Stock photo: Close Up Kakabeka Falls Kaministiquia River Spring Flood Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park Thunder Bay

Stock photo of Kakabeka Falls close up during a Spring flood along the Kaministiquia River in Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

This stock photo shows you the force of Kakabeka Falls (aka Niagara of the North) during a Spring flood along the Kaministiquia River in Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. These majestic falls are a result of massive water flow from retreating glaciers over 8,000 years ago. The name Kakabeka comes from an Ojibway word meaning "thundering water". The Falls are 69 metres (225 foot) wide and 39 metres (128 foot) high and often considered the Niagara Falls of the north. They are most forceful during the spring and fall but even then, the power is harnessed by the Hydro-electric plant upriver.