West Iroquoia Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

West Iroquoia Falls (Hamilton, Ontario)

Infobox Waterfall
name = West Iroquoia Falls


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caption = West Iroquoia Falls
location = Hamilton, Ontario
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type = Terraced Ribbon Cascade
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width = convert|1.2|m|ft|abbr=on
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watercourse = Chedoke tributary
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West Iroquoia Falls is a 22 metre high terraced ribbon waterfall found at the "Iroquoia Heights Conservation Area" in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.cite web|publisher=(www.hamiltonnature.org/)| title =Hamilton Naturalist's Club: Protecting Nature since 1919| url=http://www.hamiltonnature.org/| accessdate = 2008-08-06]

Nearby attractions include Bruce Trail, East Iroquoia Falls, Dundas Valley Conservation Area, Tiffany Falls, Tiffany Falls Conservation Area, Chedoke Radial Trail, Chedoke Golf Course.cite book| title = Hamilton Waterfalls and Cascades: Research & Inventory Report, 2nd Edition| publisher = Hamilton Conservation Authority| date = November 2007]

Directions

Follow Highway 403 up the hill towards Ancaster. This waterfall is located between Lincoln Alexander Parkway exit and Aberdeen Avenue exit on the Escarpment face.

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
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