Churchill Falls

Churchill Falls
Grand Falls, Patshishetshuanau
Churchill Falls in 2017, with most of its water diverted
LocationLabrador
Coordinates53°35′41″N 64°18′30″W / 53.59472°N 64.30833°W / 53.59472; -64.30833
TypeSegmented Block
Total height74.7 m (245 ft)
WatercourseChurchill River
Average
flow rate
6 m3/s (210 cu ft/s)

Churchill Falls (formerly called Grand Falls and known as Patshishetshuanau in Innu) is a 245 ft (74.7 m) high waterfall on the Churchill River in Labrador, Canada. Formerly counted among the most impressive natural features of Canada, the diversion of the river for the Churchill Falls Generating Station has cut off almost all of the falls' former flow, leaving a small stream winding through its old bed and trickling down the rocks.