Limestone Falls

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{{Short description|Waterfall on the Caniapiscau River in Quebec, Canada}}

{{Infobox waterfall

| name = Limestone Falls

| image = 2786 Limestone Falls (pano).jpg

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| caption = Limestone Falls

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| coordinates = {{Coord|57|28|45|N|69|18|36|W|display=it}}

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| location = Nunavik, Quebec, Canada

| elevation =

| height = {{cvt|22|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| width =

| average_width = {{cvt|335|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| run = {{cvt|158|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| average_flow = {{cvt|1,464|m3/s|ft3/s}}

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| type = Tiered cascades

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Limestone Falls ({{langx|fr|Chute du Calcaire|links=no}}) is series of waterfalls on the Caniapiscau River in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. The falls are both the largest and tallest of a series of waterfalls on the Caniapiscau River, which includes the smaller but equally powerful Pyrite Falls located about {{cvt|7|km|mi}} upstream.{{Cite web|title=Calcaire, Chute du, Quebec, Canada - World Waterfall Database|url=https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Calcaire,-Chute-du-35439|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com|language=en}}

The flow of the falls has been regulated by the KA-3 Dam of the Caniapiscau Reservoir since its completion in 1985.

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