Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Thursday, 1 May 2014
Niagara Falls Facts & Figures
Niagara River Corridor
The Niagara river is 58 kilometres (36 miles) long and is the natural outlet from Lake Erie flowing north to Lake Ontario
The Niagara River is technically a strait, a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water
The elevation difference between the two lakes is about 99 metres (326 ft.), with half of the drop occurring at the Falls
Water entering the Niagara River represents about 20% of the world’s fresh water and comes from the upper Great Lakes drainage basin, that drains approximately 684,000 square kilometres (264,000 square miles) of land
The vertical drop of the American Falls ranges from 21 to 34 metres (70 to 110 ft.) from the brink to the rock fragments heaped at its base known as a talus slope
The Canadian or Horseshoe Falls for the most part falls 57 metres (188 feet) into the Maid of the Mist pool
The Niagara Gorge extends north from the Falls for 11 kilometres (7 miles) downstream to the foot of the escarpment at Queenston
Over 169,000 cubic metres (6 million cubic ft.) of water go over the brink every minute during peak daytime hours, enough to fill 1 million bathtubs!
The American and Horseshoe Falls are separated by Luna Island and the small Bridal Veil Falls and Goat Island
http://www.niagarascenictours.com
The Niagara river is 58 kilometres (36 miles) long and is the natural outlet from Lake Erie flowing north to Lake Ontario
The Niagara River is technically a strait, a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water
The elevation difference between the two lakes is about 99 metres (326 ft.), with half of the drop occurring at the Falls
Water entering the Niagara River represents about 20% of the world’s fresh water and comes from the upper Great Lakes drainage basin, that drains approximately 684,000 square kilometres (264,000 square miles) of land
The vertical drop of the American Falls ranges from 21 to 34 metres (70 to 110 ft.) from the brink to the rock fragments heaped at its base known as a talus slope
The Canadian or Horseshoe Falls for the most part falls 57 metres (188 feet) into the Maid of the Mist pool
The Niagara Gorge extends north from the Falls for 11 kilometres (7 miles) downstream to the foot of the escarpment at Queenston
Over 169,000 cubic metres (6 million cubic ft.) of water go over the brink every minute during peak daytime hours, enough to fill 1 million bathtubs!
The American and Horseshoe Falls are separated by Luna Island and the small Bridal Veil Falls and Goat Island
http://www.niagarascenictours.com
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