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  1. 85,000 cu ft/s (2,400 m 3 /s) Niagara Falls ( / naɪˈæɡərə /) is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls, which straddles the international border of the two ...

  2. 85,000 cu ft/s (2,400 m 3 /s) Watercourse. Niagara River. Niagara Falls is the collective, name of three big waterfalls on the Niagara River in eastern North America, on the border between the United States and Canada. The three waterfalls are: the Horseshoe Falls, sometimes called the Canadian Falls, the American Falls, and the smaller Bridal ...

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  3. Apr 8, 2024 · It lies at the great falls of the Niagara River, opposite the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and about 8 miles (15 km) northwest of Buffalo. The British built Fort Schlosser there in 1761, and in 1805 or 1806 Augustus Porter established a grist mill and a settlement called Manchester. Both the settlement and the fort were burned by the British ...

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  5. May 23, 2018 · views 2,928,757 updated May 11 2018. Niagara Falls Waterfalls on the Niagara River on the border of the USA ( w New York) and Canada ( se Ontario ); divided into the Horseshoe, or Canadian, Falls, and the American Falls. The Canadian Falls are 48m (158ft) high and 792m (2600ft), wide; the American Falls are 51m (167ft) high and 305m (1000ft) wide.

  6. Niagara Falls, New York. The city of Niagara Falls. In the foreground are the waterfalls known as the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls, respectively, from left to right. Location in Niagara County and the state of New York. /  43.100°N 79.017°W  / 43.100; -79.017. Niagara Falls ( / naɪˈæɡrə / ny-AG-ra) is a city in Niagara ...

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