Hiking Highlight
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This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Wells Gray Provincial Park
Spahats Creek flows west from the Trophy Mountains, crossing the area's basalt formation. Upstream of Spahats Creek Falls, the creek has carved itself into a 23-meter-deep gorge and then plunges over the waterfall 61 meters into a massive canyon, emptying into the Clearwater River a few hundred meters later.
The canyon is the result of glacial meltwater that flowed over the edge of the Clearwater Valley about 11,000 years ago. After the Ice Age, the stream receded into the comparatively small Spahats Creek.
Spahats Creek was once known as Bear Creek. Spahats is a native word for bear.
(Visit June 3, 2018)
worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Spahats-Creek-Falls-2293
February 16, 2025
The best view of the waterfall is from the observation deck, which is about a five-minute walk from the Clearwater Valley Road car park. Like the Helmcken Falls, the rock is also of volcanic origin at the Spahat Falls.
However, the water here does not fall over a broad threshold, but has cut the water of the Spahat Bach classic in the rock and formed a waterfall with two levels. The total drop height measures 75 meters, with the larger 60 meters high and gives a spectacular impression.
August 9, 2019
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