Niagara Falls 1911

[SenorSlick]

Good morning y'all.Hope it's not too cold where you are! Harvey

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...................And have a great day!!!!!!

[msbrad]

Neat photos, Thank you for posting them.
Chilly for us today, but not like so many others are experiencing.
m

[SenorSlick]

Thanks Michelle. I thought them to be extremely neat. Pictures taken then are quite rare I understand. Harvey

[nkeevers]

Awesome pics of Niagara! I've never been there actually so it's an added treat for me. Making me cold though! I need to walk outside for a "warm" rush!

[SenorSlick]

Awesome pics of Niagara! I've never been there actually so it's an added treat for me. Making me cold though! I need to walk outside for a "warm" rush!

I really can't even imagine how sustained and what the temps were to actually cause this, but I am told these are actual photographs, undoctored. Harvey

[SenorSlick]

More......There is actually no proof or disproof regarding this 1911 picture....However, the following is what I could find as factual: The American Falls water flow was reduced to such an extent in 1909, 1936, 1938 and 1949 that it froze over.

On February 7th 1936, as a result of an ice jam at the eastern end of Goat Island the American Falls froze completely. The flow started to freeze on January 27th. The American Falls remained frozen for a period of 15 days before the ice dam upriver broke apart and returned the flow of water of the Falls to normal.

The American Falls today receives only 10% of the total water flow. In the early 1900's that flow was much less, perhaps only 5%. The low level of water flow was amplified because of the beginning of water diversion for hydro generation and the lack of a method to divert water towards the American shoreline. The riverbed above the Falls slopes towards the Canadian shore.

Long before the ice boom was utilized at the mouth of Lake Erie to hold back the lake ice, all the ice flowed through the Niagara River. The amount of ice flowing into the river depended upon winds blowing over the lake. West & south-west winds brought more ice flow into the river while east winds would lessen the amount.

The April 1909 ice flow was sufficient to dam off the flow of water at the eastern end of Goat Island. What water was left (a mere trickle) quickly froze. People were able to walk on the river bed just above the American Falls where there was normally water. It wasn't until the ice jam shifted and broke apart, that the water flow was returned to normal.

A second similar ice jam occurred in January of 1938. The ice jam was so substantial that it too cut off the main flow of water to the American Falls. Again the American Falls was reduced to a trickle and quickly froze. More importantly, it was this ice flow that caused the collapse of the Upper Steel Arch Bridge (Honeymoon Bridge).

[nkeevers]

That's unbelievable! Makes for a pretty picture though!:D

[kimh]

I love the images AND the history lesson. Very interesting.
Thanks for sharing,
Kimh

[SenorSlick]

Thank you very much each one. When I received the pic I just had to check into the history of such a 'freak' thing actually happening. Harvey

[AngelicKim]

Harvey, I too received an e-mail on this a few months back and had to share it here in the forum. I was amazed at how much several of the people here knew about it. Someone posted a link to the story about. It was pretty neat to learn about it.

[SenorSlick]

Yes, how cool is that. I received the photos this morning, posted it and researched it as well. Great minds ......:)

[G. OReilly]

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SenorSlick.....This is my version of Niagra falls (2006) minus the ice though:)

[SenorSlick]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Lu8iWRQZ7uIV2mG5LhjuKKu6cTbMU_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Lu8iWRQZ7uIV2mG5LhjuKKu6cTbMU)

SenorSlick.....This is my version of Niagra falls (2006) minus the ice though:)

Really gorgeous isn't it?
A real wonder.
Thanks for the night shot.
Harvey

[derring do]

I'm new to the forum, but we just visited the Canadian Horseshoe Falls (Niagara) this fall... it was much warmer than that photo makes me feel! Very interesting history on the falls, too. We can attest to them "dialing down" the flow each evening - early morning they were not nearly so roaring as they were after about 8AM.

If you want to see current conditions, I've included the link to a cam at the hotel where we stayed... if you can see through the ice. ;)

http://www.fallsview.com/Stream/NightVisionStill.shtml

[SenorSlick]

I'm new to the forum, but we just visited the Canadian Horseshoe Falls (Niagara) this fall... it was much warmer than that photo makes me feel! Very interesting history on the falls, too. We can attest to them "dialing down" the flow each evening - early morning they were not nearly so roaring as they were after about 8AM.

If you want to see current conditions, I've included the link to a cam at the hotel where we stayed... if you can see through the ice. ;)

http://www.fallsview.com/Stream/NightVisionStill.shtml

Thanks, now that is pretty cool. It is iced up right now but I will save the link. Harvey

[Cmcburnett]

Harvey, thanks so much for sharing the photos and the research. That is amazing.