Frozen Niagara

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Saturday, January 31, 2009
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frozen Niagara

Niagara Falls is the second largest falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.  One fifth of all the fresh water in the world lies in the four Upper Great Lakes-Michigan, Huron, Superior and Erie. All the outflow empties into the Niagara river and eventually cascades over the falls.

frozen Niagara

The following pictures was taken when Niagara Falls were partially frozen in the year 1911.  These are very rare photos.
frozen Niagara

frozen Niagara

HOWEVER…. The flow of water was stopped completely over both falls on March 29th 1848 due to an ice jam in the upper river for several hours. This is the only known time to have occurred. The Falls did not actually freeze over, but the flow was stopped to the point where people actually walked out and recovered artifacts from the riverbed!

frozen Niagara
frozen Niagara

Until 1912, visitors were allowed to actually walk out on the ice bridge and view the Falls from below.  In February 24th of 1888 the local newspaper reported that at least 20,000 people watched or tobogganed on the ice.  Shanties selling liquor, photographs and curiosities abounded. On February 4th 1912 the ice bridge broke up and three tourists lives were lost.

There can also be a great deal of  “mini-icebergs” which flow down the Niagara River from frozen Lake Erie. The flow of ice has been reduced considerably by the yearly installation of the “ice-boom” on Lake Erie. The ice-boom is a long floating chain (2miles- 3.2 KM) of steel floats strung across the Niagara River from Buffalo New York to Fort Erie Ontario.  It is set in place during the month of December and  removed during the month of March or April. It is maintained by the New York State Power  Authority. The ice boom helps prevent the ice from clogging the river and most  importantly the hydroelectric companies water intakes.


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12 Responses to “Frozen Niagara”

  1. jebaharan s said on Saturday, January 31, 2009, 20:42

    Superrrrb ! hatsoff to gconnect team

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  2. Bharat Mahajan said on Sunday, February 1, 2009, 0:56

    It’s really amazing.

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  3. KSR Murthy said on Sunday, February 1, 2009, 9:22

    Just graet to see these rare sight of Niagara. Thanks

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  4. tapan said on Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11:50

    a beautiful rare scene indeed. Global warming will not allow it to recur!

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  5. Balaji B said on Monday, February 2, 2009, 10:15

    really a rare photograph, its really thrilling to see the Niagara frozen completely, even though in a photo. I don’t think such wonders would repeat itself.

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  6. pradeepkundalkar said on Monday, February 2, 2009, 11:39

    really surprising… thanks

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  7. harryrakhraj said on Monday, February 2, 2009, 12:32

    The photos are simply priceless; a slice of the past encapsuled for eternity.
    Kudos to GConnect for bringing us this treat. Way to go, folks!

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  8. M.Venkataraman said on Monday, February 2, 2009, 13:15

    The picture is wonderful.I did not know that the Niagara fall freezes like this.
    M.Venkataraman

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  9. jeetandra Brahmi said on Monday, February 2, 2009, 18:20

    This only conirms God is Great. We human beings were given this in form of nature to keep it carefully but ????????????????Alas??? Time shall teach us???? Still I say God bless the humans.

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  10. yogesh dabra said on Monday, February 2, 2009, 22:11

    The photos are extremely beautiful, informative, amazing and a great EYE OPENER.

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  11. GL BANSAL said on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 10:55

    I have seen Niagra falls in 1999. It was a fantastic visit and scence. Frozen Niagra, I could never imagine that it would have ever occurred not to repeat later on.

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  12. SK GUPTA said on Thursday, February 19, 2009, 21:46

    Amazing to see GOD/NATURE’s power we can never match. A unmatchable feast to EYE & BRAIN. Thanks for wonderful photos.

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