Niagara Falls
By 1896, financing from moguls including J. P. Morgan, John Jacob Astor IV, and the Vanderbilts had fueled the construction of giant underground conduits leading to turbines generating upwards of , sent as far as Buffalo, away. Some of the original designs for the power transmission plants were created by the Swiss firm Faesch & Piccard, which also constructed the original waterwheels. Private companies on the Canadian side also began to harness the energy of the falls. The Government of Ontario eventually brought power transmission operations under public control in 1906, distributing Niagara's energy to various parts of the Canadian province.
Details
- Alt
- High view of Niagara Falls as viewed from the Canadian side of the river. The image includes American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls
- Type
- Cataract
- Height
- 167 ft
- Caption
- Niagara Falls seen from the Canadian side of the river, including three individual falls (from left to right): American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls
- Location
- Niagara River into the Niagara Gorge on the border of New York in the United States and Ontario in Canada
- Image Size
- 250px
- Watercourse
- Niagara River
- Average Flow
- 85000 ft3/s
- Number Drops
- 3