IS IT THE NIAGARA RIVER OR THE NIAGARA STRAIT? By 2009-06-12 15:35:40
Did you know the Niagara River that flows between Lake Erie in the south and Lake Ontario in the north is not really a river. It is technically a strait and early maps identify it that way. A strait is defined as ”a narrow channel of water connecting two large bodies of water.”
Over the years it has been referred to as a river. Most rivers in North American flow from north to south but this one doesn’t. This “river” flows from south to north. The distance between the two lakes is 58 kilometres (36 miles) and the elevation between the two lakes is approximately 99 metres (326 feet).
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