Can the Iguassu Falls completely dry up?
The answer is yes, they have completely dried in two registered occasions, once in 1934 and the other in 1978. So this possibility exists but it’s a remote one. What can one expect of the Iguassu Falls in different flow rate conditions? To help travelers know what to expect of them we have categorized four possible conditions of the falls. Condition Red (extremely low flow rate condition) This is when the flow rate is below 500 m3/sec. The main waterfalls are most probably still discharging significant amounts of water. Most of the smaller ones are dry or almost dry. This simply means the falls are showing themselves in a different way. The main waterfalls are impressive anyway because most of the water volume goes down these waterfalls. On the other hand, the rest are showing themselves naked of the water curtains that normally cover them which is an interesting spectacle to watch. River rafting activities are canceled because the lower Iguazu River doesn’t have enough depth for the o
