niagara-submitted by SS

CASCADING NIAGARA WATERS:

WHERE DO THEY COME FROM AND GO TO?

The waters before falling down at Niagara divide into three parts with each part given a specific name (see following map): American Falls  (between Prospect Point and a small piece of land called Luna Island), Bridal Veil Falls (between Luna Island and Goat Island), and Canadian/Horseshoe Falls (between Terrapin Point and Table Rock). The American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls (named for its appearance) belong to the U.S. while the Horseshoe Falls belongs to the Canadian portion of the Niagara Falls.

Courtesy: Niagara Parks

Table Rock

Map showing portions of the upstream and downstream of Niagara River from the brink. The bold pecked line in the middle of the River delineates the Canadian and American territorial boundary.

A view of the Canadian/Horse Shoe Falls from an observation tower on the Canadian side.

 

Some basic comparisons:

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Volume of water

	American Falls	Canadian/Horseshoe Falls
Length of brink	1060 feet	2600 feet
Height:	176 feet  (due to rocks at the base actual fall is 70 feet)	167 feet
150,000 U.S. Gallons per second	600,000 U.S. gallons per second

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The Falls is still Canada's biggest crowd drawer..If you love nature in its rugged beauty, spend sometime watching the falls, pondering how much water flows into the river below. Listen to the encompassing and unending roar of the water hitting the rocks ..then you could not help but wonder and be amazed.

No IMAX movie could match the emotions you would feel being right there in person. No wonder it is one of the Wonders of the world!(pardon the pun )--viccostes