McDougall Falls

McDougall Falls is a 14-metre waterfall on the Murtle River in a remote section of Wells Gray Provincial Park in east-central British Columbia, about 5 kilometres below the Diamond Lagoon of Murtle Lake. It is reached by canoeing across Murtle Lake and then following a trail along the river’s south shore. The falls were first recorded on May 27, 1874, by surveyor Joseph Hunter, who was working for the future Canadian Pacific Railway. Hunter named the river and lake Murtle after his birthplace in Scotland. The falls and nearby McDougall Lake were later named for homesteader Pete McDougal, with spelling differences developing over time.

British Columbia · Canada