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The Niagara River and Falls have been known outside of North America since the late 17th century, when Father Louis Hennepin, a French explorer, first witnessed them. He wrote about his travels in A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America (1698). [9] The Niagara River was the site of the earliest recorded railway in America.
Devil's Hole State Park is a 42-acre (17 ha) [2] day-use park that allows fishing, hiking, picnic tables, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. [1] A popular trail descends into the Niagara River Gorge to allow close access to the rapids below, however off-trail hiking is prohibited due to dangerous conditions.
Goat Island (previously called Iris Island) is a small island in the Niagara River, in the middle of Niagara Falls between the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls.The island is at the southwest corner of the City of Niagara Falls (and of Niagara County), New York, in the United States and is part of Niagara Falls State Park.
The Niagara Whirlpool is a natural whirlpool within the Niagara River located along the Canada–U.S. border between New York and Ontario. The whirlpool is in the Niagara Gorge (a gorge on that border), downstream from Niagara Falls (a group of three waterfalls on that border). The whirlpool's greatest depth is 125 feet (38 m). [1]
The name Tonawanda (Te-ni-wun-da) [4] or (Ta-na-wan-deh ') [5] derives from the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) language meaning swift water.[4]Tonawanda Creek flows through the ancient lake bed of Glacial Lake Tonawanda, a prehistoric lake that existed approximately 10,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age; many of the swamp lands surrounding Tonawanda Creek also date back to this lake.
The Decew Falls, Niagara Escarpment, St. Catharines. Lake Gibson is not a natural feature, but rather an artificially created reservoir. Township maps from the latter half of the 19th century show a meandering stream flowing through this area (Beaverdams Creek) and plunging over the Niagara Escarpment at Decew Falls. [5]
The creek flows generally to the north and discharges into Lake Ontario, through Olcott Harbor, approximately 18 miles (29 km) east of the mouth of the Niagara River. The watershed has a drainage area of approximately 58,056 acres (90.7 sq mi; 234.9 km 2 ) and includes Eighteen Mile Creek and its two main tributaries, the East Branch and the ...
Beaver Island State Park is a New York state park located on Grand Island in northwestern Erie County, New York in the United States. [4] It is situated at the southern end of the island on the bank of the Niagara River and served by the Beaver Island Parkway, a 2.72-mile (4.38 km) highway linking the park to Interstate 190 (I-190).