Niagara falls[1] (eng. Niagara Falls) — a complex of waterfalls on the Niagara river, which separates the U.S. state of new York from the canadian province of Ontario. Niagara falls is the Horseshoe falls (eng. Horseshoe Falls), sometimes also called the Canadian falls (eng. Canadian Falls), American falls (eng. American Falls) and the waterfall "Veil" (eng. Bridal Veil Falls). Although the elevation is not very large, the waterfalls are very wide and the volume of water passing through it Niagara falls — the most powerful in North America.
The height of the waterfalls is 53 meters. The foot of American falls obscures a heap of stones, making it visible height — only 21 meters. Width American falls — 323 meters, the waterfall "Horseshoe" — 792 meters. The volume of falling water reaches 5700 or more m3/s[2].
The beauty of this miracle of nature attracts many tourists from all over the world that contributes to the prosperity of cities located on the banks of the falls — Niagara falls (eng. Niagara Falls), new York, USA and Niagara falls, Ontario, Canada. The most spectacular view of the falls can be enjoyed from the canadian coast. A few hundred meters downstream from Niagara falls through spanned "rainbow bridge" (eng. Rainbow Bridge) opened for movement of passenger vehicles and pedestrians between the two countries.
Under a waterfall built hydroelectric total capacity to 4.4 gigawatts.