Known as the Horseshoe falls. The Canadian side of the falls is a 167 foot drop. It has a volume of 600,000 U.S. gallons per second and a total brink length of 2600 feet.
Horseshoe falls
The Niagara Falls is called the Horseshoe Falls because of its distinctive shape that resembles a horseshoe. This specific horseshoe shape is created by the way the waterfall curves and bends along the Niagara River.
There are three in total - 'Canadian Horseshoe Falls' 'American Falls' 'Bridal Veil Falls' Of these, the horseshoe falls are the biggest and the bridal veil falls are the smallest.
The Niagara Gorge extends from the Horseshoe Falls for 11 kilometers (7 miles) downstream to the beginning of the Niagara Escarpment at Queenston - Lewiston.
Horseshoe Falls is 2,198.16-feet wide. Two-thirds of Horseshoe Falls is?æ located in Canada, while the remaining one-third is located in the United States, in the state of New York. It is part of Niagara Falls.
The Falls are called Niagara Falls in aggregate, but they consist of 2 major Falls, Horseshoe Falls and The American Falls. There is a much smaller falls called Bridal Veil Falls.
The American Falls, Bride Veil Fall, & Horseshoe Falls
The Niagara Gorge extends from the Horseshoe Falls for 11 kilometers (7 miles) downstream to the beginning of the Niagara Escarpment at Queenston - Lewiston.
Horseshoe Falls and Niagra Falls
niagra falls
Horseshoe falls & the american falls.