(Update: another article with more photos and a history of the falls and hydropower. "Throughout the night and winter, around 75% of the water is diverted to hydroelectric plants. However, in the summer and days when tourists are more likely to be at the waterfalls, the local businesses only divert 50% of the water. This is to try and help keep it looking powerful." And another article. You have to fight the advertisements and scroll a ways to find photos of the dry falls. And another)
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| Philip Slow posted Love the P&H. [The P&H is the little crane near the left side of the photo.] Ancient Astronaut Theorists posted same photo with different text. |
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| History's pictures posted [Obviously AI generated. There is enough information among the platitudes to be wrong. I'll copy some informative comments instead.] Michael Webmaster: Learned from Google: Only the US side of Niagara Falls was "turned off", from June to November in 1969, to see what actions were needed to remove debris at the base. In fact, it was decided not to do anything. The only time, historically, that the Falls stopped completely was, briefly, on 30 March 1848, when an ice jam from Lake Erie totally blocked the Niagara River. Even in 1950, when the United States and Canada decided to divert 50% of the water from the Falls through underwater tunnels to hydroelectric generators, the Falls were not stopped completely. Apparently, there are current plans afoot by New York State to, once again, "dewater" the American Falls to replace two bridges. At the current rate of erosion, in about 15,000 years, the cliff edge will reach a riverbed of soft shale and Niagara Falls will irrevocably disappear. Maurice Lavigne: This project actually weakened the rocks. The Caprock is a massive layer of limestone. It's supported by friable shales, which become more friable when dry. |
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| Mashable, IMAGE: RUSS GLASSON/BARCROFT/GETTY IMAGES [Please click the link to access the article.] TheMindCircle |
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| TheMindCircle, IMAGE: RUSS GLASSON/BARCROFT/GETTY IMAGES |
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| TheMindCircle, IMAGE: RUSS GLASSON/BARCROFT/GETTY IMAGES |
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| Historic Photographs posted Rare photo showing Niagara Falls without water, 1969. The story and more photos: |
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| Historic Photographs posted A rare picture of Niagara Falls without water, 1969. |
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| Mindful Gazette posted When Niagara Falls were drained in 1969, scientists learned what they'd been obscuring. https://www.geekybase.com/en/show-niagara-drained-incredible |
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