The Day Niagra Falls Ran Dry

by leavingwt 8 Replies latest social current

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  leavingwt

  There are some fascinating photos (and a video) at the news link below that I had never seen. Take a look, if you'd like to know what Niagra Falls looks like with NO WATER.

  It's taken 41 years, but a previously unseen set of photos of the mighty Niagara Falls reduced to nothing more than a barren cliff-top have finally surfaced.

  The stark images reveal North America's iconic - and most powerful - waterfall to be almost as dry as a desert.

  In June 1969, U.S. engineers diverted the flow of the Niagara River away from the American side of the falls for several months.

  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1338793/Niagara-Falls-ran-dry-Photos-moment-iconic-waterfall-came-standstilll.html
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  ShirleyW

  I remember we took a family trip to Canada and stopped over at Niagara Falls, when the American side was shut off.

  We went back about a year or two later because of the disappointment, was so surprised how the small the American side is compared to the Canadian side !
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  Leolaia

  From a thing of beauty to sheer desolation. Just add water. That is, it is stunning how much desolation is hidden underneath all that water.
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  PSacramento

  That is very cool :)
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  Mad Dawg

  Thanks for the pics! I didn't know that they had done that.
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  OnTheWayOut

  If they can turn off a waterfall, why can't I get family out of a cult?

  (tying the subject into the forum.)
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  mentallyfree31

  I had never heard of this before..
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  Snoozy

  Doesn't look as impressive all dried up does it..

  Snoozy