Geography
At their highest point, the walls of the Agawa Canyon rise 175.2 meters (575 ft) above the river. The park is situated in the transitional zone between the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Forest region and the Boreal Forest, with diverse and numerous representative flora from both regions present in the canyon. Annual snowfall in the canyon exceeds 4.5 meters (15 ft), with a record snowfall of 782 centimeters (308 in) recorded during the winter of 1989.
Four waterfalls dot the canyon's rim and feed the Agawa River. The North and South Black Beaver Falls are 53.3 meters (175 ft) high. The tallest waterfall in the park is Bridal Veil Falls at 68.5 meters (225 ft). Otter Creek Falls is the shortest waterfall at 13.7 meters (45 ft). The upper part of Otter Creek provides natural spawning beds for speckled trout, with the falls itself fed by small beaver ponds above the canyon.
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