Beamer Falls
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sxrxnrr
N 43° 10.995 W 079° 34.424
17T E 615907 N 4782152
Welcome to Beamer Falls.
From parking follow the trail that heads down towards the waterfall.
Waymark Code: WM8VFN
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/17/2010
Views: 16
This waterfall is an interesting example of the ramp form. This type of waterfall occurs where a strong resistant caprock formation is absent, preventing the formation of a "plunge" class waterfall. Instead, water picks away at the hundreds of thin rock layers at a "relatively consistent" rate, thus forming the ramp. The waterfall is fan-shaped: expanding out from the 3-4 m wide crest to an "apron" perhaps 20 m wide. The waterfall can be particularly pretty for photography, even during low flows, when the river spreads out over the fan, developing thousands of little "micro-falls" suitable for close-up photography.
Type: Fan
Parking Coordinates: N 43° 11.024 W 079° 34.309
Watercourse: Forty Mile Creek
Waterfall Height: 45
Viewpoint: Bottom
Path Up and Down: Full
Walk Behind: Not at all
Seasonality: Not listed
Seasons of Best Flow: Not listed
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