seasonal storms and after the winter snow melts. Its height is 20 metres and its width is 3 metres (10 ft) It is located on a tributary of the Spencer Creek, on a separate ravine near Webster's Falls and can be seen from the top of the gorge.
Hamilton Firefighters have performed a total of 163 rope rescues between 2005 and August 2016, many of which have occurred at Webster's and Tew's falls. In 2016, two deaths had occurred at Hamilton waterfalls by July.
Images
File:Waterdawn Webster Falls5.jpg, Webster's Falls in Summer
File:Webster Falls - Laslovarga1.jpg, Webster's Falls in Fall
File:Waterdawn Webster Falls in Winter.jpg, Webster's Falls in Winter
File:Waterdawn Webster Falls1.jpg, Webster's Falls
File:Ontario Waterfalls 1.jpg, Webster's Falls
See also
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List of waterfalls in Hamilton, Ontario
References
External links
Waterfalls of Ontario - Webster's FallsCascades and Waterfalls of Hamilton (www.waterfalls.hamilton.ca)Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)
Maps
Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)*
Video clip
YouTube: Waterfalls of Hamilton, Ontario & the Niagara Escarpment
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Waterfalls of Hamilton, Ontario
Dundas, Ontario