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| name = Sunwapta Falls
| image = Pdphoto canada 1 bg 062104.jpg
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| map = Canada Alberta
| map_caption = Location in Alberta
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| coordinates = {{coord|52.5322|N|117.6453|W|source:dewiki_region:CA-AB_type:waterbody|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| location = [[Jasper National Park]], Alberta, Canada
| elevation = 
| height = 18.5 m
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| width = {{convert|30|ft|abbr=on|order=flip}}
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| watercourse = [[Sunwapta River]]
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| type = Class 6
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[[File:Sunwapta Falls Jasper National Park Canada.jpg|thumb|Sunwapta Falls]]
'''Sunwapta Falls''' is a pair of [[waterfall]]s of the [[Sunwapta River]] in [[Jasper National Park]], Alberta, Canada.

The falls are accessible via a {{convert|600|m|ft|adj=on}} access road off the [[Icefields Parkway]], which connects Jasper and [[Banff National Park]]s. The falls have a drop of about {{convert|18.5|m|ft|abbr=off}}. ''Sunwapta'' is a [[Stoney language]] word that means "turbulent water". The falls is most spectacular in the late spring when the spring melt is at its peak.

There are two falls, a lower and an upper one. The one most people see is the upper falls, as access is easier. The lower falls are a short distance away. The water originates from the [[Athabasca Glacier]], and volumes are higher in early summer because of glacial melting. It is a Class 6 waterfall, with a drop of {{convert|60|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} and a width of {{convert|30|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}}.<ref name="WaterfallsSunwapta">{{cite web |work=Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest |title=Sunwapta Falls |url=http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/bc_waterfall.php?num=631&p=0 |access-date=2007-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020109/http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/bc_waterfall.php?num=631&p=0 |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of waterfalls]]
* [[List of waterfalls of Canada]]
* [[Canadian Rockies]]
* [[North America]]
* [[Wildlife of Canada]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Alberta rivers and lakes}}
{{Canadian Rockies}}
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[[Category:Waterfalls of Alberta]]
[[Category:Jasper National Park]]


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