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James Bruce Falls (unofficial name) is a
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 severa ...
in
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
, the highest-measured
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 severa ...
of North America and ninth-tallest in the world. Located in Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park, it stems from a small snowfield and cascades down to
Princess Louisa Inlet Princess Louisa Inlet on the British Columbia Coast is in length and lies at the north east end of Jervis Inlet. It is entered through Malibu Rapids off Queens Reach past Malibu, a former private resort and now youth camp. A portion of the are ...
. Two parallel streams, for which the falls are named, come from this snowfield, and do not have consistent flow throughout the year and during hot summers they usually dry up. The stream flows into Loquilts Creek, which empties into the inlet via the better known Chatterbox Falls.


See also

* List of waterfalls by height *
List of waterfalls of British Columbia The following list of waterfalls of British Columbia include all waterfalls of superlative significance. Tallest waterfalls By overall height , there are 36 confirmed waterfalls with an overall height of at least . By tallest single drop , th ...


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* Waterfalls of British Columbia Sunshine Coast (British Columbia) New Westminster Land District Tiered waterfalls {{Waterfall-stub