Montmorency Falls facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Montmorency Falls
Montmorency Falls in the summer.
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Location	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	46°53′27″N 71°8′51″W / 46.89083°N 71.14750°W / 46.89083; -71.14750
Type	Cataract
Total height	84 m (276 ft)
Number of drops	2
Watercourse	Montmorency River
Average flow rate	130 m3/s (4,600 cu ft/s)

The Montmorency Falls (French: Chute Montmorency) is a large waterfall on the Montmorency River in Quebec, Canada.

Location

The falls are located on the boundary between the borough of Beauport, and Boischatel, about 12 km (7.5 mi) from the heart of old Quebec City. The area surrounding the falls is protected within the Montmorency Falls Park (French: Parc de la Chute-Montmorency). The falls are at the mouth of the Montmorency River where it drops over the cliff shore into the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the western end of the Île d'Orleans. The waterfalls are 83 m (272') tall, a full 30 m (99') higher than Niagara Falls.

Access and tourism

There are staircases that allow visitors to view the falls from several different perspectives. A suspension bridge over the crest of the falls provides access to both sides of the park. There is also a funitel that carries passengers between the base and the top of the falls. In the summer the park hosts an international fireworks competition with the falls as a backdrop.

During summer months, the falls give off a yellow glow due to high iron content in the waterbed.

The Ice Hotel was located at Montmorency Falls for its first year.

Gallery

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  A look at the surrounding areas, opposite the falls. Quebec City can be viewed in the distance

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  Etching of the falls in the wintertime by James Peachey, National Archives of Canada

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  Photo of the Sugarloaf forming at the base of the falls in winter

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  Falls

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  Suspension bridge

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  Distant view

Images for kids

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  An early 1760s engraving of Montmorency Falls by William Elliott from a drawing made by Captain Hervey Smythe, Major General James Wolfe's aide-de-camp, on July 31st, 1759, from the British Army's encampment, two months before the Battle of Quebec.

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  Montmorency Falls in Winter, an 1850 painting by the French-Canadian artist Joseph Légaré.

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  View of Montmorency Falls from the Trans Canada Trail

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  Wooden trail

See also

In Spanish: Cascadas de Montmorency para niños