Lower Little Falls

Lower Little Falls

Lower Little Falls. Photo by Jeremy Shortt.
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Lower Little Falls

Lower Little Falls. Photo by Joe Hollick.
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Lower Little Falls

Lower Little Falls. Photo by Joe Hollick.
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Lower Little Falls is a Talus Ribbon Cascade.
It has a height of 8.2 metres (27 feet) and a crest width
of 1.8 metres (6 feet) where the water comes out from an
old culvert under Wilson

Street.  Lower Little Falls is located on a tributary of the Ancaster Creek
on  the west side of Wilson Street opposite Little Falls. Its flow is prominent
during rainfalls and the winter snow melt.

History

Lower Little Falls was “discovered” by Paul Beneteau
of the Bruce Trail Iroquoia Section in early spring 2007.
Apparently the Bruce Trail at this location would wash
out on a regular basis and finally Paul discovered why. The
Bruce Trail actually crossed over Lower Little Falls at its
midpoint, however due to all the debris that was on it and
with the waterfall being dry for a large portion of the year,
no one realized why.

Joe Hollick
requested that the Bruce Trail remove some of the debris
because he was not able to get a suitable picture showing
water  flowing. Paul’s crew of six took four hours to
clear the debris and rebuild the Bruce Trail at this point
allowing for water to cross the trail without washing it
out. Thank you to the Iroquoia Section of the Bruce Trail
for cleaning up the site.

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How to get there

To view this waterfall, drive up Wilson St. towards Ancaster
and just past where the two lanes upbound merge into one
lane. Lower Little Falls is located
on the west side of Wilson St. at that location.

Lower Little Falls Photo Gallery

Lower Little Falls

Lower Little Falls. Photo by David Wootton. Click to enlarge.
Lower Little Falls

Lower Little Falls. Photo by David Wootton. Click to enlarge.