The falls of Niagara are about 12,000 years old give a take a few hundred years. This is young compared to other falls found in Africa or South America that are up to 2.5 million years old. The falls were formed during the Glacial Age (500,000 to 2 million years ago), when glaciers melted and formed lakes. Where Lake Erie is now found, a lake called Algonquin overflowed and ran downhill to Lake Iroquois (where Lake Ontario is now found). The rushing water carved out a channel we now call Niagara River. The falls was created when the riverbed dropped off suddenly like an underwater cliff forming Niagara Falls.
Even though I’ve lived in Niagara Falls most of my life I never take this majestic waterfall for granted. It’s mesmerizing at any time of the year.
