Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Niagara Falls / Whirlpool Rapids (US Side)


The "Whirlpool Rapids" from the Whirlpool State Park vantage point. Here, the Niagara River makes a 90° right turn as it heads towards Lake Ontario. With the volume of water running through the gorge, the river generates a massive "whirlpool" here so that it can make its "hard right turn". The Falls are about 3 miles south (towards the LEFT of the picture) from this point.

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