Della Falls

Della Falls, in Strathcona Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, drops 440 metres, making it the 16th tallest confirmed waterfall in Canada and the second tallest on Vancouver Island after Kiwi Falls. First Nations knew the site long before prospector and trapper Joe Drinkwater reached it in 1899 and named it for his wife, Della. Drinkwater also built a 16-kilometre trail by way of Drinkwater Creek, and traces of his mining venture, including an aerial tramway, remain near the falls. Its remote setting still requires substantial travel by boat and hike unless reached by helicopter.

British Columbia · Canada