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Pissing Mare Falls

Coordinates: 49°42′37″N 57°39′39″W / 49.7104°N 57.6609°W / 49.7104; -57.6609
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Pissing Mare Falls
Detail of the top of the falls
Map
LocationGros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Coordinates49°42′37″N 57°39′39″W / 49.7104°N 57.6609°W / 49.7104; -57.6609[1]
TypeTiered Plunges
Total height343 m (1,125 ft)
Number of drops2
Longest drop250 m (820 ft)
WatercourseBurnt Woods Brook

Pissing Mare Falls is a tiered waterfall in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed from Burnt Woods Brook, which plunges over the edge of Big Level Plateau into Western Brook Pond. At 343 m (1,125 ft) high, with an unbroken drop of 250 m (820 ft), it is the highest in the province, and the 31st highest in Canada.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pissing Mare Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - World Waterfall Database". www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, ISBN 0-9693422-1-7.
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