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The old scow that ran aground in 1918 can be seen on the right.
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that is neat
happyXamp
Tue 04-12-2011
This is indeed neat.
Cool place to spend a day exploring.
A D Nilsen
Wed 04-13-2011
That's so amazing that they just left that there for all these years! Thanks for the historical pics at the start of the gallery. I love the old and new pictures that give a perspective on what the place was like 100 years ago compared to now. Great stuff Motts!

Thanks ... TJ
Tjcee
Wed 04-13-2011
This is an awesome picture for so many reasons. I love shipwrecks as much as I love old buildings so this picture is doubly enjoyable for me and Canada is a good place for both. Canada has a huge number of shipwrecks from the Empress of Ireland to Edmund Fitzgerald.
Vince
Wed 04-13-2011
And framed with a broken window,couldn't be better
ferdy
Wed 04-13-2011
Hard to believe it stayed there all these years, you'd figure the water would rise high enough during flood conditions to break it free at some point.
Full Fathom Five
Wed 04-13-2011
If the bottom hatches are open, I don't think it would float even if the water rose that much.

Also (on an interesting note), if there was extra flow it might get used by the other stations; there are a few other hydroelectric intakes upriver, which draw in as much water as possible to produce maximum power. They are able to take in so much water that the falls are visually impacted - so a treaty was agreed upon to keep a minimum of 50,000 cubic feet per second flowing at the falls for tourism purposes.

The water flow is kept at the minimum during the winter months, and every night in the summer. The stations reduce intake on summer days solely for tourism, letting 100,000 cubic feet of water to flow over the falls. The water below the falls fluctuates 3 feet during each transition.

http://www.niagarafron...com/power.html#Facts
Motts
Wed 04-13-2011
Nice, Very nice indeed. Great facts also. Thanks!
LucieLou
Wed 04-13-2011
Can't believe that scow hasn't broken up after almost a century. Very interesting.
Tootuncommon
Wed 04-13-2011
WOW. Really awesome stuff. It's amazing about the boat... 93 years is a long time...and I wonder if hydro-electric/water industry is as kind to the Falls on the American side. Hope so. An automatic thought in this age of greed.
gypsy
Thu 04-14-2011
Yup Canadian plants draw 56,500 cubic feet of water per second and American plants draw 32,500 as the 1950 Niagara Water Diversion Treaty dictates.
Motts
Thu 04-14-2011
I wonder if its safe to go out to the boat?
Merc24
Thu 04-14-2011
I love the pictures taken through a broken window.
Lady Ethereal Butterfly
Fri 04-15-2011
Fantastic shot! The beached scow just adds a certain je ne sais quoi to it.
potbellynine
Sun 04-17-2011
I'm married to an old scow and can't move her either. =8-O
Larry D
Sun 04-17-2011

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