Rock Strata in the Gorge at the Whirlpool from "Our Romantic Niagara" by A.H. Tiplin
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- Title
- Rock Strata in the Gorge at the Whirlpool from "Our Romantic Niagara" by A.H. Tiplin
- Description
- en-CA The limits of the Whirlpool-St. Davids Buried Gorge are shown on this sketch. At "A" the water from Ontario Hydro's twin tunnels and canal had to be carried across the glacial debris of the buried gorge on concrete flumes. At "B" the escarpment rock is missing and is replaces by the many gullied hills of glacial drift. At "C" drillings revealed that the buried valley exists under the Lake Iroquois Beach Ridge.
- Identifier
- http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=385808
- Creator
- Astrid Akkerman from a sketch by A.H. Tiplin
- Type
- Still Image
- Is Part Of
- Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections
- Extent
- 5" by 10"
- Medium
- Black & white sketch
- Provenance
- Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Collection
- Date
- 1988
- Subject
- Geology - Niagara Falls
- Niagara Gorge
- Spatial Coverage
- Canada - Ontario
- Source
- Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library
- number
- D504842
- D504842A
- Format
- Scan from book
- Scan from book
- Date Created
- 2013-03-15
- Date Modified
- 2013-03-15
