Niagara Falls Drained 1969. Somehow unbelievably niagara falls had disappeared leaving only the ground beneath it. It s june 1969 and a team of engineers has succeeded in a herculean task.
That is until june 12th 1969 when the american falls actually did go dry. For six months in the summer and fall of 1969 niagara s american falls were de watered as the army corps of engineers conducted a geological survey of the falls rock face concerned that it was becoming destabilized by erosion. Niagara falls has flowed for over 12 000 years and except for a few severe winter ice jams over those years that created the illusion of a frozen falls the water has always flowed.
Niagara falls has flowed for over 12 000 years and except for a few severe winter ice jams over those years that created the illusion of a frozen falls the water has always flowed.
As were the human remains of course but alongside all the novelty and excitement something gruesome was revealed beneath the weight of the american falls that year. In june 1969 the niagara river was completely diverted from american falls for several months through construction of a temporary rock and earth dam. In june of 1969 niagara falls was drained and the operation to clear the rocks below the falls came underway. Niagara falls has flowed for over 12 000 years and except for a few severe winter ice jams over those years that created the illusion of a frozen falls the water has always flowed.
