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Mountview Falls

Description

A storm drain tributary to Chedoke Creek flows over Mountview falls and travels down a ~200m section of unsightly erosion-protection cladding called “Fabriform® Filterpoint Revetment” before flowing over a small, second, artificial waterfall, Lower Mountview Falls.


From there, the creek enters a culvert where it immediately plummets, then flows beneath HWY403 before joining Chedoke Creek. In the decades since it was laid, several sections of the revetment have, ironically, collapsed due to erosion, and the creek now flows underneath the eye-sore at those sections, promoting further erosion.


Names/Sources

Goulding Falls (LOCAL)
Mountview Falls (CoH)

Media

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Location79°55'17.191"W 43°14'43.786"N
ParkChedoke Radial Trail
WatercourseTributary of Chedoke Creek - West Branch
FormComplex Classic Cascade
FlowSeasonal
Crest Restriction : AccessNone : Moderately Easy
Foot Restriction : AccessNone : Easy
Height : Width (m)10.00 : 6.00
Height : Width (ft)32 : 19
Authority / OwnerCity of Hamilton
Mountview Falls