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On the Border

[/pt_text][pt_text element_name=”Text 1″ extra_class=””] The Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States.  More specifically, they lie between the province of Ontario and the state of New York. [/pt_text][pt_text element_name=”Text 2″ extra_class=””] Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the Niagara Falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world. The vertical drop of more than 165 feet. [/pt_text][pt_text element_name=”Text 2a” extra_class=””] The falls are 17 miles north-northwest of Buffalo in New York State, and 75 miles south-southeast of Toronto in Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York. [/pt_text][/pt_column][/pt_row][/pt_section][pt_section element_name=”Section” width=”boxed” bg_color=”” bg_image=”” padding=”10px,0px,10px,0px” margin=”,,,” extra_class=””][pt_row element_name=”Row”][pt_column width=”1/1″][pt_core_youtube element_name=”YouTube” link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skpeSXSHBQw” w=”100%” h=”400px” extra_class=””][/pt_core_youtube][/pt_column][/pt_row][/pt_section][pt_section element_name=”Section” width=”boxed” bg_color=”” bg_image=”” padding=”10px,0px,10px,0px” margin=”,,,” extra_class=””][pt_row element_name=”Row”][pt_column width=”1/1″][pt_text element_name=”Three Waterfalls” extra_class=””]

Three Waterfalls

[/pt_text][pt_text element_name=”Text 3″ extra_class=””] The Niagara Falls consists of three waterfalls which are (from largest to smallest):

  • The Horseshoe Falls. This lies mostly on the Canadian side and is the most powerful waterfall in North America, when measured by vertical height and flow rate.
  • The American Falls.  This lies entirely on the American side and is separated from the Horseshoe Falls by Goat Island.
  • The Bridal Veil Falls are the smallest and are also on the American side.  They are separated from the other waterfalls by Luna Island.

[/pt_text][pt_text element_name=”Text 4″ extra_class=””] The international border was originally drawn through the Horseshoe Falls in 1819.  This boundary has long been in dispute due to natural erosion and construction. [/pt_text][pt_text element_name=”Text 5″ extra_class=””] The Niagara Falls were formed when glaciers receded at the end of the last ice age. Glaciation had formed the Great Lakes, and the water from them carved a path through the Niagara Escarpment en route to the Atlantic Ocean. While not exceptionally high, the Niagara Falls are very wide. More than six million cubic feet (168,000 m3) of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow,and almost four million cubic feet (110,000 m3) on average. [/pt_text][pt_text element_name=”Text 6″ extra_class=””] The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. Balancing recreational, commercial, and industrial uses has been a challenge for the stewards of the falls since the 19th century. [/pt_text][/pt_column][/pt_row][/pt_section]