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WATERFALLS OF BURLINGTON

 

In 2004 while investigating the waterfalls located in Hamilton, five waterfalls were located in Burlington along the Niagara Escarpment.

 

The City of Burlington has a website which provides a list and information on these 5 waterfalls and cascades as follows:

 

Surprisingly with Burlington located beside Hamilton, there are only a few waterfalls located there as compared to Hamilton. The reason is that in Hamilton the Niagara Escarpment runs roughly at right angles to most creeks and streams that flow towards Lake Ontario, which produces the waterfalls. In Burlington, the Niagara Escarpment begins to turn northward and thus runs roughly parallel to most creeks and streams. The result is that not many of them fall over the escarpment and thus fewer waterfalls.