Photos: When The United States Stopped Flow of Niagara Falls in 1969

Dewatered Niagara Falls

In June 1969, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers diverted the flow of water over the US side of Niagara Falls , causing it to dry up for several months in an effort to remove loose rocks from the base of the waterfall. The plan became too expensive, so they returned the water flow over the falls in November 1969.

In 2009 Russ Glasson found a bunch of amazing photos his in-laws shot of the dry falls in a shoebox.

Dewatered Niagara Falls Dewatered Niagara Falls

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