Chaudière Falls (, ) is a
waterfall
A waterfall is any 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 seve ...
in
Lévis, Quebec, along the
Chaudière River
The Chaudière River (; French for "Cauldron" or "Boiler"; Western Abenaki, Abenaki: Kik8ntekw) is a river with its source near the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Town of Lac-Mégantic, in southeast Quebec, Canada. From its source Lake Mégantic in the ...
. It is part of the regional Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, which features a suspension footbridge standing 23 metres over the river.
There are walking and bicycle trails along the river.
Gallery
File:Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Lévis, Québec - 2.jpg, View from the top of the Chaudière Falls
File:Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Lévis, Québec - footbridge 2.jpg, Footbridge on the Chaudière River
File:Parc des Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, Lévis, Québec.jpg, Walking trail in the park
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
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List of waterfalls of Canada
The following list of waterfalls of Canada include all waterfalls of superlative significance.
Tallest waterfalls
By overall height
, there are 18 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least .
By tallest single drop
, there are 14 ...
References
External links
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Lévis, Quebec
Waterfalls of Quebec
Landforms of Chaudière-Appalaches
Tourist attractions in Chaudière-Appalaches
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