Giant’s Rib, Waterfalls along the Niagara Escarpment, Newsletter Article # 17, May 2009, Billy Monkley Cascade
Billy Monkley Cascade is Hamilton’s newest waterfall which was found by Chris Ecklund, Dan Court and Jeremy Shortt in April 2009. It has not yet been officially added to Hamilton’s list of waterfalls but hopefully it will be included later this year. It is so new that even its name is considered just a working name until the Hamilton Waterfall Group can review all aspects of this waterfall.
Billy Monkley Cascade is located in the Hannon section of Hamilton on the east side of Dartnall Road between Stone Church Rd. and Rymal Rd. in the Billy Monkley Bird Sanctuary which is part of the Mt. Albion Conservation Area. Park in the parking lot located there and follow the trail beginning at the south-east end of the lot to the bend (going eastwards). At this bend there is a faint path going south to the creek. Follow this path and the sound of the cascade (as you should hear it at this location) south across the field to the cascade.
Billy Monkley Cascade is located on Hannon Creek which is a tributary of the Red Hill Creek and is considered a cascade type waterfall.
Its total height is 3 m (10 ft.) and it widens out to 6.4 m (21 ft.). It appears to have year round flow, but this has not yet been confirmed.
The attached photo shows Billy Monkley Cascade in April 2009.
Joseph Hollick
Giant’s Rib, Waterfalls along the Niagara Escarpment, Newsletter Article # 17, May 2009, Billy Monkley Cascade
Billy Monkley Cascade is Hamilton’s newest waterfall which was found by Chris Ecklund, Dan Court and Jeremy Shortt in April 2009. It has not yet been officially added to Hamilton’s list of waterfalls but hopefully it will be included later this year. It is so new that even its name is considered just a working name until the Hamilton Waterfall Group can review all aspects of this waterfall.
Billy Monkley Cascade is located in the Hannon section of Hamilton on the east side of Dartnall Road between Stone Church Rd. and Rymal Rd. in the Billy Monkley Bird Sanctuary which is part of the Mt. Albion Conservation Area. Park in the parking lot located there and follow the trail beginning at the south-east end of the lot to the bend (going eastwards). At this bend there is a faint path going south to the creek. Follow this path and the sound of the cascade (as you should hear it at this location) south across the field to the cascade.
Billy Monkley Cascade is located on Hannon Creek which is a tributary of the Red Hill Creek and is considered a cascade type waterfall.
Its total height is 3 m (10 ft.) and it widens out to 6.4 m (21 ft.). It appears to have year round flow, but this has not yet been confirmed.
The attached photo shows Billy Monkley Cascade in April 2009.
Joseph Hollick