NiaGaRa Falls

10. Niagara Fall, New York

Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls, located on the Niagara River draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls and the adjacent American Falls along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls, which combined form the highest flow rate of any water fall in the world and has a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

Niagara Falls forms the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S state of New York, also forming the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. The falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Fall, Ontorio and Niagara Falls, New York.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls consists of two major sections which separated by Goat Island. It is including Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side and the American Falls on the American side. Niagara Fall were formed when glacier receded at the end of the last ice age and water from newly formed Great Lake carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment route to the Atlantic Ocean. While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than 6 million cubic feet (168,000 m³) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow^, and almost 4 million cubic feet (110,000 m³) on average.




The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Managing the balance between recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 19th century.






The volume of water approaching the falls during peak flow season may sometimes be as much as 202,000 cubic feet (5,700 m³, 5.7 million liters) per second.

Niagara Falls is the second largest falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.The Falls make a tremendous sound as the water goes over and lands at the bottom.

Rainbow Bridge

Niagara Falls at night

Niagara Falls at night

Niagara Falls

The flow over the American Falls was stopped completely for several months in 1969. The idea was to determine the feasibility of removing the large amount of loose rock from the base of the falls to enhance it's appearance. In the end the final decision was that the expense would be too great.