KANADISCHES VORWORT 2014 BIS 2024

The Niagara River is in the International 

Boundary between Ontario, Canada and

New York, U.S.A. 

The River flows calmly northward from

Lake Erie then hastens along more swiftly

as it approaches the mighty Niagara Falls,

one of the world´s greatest cataracts,

after leaping from the overhanging shelf 

of rock at the crest of the Falls 

in a thunderous roar, it then seethes and 

cums through a narrow gorge until it 

suddenly spills into the Lake Ontario.

The River drops 315 feet in its brief length.

The Falls themselves drop half that distance,

pouring nearly half a million tons of water in

their basin every minute.

Part of Niagara´s water is diverted before it

reaches the Falls, to run through 

Underground tunnels into power houses 

where electrical energy is developed 

by giant turbines. 

By agreement the Canadian Power Plants

may divert 36,000 cubic feet per second 

and the U.S. Plants 20,000 cubic feet

per second.

Ships passing between Lake Erie and 

Lake Ontario navigate the Welland Canal, 

which runs parallel to the Niagara River 

in Ontario.

Niagara Falls is known as the 

"HONEYMOON CAPITAL OF THE WORLD" 

and is a mecca for lovers of all ages.

+ Die Kanadische Horseshoe Falls

   im Oktober 2014 - 

   aufgenommen vom Skylon-Tower