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The Golden Horseshoe is a term historically used to describe the most heavily developed portion of the province, including Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines and Kitchener-Waterloo.  This is where the bulk of the province's population can be found.  Fortunately, residents of this region have a large number of pretty waterfalls in their own backyard.  While most falls are associated with the Niagara Escarpment, there are also a few others scattered through the area. The region covers the following counties: Dufferin, Halton, Hamilton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and Wellington.

  

Websters Falls is a fun place to visit any time of the year.
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Waterfall Settlement River Size Form Visitability
Dufferin          
Cannings Falls (Lower) Mono Centre Nottawasaga River Medium Cascade Average
Cannings Falls (Upper) Mono Centre Nottawasaga River Medium Plunge Average
Hornings Mills Hornings Mills Pine River ? ? ?
Scotts Falls (Lower) Mono Centre Nottawasaga River Small Dam Poor (Private)
Scotts Falls (Upper) Mono Centre Nottawasaga River Medium Cascade Poor (Private)
Halton          
Highway 7 Falls (Halton Hills) Silver Creek Un-named Insignificant Plunge Mediocre
Hilton Falls Campbellville Sixteen Mile Creek Small Plunge Good
Limehouse Rapids Limehouse Black Creek Insignificant Cascade Average
Silver Creek Falls Silver Creek Silver Creek Small Cascade Average
Snow Creek Falls (North) Silver Creek Snow Creek Small Plunge Average
Snow Creek Falls (West) Silver Creek Snow Creek (Tributary) Insignificant Cascade Poor
Hamilton          
Albion Falls Albion Falls Redhill Creek Medium Ramp Good
Billy Green Falls Stoney Creek Battlefield Creek Small Plunge Mediocre
Borers Falls Clappison's Corners Borer's Creek Medium Plunge Average
Buttermilk Falls (Red Hill) Albion Falls Red Hill Creek (Tributary) Small Plunge Mediocre
Canterbury Falls Ancaster Canterbury Creek Small Cascade Average
Chedoke Falls Hamilton Chedoke Creek Medium Plunge Average
Chedoke Falls (East) Westcliffe Chedoke Creek Small Cascade Average
Chedoke Falls (Lower) Hamilton Chedoke Creek Small Plunge Mediocre
Cliffview Falls Westcliffe Chedoke Creek Medium Ramp Mediocre
Devils Punchbowl Stoney Creek Stoney Creek Medium Plunge Average
Devils Punchbowl (Lower) Stoney Creek Stoney Creek Small Plunge Average
Erland Falls Fruitland Un-named Small Cascade Mediocre
Felkers Falls Elfrida Red Hill Creek (East Branch) Medium Plunge Average
Glover Mountain Falls Hamilton Un-named Insignificant Plunge Mediocre
Golf Club Falls Westcliffe Chedoke Creek Small Plunge Mediocre
Goulding Ave Falls Mountview Chedoke Creek Small Ramp Mediocre
Hermitage Falls Ancaster Hermitage Creek Small Cascade Mediocre
Mill Falls (Hamilton) Ancaster Ancaster Creek Small Cascade Mediocre
Mt. Albion Road Cascade Albion Falls Red Hill Creek (Tributary) Insignificant Cascade Mediocre
Princess Falls (Lower) Mountview Chedoke Creek (urban-buried) Medium Cascade Mediocre
Princess Falls (Upper) Mountview Chedoke Creek (urban-buried) Small Cascade Mediocre
Rousseaux Cascade Ancaster Ancaster Creek Insignificant Cascade Poor
Scenic Falls Mountview Chedoke Creek Small Cascade Average
Sherman Falls Dundas Ancaster Creek Medium Ramp Average
Smokey Hollow Little Falls Waterdown Grindstone Creek (Tributary) Insignificant Cascade Mediocre
Sydenham Falls Dundas Sydenham Creek Medium Plunge Average
Tews Falls Greensville Logie's Creek Large Plunge Average
Tews Falls (Lower) Dundas Logies Creek Small Plunge Average
Tiffany Falls Dundas Tiffany Creek Medium Cascade (Steep) Good
Washboard Falls Dundas Tiffany Creek Small Ramp Average
Waterdown Falls Waterdown Grindstone Creek Medium Plunge Good
Websters Falls Greensville Spencer Creek Large Plunge Good
Westcliffe Falls Westcliffe Chedoke Creek (tributary) Small Ramp Mediocre
Niagara          
Balls Falls Vineland Twenty Mile Creek Large Plunge Outstanding
Balls Falls (Upper) Vineland Twenty Mile Creek Medium Plunge Good
Beamer Falls Grimsby Forty Mile Creek Medium Ramp Good
Beamer Falls (Lower) Grimsby Forty Mile Creek Small Cascade Average
Beamer Side Falls Grimsby Forty Mile Creek (Tributary) Insignificant Plunge Mediocre
Centennial Park Falls Grimsby Un-named Insignificant Plunge Mediocre
Decew Falls Power Glen Beaver Dam Creek Large Plunge Good
Decew Falls (Lower) Power Glen Beaver Dam Creek Medium Cascade (Steep) Average
East Eighteen Mile Creek Falls Jordan Eighteen Mile Creek (East Branch) Small Cascade Mediocre
Faucet Falls Decew Twelve Mile Creek (Tributary) Small Plunge Average
Fruitland Road Falls (Lower) Fruitland Un-named Small Plunge Mediocre
Fruitland Road Falls (Upper) Fruitland Un-named Insignificant Trickle Mediocre
Hillside Cascade Beamsville Bartlett Creek Insignificant Cascade Poor
Louth Falls Jordan Sixteen Mile Creek Small Plunge Good
Louth Falls (Upper) Louth Sixteen Mile Creek Small Ramp Mediocre
Martin's Falls Rockway Martins Creek Insignificant Plunge Mediocre
Middle Eighteen Mile C. Falls Jordan Eighteen Mile Creek Small Plunge Mediocre
Niagara Falls Niagara Falls Niagara River Very Large Plunge Outstanding
Rockway Falls Rockway Fifteen Mile Creek Medium Ramp Outstanding
Swayze Falls St. John's Twelve Mile Creek Small Ramp Good
Terrace Creek Cascades Decew Falls Terrace Creek Insignificant Cascade Poor
Terrace Falls Decew Falls Terrace Creek Small Plunge Average
Thirty Road Falls Beamsville Thirty Mile Creek Small Cascade Mediocre
West Eighteen Mile C. Falls Jordan Eighteen Mile Creek Small Plunge Average
Peel          
Churches Falls Cataract Credit River Large Plunge Average
Waterloo          
Devils Creek Falls Cambridge Devil's Creek Small Cascade Average
Devils Creek Falls (North) Cambridge Devil's Creek Insignificant Trickle Mediocre
Wellington          
Elora Gorge Falls Elora Grand River Medium Ramp Outstanding
Elora Little Waterfall Elora Un-named Small Trickle Average
Everton Cascade Everton Eramosa River Small Cascade Average
Irvine Creek Cascade Elora Irvine Creek Small Cascade Average
     
Geographic coordinates for almost all of these waterfalls are provided in the print version of "Waterfalls of Ontario."
 

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