Smeaton Ravine

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Title
Smeaton Ravine
Description
en-CA Smeaton Ravine is located on the Canadian side of the Niagara Gorge opposite the Floral Clock. It is the site of an infant water falls that began cutting a small gorge into the side of the existing Niagara Gorge. The ravine measures 152 meters (500 feet) long and 46 meters (150 feet) wide. The water fall was only 40 feet to the water below. The source of this water was of the then much wider version of the Niagara River that had a small branch flowing in from the west adjacent to the Niagara Gorge.
Identifier
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=361435
Creator
Unknown
Type
Still Image
Is Part Of
General Photograph Collection
Extent
3.5" by 5"
Medium
Black and white photograph
Provenance
Unknown
Date
November 1987
Subject
Niagara Gorge
Geology - Niagara Falls
Spatial Coverage
United States - New York - Niagara Falls
Source
Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library
number
D50146
Format
Black and white photograph
Date Created
2012-03-10
Date Modified
2012-03-10