Niagara Falls WebCam

• The Height of Canadian Falls 170 ft (52 metres)
• The Estimated Crestline 670 metres wide
• The depth of the river at the base of the Falls is 56 metres (184 ft)
• The depth of Niagara River is less than the depth of the Falls
• The estimated flow rate of Horseshoe Falls is 168,000 cubic metres
• The Canadian side of the Falls was first called as "horseshoe" in 1721
• The length of Niagara River 58 km
• The upper part of Niagara River lengthen 35 km from Lake Erie
• Niagara River divides into two - the West Channel and East Channel
• The west channel known as the Canadian or Chippawa Channel (length 17.7 km & width 610 to 1220 m)
• The east channel known as the American or Tonawanda Channel (length 24 km & width 460 to 610 m) carries only 40% of the total river flow