Niagara Falls

The Niagara Falls are a cluster of massive falls of water located in the Niagara River in eastern North America, between lakes Erie and Ontario on the border between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario. The Niagara Falls consist of three distinct groups of cataracts: the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. While not exceptionally high, Niagara Falls are very wide, and easily the most voluminous waterfall located in North America. When the volume of water is high, about 168 thousand cubic meters of water falls from the falls every minute, while the average is 168 thousand cubic meters.