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'''Horseshoe Falls''', also known as '''Canadian Falls''', is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form [[Niagara Falls]] on the [[Niagara River]] along the [[Canada–United States border]]. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for [[Hydroelectricity|hydropower generation]], flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over [[American Falls]] and [[Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls)|Bridal Veil Falls]]. It is located between [[Terrapin Point]] on [[Goat Island (New York)|Goat Island]] in the [[United States|US]] state of [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Table Rock, Niagara Falls|Table Rock]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Ontario]].<ref name="1911hearings">"The international boundary line may pass through the Horseshoe Falls just beyond Terrapin Tower Point, so that the United States are not entitled to as large a portion as Canada of the Horseshoe Falls, which is admittedly not all Canadian." Statement of Mr. J Boardman Scovell. ''Preservation of Niagara Falls: hearings on the subject of H.R. 26688, Sixty-first Congress, second session, relating to the control and regulation of the waters of Niagara River and the preservation of Niagara Falls, held before the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives.'' U.S. G.P.O., 1911</ref>
'''Horseshoe Falls''', is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form [[Niagara Falls]] on the [[Niagara River]] along the [[Canada–United States border]]. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for [[Hydroelectricity|hydropower generation]], flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over [[American Falls]] and [[Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls)|Bridal Veil Falls]]. It is located between [[Terrapin Point]] on [[Goat Island (New York)|Goat Island]] in the [[United States|US]] state of [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Table Rock, Niagara Falls|Table Rock]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Ontario]].<ref name="1911hearings">"The international boundary line may pass through the Horseshoe Falls just beyond Terrapin Tower Point, so that the United States are not entitled to as large a portion as Canada of the Horseshoe Falls, which is admittedly not all Canadian." Statement of Mr. J Boardman Scovell. ''Preservation of Niagara Falls: hearings on the subject of H.R. 26688, Sixty-first Congress, second session, relating to the control and regulation of the waters of Niagara River and the preservation of Niagara Falls, held before the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives.'' U.S. G.P.O., 1911</ref>


==International border==
==International border==

Revision as of 17:27, 7 March 2021

For other uses, see Horseshoe Falls (disambiguation).

Horseshoe Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Map
LocationUS and Canada
Coordinates43°04′38″N 79°04′32″W / 43.077305°N 79.07562°W / 43.077305; -79.07562
TypeCataract
Total height57 meters (187 feet)
Total width2,700 ft (820 m)[1]
Average width790 meters (2,230 feet)
WatercourseNiagara River

Horseshoe Falls, is the largest of the three waterfalls that collectively form Niagara Falls on the Niagara River along the Canada–United States border. Approximately 90% of the Niagara River, after diversions for hydropower generation, flows over Horseshoe Falls. The remaining 10% flows over American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. It is located between Terrapin Point on Goat Island in the US state of New York, and Table Rock in the Canadian province of Ontario.[2]

International border

1819 Boundary Commission map of the International Boundary Line cutting through Horseshoe Falls

When the boundary line between the United States and Canada was determined in 1819, based on the Treaty of Ghent, the northeastern end of the Horseshoe Falls was in New York, United States, flowing around the Terrapin Rocks, which were once connected to Goat Island by a series of bridges. In 1955, the area between the rocks and Goat Island was filled in, creating Terrapin Point.[3] In the early 1980s the United States Army Corps of Engineers filled in more land and built diversion dams and retaining walls to force the water away from Terrapin Point. Altogether, 400 ft (120 m) of the Horseshoe Falls was eliminated. Due to erosion, the falls will continue to move in relation to the boundary line in the future.

The official national maps for both Canada and the United States indicate that a small portion of the Horseshoe Falls is located within the United States.[4][5]

  • Horseshoe Falls at night
    Horseshoe Falls at night
  • Horseshoe Falls, viewed from Table Rock Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario
    Horseshoe Falls, viewed from Table Rock Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario
  • from a platform behind the falls.
    View from beside and behind Horseshoe Falls
  • Horseshoe Falls, viewed from the Maid of the Mist tour boat
  • A view of Horse Shoe Falls with the Canadian flag at night time.
    A view of Horse Shoe Falls with the Canadian flag at night time.

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References

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference world was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The international boundary line may pass through the Horseshoe Falls just beyond Terrapin Tower Point, so that the United States are not entitled to as large a portion as Canada of the Horseshoe Falls, which is admittedly not all Canadian." Statement of Mr. J Boardman Scovell. Preservation of Niagara Falls: hearings on the subject of H.R. 26688, Sixty-first Congress, second session, relating to the control and regulation of the waters of Niagara River and the preservation of Niagara Falls, held before the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives. U.S. G.P.O., 1911
  3. ^ Berton, Pierre (2009). Niagara: A History of the Falls. SUNY Press. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-1-4384-2928-1. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "The Atlas of Canada". Government of Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "National Map of the United States". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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