Title

Dewatered American Falls

Description

Prospect Point Observation Tower (left) and Niagara Falls NY in background;

en-CA From June to November 1969 the American Falls were dewatered. This action cut back the normal flow of 60,000 gallons a second to almost nothing. Most of the diverted water was either sent over the Horseshoe Falls or diverted to the Robert Moses generating plant's upriver intakes. The action enabled Canadian and US power companies and the US Army Corps of Engineers to do on-the-spot inspections and aerial photographs of the river bed's rock formation. This was all part of a plan to reduce erosion to the Falls

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=249004

Type

Still Image

Creator

Roels, Ron

Medium

Black and white photograph

Extent

24.71 x 19.43 cm

Is Part Of

General Photograph Collection

Date Created

196911

2005-10-28

Provenance

Courtesy of Ron Roels

Subject

Niagara Falls - American Falls

Niagara Falls - Remedial Work

Towers - Prospect Point Observation Tower - American Falls

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D421750

Format

Black and white photograph

Date Modified

2005-10-28