Athabasca Falls

Athabasca Falls
Winter falls in the late January
LocationJasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates52°39′51″N 117°53′01″W / 52.66417°N 117.88361°W / 52.66417; -117.88361
TypeSegmented Horsetails
Total height24 m (79 ft)
Number of drops2
Longest drop20 m (66 ft)
Total width46 m (151 ft)
Average width30 m (98 ft)
Run15 m (49 ft)
WatercourseAthabasca River
Average
flow rate
113 m3/s (4,000 cu ft/s)

Athabasca Falls is a waterfall in Jasper National Park on the upper Athabasca River, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the townsite of Jasper, Alberta, Canada, and just west of the Icefields Parkway.