Niagara Falls

Location

• Province of Ontario and the State of New York
• Niagara River

Geologic History

• 12,000 years ago, melted water from the Ice Age poured over the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, a cliff in Lewiston, New York. The force of the water eroded away the rock layers and the Niagara Falls moved upstream, eventually reaching its present location.

Examples Of?

• Uniformitarianism and destructive process
• The Niagara Falls is an example of these because the falling water slowly erodes away the surrounding rock.

Fun Facts

• Scientists believe that the Niagara Falls will be gone in around 50000 years due to how much rock is eroded away
• The falls produce the highest flow rate of any waterfall on earth.