Niagara Falls consists of three waterfalls—Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls—sitting on the border between New York, USA, and Ontario, Canada.
More than 5.9 million cubic feet of water gushes over the crest every minute during peak hours.
Fed by the Niagara River, draining Lake Erie into Lake Ontario.
Formed about 12,000 years ago when melting glaciers at the end of the last ice age carved out the Great Lakes and the Niagara Gorge.
Massive amounts of water are diverted into underground tunnels and power plants on both sides of the border to create clean energy.