Niagara Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world. Every minute, millions of gallons of water trickle over the rocky ledge spilling into the torrential gorge below. About 750,000 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s not every day that you get to turn off a major waterfall. But if New York State carries through with plans to temporarily shut down part of Niagara Falls for the purpose of ...

Niagara Falls formed this way when a hard, upper layer of limestone eroded more slowly than a lower, softer shale. Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park, formed by a combination of faulting and ...

IT seems to have been a matter of common observation among the early colonists of America that the Niagara Falls had receded from the escarpment at Queenston to their present position six miles up ...

Starting in June 1969 and lasting for several months, Niagara Falls, one of North America's most iconic locations, was bone dry for the first time in more than 12,000 years. There were no falls.

Niagara Falls is one of the most recognizable waterfalls in the world. It’s beautiful, majestic--it’s no wonder that thousands of people flock to see it every year.

The Ice Boom was designed and installed in the early 1960’s to prevent large chunks of ice flowing in the River from clogging up the water intakes for the hydroelectric facilities in Niagara Falls.

Aug. 16—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has secured $760,000 for designing new erosion defenses at Old Fort Niagara. "The Corps of Engineers is committing some of its best ...