Why did Niagara Falls run dry in 1848?
The night of March 29,1848, silence stunned folks when both sides of Niagara Falls ran dry. An ice jam had formed on Lake Erie, blocking the water that normally flowed along the Niagara River and over the falls. Thirty hours later, weather and winds uncorked the ice and a sudden surge of water swept down over the falls. Nearly 3,636,800 l of water pour over the 57-m drop of Niagara’s Horseshoe Falls every second.
