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Visual Magnitude:

84

Absolute Magnitude:

96

BWR (Class):

3.61  (Class 4)

Scenic Rating:
(graded on a curve)

83 / 100

   Grandeur:

27 / 35

   Scenery:

27 / 35

   Volume:

8 / 10

   Height:

7 / 10

   Width:

5 / 10

English

Metric

Total Height:

1226 feet

374 meters

Tallest Single Drop:

1226 feet

374 meters

Number of Drops:

1

Waterfall Type:

Plunge

Average Width:

85 feet

26 meters

Average Volume:

150 cubic feet / sec.

4 cubic meters / sec.

Maximum Recorded Volume:

Watercourse:

Hunlen Creek

Seasonality:

Perennial

Seasons of Best Flow:

1

Continent:

North America

Country:

Canada

State / Province:

British Columbia

Locality:

Tweedsmuir Provincial Park

Specific Location:

Turner Lake

Latitude / Longitude:

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British Columbia Base Map

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Directions:

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Hunlen Falls is often (erroneously) cited as the second tallest waterfall in Canada. The height of this waterfall has been commonly disputed. We're fairly confident that our figure is pretty accurate, however, we've seen heights ranging from around 884 feet up to about 1300 feet or so. The reason it's been relatively difficult to get an accurate measurement of Hunlen Falls is because it's so hard to see the falls in their entirety due to the shape of the canyon at it's base. We feel that this figure is probably accurate.

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http://members.shaw.ca/bcrider2/1990_00_SWSShot_HunlenFalls.jpg
http://www.stewartslodge.com/photos/hunlenfalls.htm

2005-07-13 - Added link

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