Niagara Falls Waterfall Facts. A cataract is a very powerful waterfall. Side as are the lacy bridal veil falls.
About 28 million liters or about 700 000 gallons of water travel down niagara falls every second. The falls lie on the border between ontario canada and the u s. State of new york.
The horseshoe falls is the largest waterfall out of the three.
The horseshoe falls is the tallest waterfall at 188 feet 57 metres tall and 170 feet 52 metres deep. During the summer it is estimated that more than 165 000 cubic meters go over the horseshoe falls every minute during peak daytime hours. Niagara falls itself started forming around 12 000 years ago from glacier activity. Niagara falls is a cataract type of waterfall.
