Completely Niagara Falls Frozen Over. On that day there was an ice jam on the river that made it possible for complete freezing. What makes the ice buildup so dramatic and beautiful is that water can freeze as it s going over the falls creating a large collection of ice below that can be well over 40 feet thick.
The waterfalls haven t actually frozen over however as water continues to flow behind the ice buildup cnnsays. The volume of water that makes up niagara falls combined with the constant movement of the river makes a total freeze nearly impossible. In fact niagara falls ice has never completely stopped the flow of water but.
Much of the niagara river around the falls was frozen in 1912 an occurrence that resulted in a tragic accident when an ice bridge across the river broke free from its shoring as several people.
The only time that there was total freezing of both the falls and river was back on march 29 1848. What makes the ice buildup so dramatic and beautiful is that water can freeze as it s going over the falls creating a large collection of ice below that can be well over 40 feet thick. The only time that there was total freezing of both the falls and river was back on march 29 1848. In fact niagara falls ice has never completely stopped the flow of water but.
