Upper Shaver Falls
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Upper Shaver Falls in winter
Photo courtesy of Joe Hollick. Click to enlarge |
Upper Shaver Falls. Bill Crawford
is in the photo
Photo courtesy of Nadeem Paracha. Click to enlarge
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Upper Shaver Falls in autumn.
Photo courtesy of Joe Hollick. Click to enlarge |
Upper Shaver Falls, alternately known as
Upper Filman Falls, is a combination of a Classic Falls and
Cascade. It has two components to it: a partially manmade upper
section with a vertical drop and a lower cascade section. The
total height of both sections is 3 metres (10 feet) and the crest
width of the upper section is 3 metres (10 feet). It is located
on a tributary of the Ancaster Creek, and experiences best flow
during seasonal rainfalls and during the winter snow melt.
History
Upper Shaver Falls was "discovered" by
Nadeem Paracha of the Hamilton Conservation Authority in 2005.
It is located upstream of Shaver Falls on lands originally
owned by the Shaver Family in the 1800's, hence the name.
On this page is a photo of Upper Shaver Falls taken by Nadeem
Paracha when he was with the HCA. In the photo is Bill Crawford
who was helping Nadeem in locating the waterfalls in 2004/2005.
Bill has since passed away and this is the only photo that we
have of him at a waterfall site.
How to get there
It is not easily accessible by following the creek upstream
of Shaver Falls. The easiest way to reach it is from Filman Road
in Ancaster. It is located 50 metres west of Filman Road on
the last stream just before the dead end section of Filman
Road. It is, however, located on private property and permission
from the owner should be obtained.
Map with Shaver Falls and surrounding waterfalls. Click to enlarge.
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