- Sydenham Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)
Infobox Waterfall
name = Sydenham Falls
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caption = Sydenham Falls
location =Hamilton, Ontario
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coordinates = coord|43.273956|-79.958153
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type = Ribbon
height = convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on
width = convert|5|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Sydenham Creek
world_rank =Sydenham Falls is a 15
metre ribbonwaterfall near theSpencer Gorge / Webster's Falls Conservation Area inHamilton, Ontario ,Canada .cite web|url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/|title=Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Albion Falls|accessdate=2008-07-28]The three Sydenham waterfalls, "Sydenham Falls", "Middle Sydenham Falls" and "Lower Sydenham Falls", are found on Sydenham Creek close to Sydenham Road. All three waterfalls are on private property. They are named after Baron Charles E.P.T. Sydenham, Governor-General of
Upper Canada from 1839 to 1841.cite web|publisher=(www.biographi.ca)| title =Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: THOMSON, CHARLES EDWARD POULETT, 1st Baron SYDENHAM| url=http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3693| accessdate = 2008-07-28]"Lower Sydenham Falls" is a 3 metre high and 4 metre wide classical waterfall. "Middle Sydenham Falls" is a 5 metre high and 5 metre wide classical waterfall. Both of these waterfalls are seasonal and best viewed in the springtime.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Hamilton- The City of Waterfalls| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/localspecies/waterfalls_intro.htm| accessdate = 2008-07-28]
Nearby attractions include
Webster's Falls ,Tew's Falls ,Bruce Trail and Rock Chapel in Dundas.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]Directions
From Highway 403 travel west on Main Street West for 3km; it will become "Osler Drive". Proceed to King Street in downtown Dundas. Turn left on King Street. At next light turn right on "Sydenham Road" travel for 500 meters until you see an overhead
railway bridge . Park your car on the street and look for Bruce Trail markers ascending the escarpment.cite web|url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/|title=Hamilton Conservation Authority: Parks & Attractions- Albion Falls|accessdate=2008-07-28]References
External links
* [http://www.cityofwaterfalls.ca/ Hamilton- "The Waterfall Capital of the World" (www.cityofwaterfalls.ca)]
* [http://www.brucetrail.org Bruce Trail (www.brucetrail.org)]
* [http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/waterfalls.html Vintage Postcards: Waterfalls in and around Hamilton, Ontario]Maps
* [http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/WaterfallMap.pdf Hamilton Waterfall Map PDF. (http://map.hamilton.ca)]
* [http://www.hamiltonnature.org/waterfalls/waterfalls.html
]Video clip
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IltGwQm2tFA YouTube: Waterfalls of Hamilton, Ontario & the Niagara Escarpment]
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