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Page 164
... feet , and at the crest of Horseshoe Falls it is known to be as much as 16 feet , because a ship drawing that amount of water was carried over the Great Cataract by misadventure , some years ago . In contrast with this moderate depth of ...
... feet , and at the crest of Horseshoe Falls it is known to be as much as 16 feet , because a ship drawing that amount of water was carried over the Great Cataract by misadventure , some years ago . In contrast with this moderate depth of ...
Page 166
... feet wide between Niagara Falls and the lower end of Grand Island , four miles above , and only about 1,000 feet wide in the first mile of the Gorge , it might be expected that the latter would . show the greater changes in water level ...
... feet wide between Niagara Falls and the lower end of Grand Island , four miles above , and only about 1,000 feet wide in the first mile of the Gorge , it might be expected that the latter would . show the greater changes in water level ...
Page 717
... feet ; and from Ontario to the ocean , the St. Lawrence falls 246 feet . Of the en- tire difference between the Erie and Ontario levels only 215 feet are covered by the upper rapids and the great Cata- ract . Thus , while the volume of ...
... feet ; and from Ontario to the ocean , the St. Lawrence falls 246 feet . Of the en- tire difference between the Erie and Ontario levels only 215 feet are covered by the upper rapids and the great Cata- ract . Thus , while the volume of ...
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