Alberni-Clayoquot RD
Della Falls, series of three cascades from Della Lake to the valley of Drinkwater Creek.
Named for the wife of Joe Drinkwater, a trapper and prospector who first visited the falls in 1899, Della Falls are formed by the glacier-fed lake.
With a nearly vertical drop of 1,445 feet (440 meters), Della Falls constitute the highest waterfalls in Canada and the second tallest on Vancouver Island after Kiwi Falls. The falls are surrounded by Big Interior Mountain (6,103 feet / 1,860 meters), Mount Rosseau (6,437 feet / 1,962 meters), Mount Septimus (6,398 feet / 1,950 meters), and Nine Peaks (6,044 feet / 1,842 meters) — four of the highest peaks on the island.
The Della Falls Water Taxi provides transportation service to hikers of the Della Falls Trail. The operator follows a daily schedule from May 15 to September 15. The boat trip takes about 55 minutes depending on weather and water conditions.
