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Niagara Falls : Numbers and words cannot adequately convey the majesty of Niagara Falls, but they can offer a frame through which we can gain some perspective on this natural wonder. These amazing park facts help offer a frame for which we try to gain some perspective on Niagara Falls. Source : Niagara Falls State Park
Niagara Falls is comprised of three waterfalls:
American Falls,
Bridal Veil Falls and
Horseshoe Falls.
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| My friend took this photo from Canada Side |
- The length of brink is 1060 feet while its overall height is 176 feet.
- Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the U.S.A., established in 1885.
- Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect of Niagara Falls State Park, also designed Central Park in New York City.
- 3,160 tons of water flows over Niagara Falls every second.
- This accounts for 75,750 gallons of water per second over the American and Bridal Veil Falls and 681,750 gallons per second over the Horseshoe Falls.
- Niagara Falls are capable of producing over 4 million kilowatts of electricity, which is shared by the United States and Canada.
- Four of the five Great Lakes drain into the Niagara River, (Superior, Michigan, Huron and Erie) before emptying into Lake Ontario. These five Great Lakes make up almost one-fifth of the world's fresh water supply.
- Niagara Falls State Park stretches over 400 acres, with close to 140 acres of that under water.
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