Travel Info Online
*Home>>>Niagara Falls

Whoever can tell me the exact way niagara falls was made with exact name in 2 different paragraphs with two?


different ways ill make em best answer

do your own homework, kid. Just to get you started, here's a source for your research.

Niagara Falls was created when the last glaciers started to receed north. At that time Lake Tondawanda was falling into Lake Iriquois at over 20 different locations. As the lake emptied, the water went over the Niagara escarpment at present day Queenston-Lewiston.

In the past 12,000 years (est.) Niagara falls has receeded to its present location and has split into three seperate waterfalls. The Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and the American Falls.

Uhm..This the formation
The features that became the Niagara Falls were created by the Wisconsin glaciation, about 10,000 years ago. The same forces also created the North American Great Lakes and the Niagara River. All were dug by a continental ice sheet that drove through the area like a giant bulldozer, deepening some river channels to make lakes and damming others with debris.Scientists believe that there is an old valley, buried by glacial drift, at the approximate location of the present Welland Canal.

When the ice melted, the upper Great Lakes emptied into the Niagara River, which followed the rearranged topography across the Niagara Escarpment. In time, the river cut a gorge through the north facing cliff or cuesta.

The unusual rock formations did not erode evenly because of the interactions of three major rock formations.[citation needed] One rock formation was composed of erosion-resistant limestone and Lockport dolostone. That hard layer of stone eroded more slowly than underlying materials. The aerial photo clearly shows the hard caprock, the Lockport Formation which underlies the rapids above the falls and approximately the upper third of the high gorge wall.

Immediately below the hard-rock formation, comprising about two thirds of the cliff, lay a weaker, softer, sloping Rochester Formation (Lower Silurian). The formation was composed mainly of shale, though it has some thin limestone layers. It also contains ancient fossils. In time, the river eroded the soft layer that supported the hard layers, undercutting the hard cap rock. Eventually the process carved out the falls.

Submerged in the river in the lower valley, hidden from view, is the Queenston Formation (Upper Ordovician), which is composed of shales and fine sandstones. All three formations were laid down in an ancient sea, and their differences of character derive from changing conditions within that sea.


View of Niagara Falls, showing parts of Canada and the United StatesThe original Niagara Falls were near the sites of present-day Queenston, Ontario, and Lewiston, New York, but erosion of their crest has caused the waterfalls to retreat several miles southward. Just upstream from the Falls' current location, Goat Island splits the course of the Niagara River, resulting in the separation of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls to the west from the American and Bridal Veil Falls to the east. Although engineering has slowed erosion and recession in this century, the falls will eventually recede far enough to drain most of Lake Erie, the bottom of which is higher than the bottom of the falls. Engineers are working to reduce the rate of erosion to postpone this event as long as possible.

Hope it helps!

Tags
  Victoria   Vancouver   Toronto   St. Johns   Quebec   Ottawa   Niagara Falls   Montreal   Halifax   Edmonton   Calgary   General - Brazil
Related information
  • How long does it take to go from Buffalo airport to Niagara falls in taxi, considering the border?

    depending on the time of the day 30-45 mins

    ...
  • Tell me everything you about Niagara Falls?

    The land beneath the falls is eroding slowly.

    ...
  • Niagra Falls...?

    its a long way down and I suspect that the waters kinda cold this time of year so becareful how close you get to the edge

    ...
  • What is the nearest airport to Niagra Falls, Canada?

    Hamilton is the nearest airport. I would know. I live in Niagara. Buffalo is close too but it is alot more complicated to fly into the states from Canada. Buffalo is at the LEAST 30min. After you g...

  • How close can you get to the top of Niagra Fall before you may go over the falls?

    It would actually be very difficult to get a boat over the Falls at any point. The nearest launch upriver is above the control gates of the Hydro dams, which would catch most craft long before gett...

  • How far is it from Vancouver to Niagara Falls?

    Well everyone is giving a different number for the mileage, but suffice it to say, it's a LONG way! If you're going to be in Vancouver, there are plenty of other things to do. You coul...

  • What is an unabridged birth certificate?

    This is the British definition "There are two types of birth certificates available which are issued by the General Register Office. As the short or abridged copy only gives the child鈥檚 ful...

  • How old do you have to be to enter bars or clubs in Niagara Falls Canada?

    The drinking age for all of Ontario is 19. You have to be old enough to drink to go inside.

    ...
  •  

    Categories--Copyright/IP Policy--Contact Webmaster