History of Niagara Falls, ON

^{Flowing north as part of the Niagara River, which draws Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined waterfalls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America with a direct drop of more than 50 meters (160 ft). During peak hours during the day, more than 168,000 m3 (six million cubic feet) of water flows through the peaks every minute. Horseshoe Falls is the largest waterfall in North America, as measured by the flow rate. Niagara Falls is famous for its beauty and is an important source of hydroelectric power. Balancing the use of recreation, commerce and industry has been a challenge for waterfall managers since the 19th century.}

^{Niagara Falls is located 27 km (17 mi) northwest of Buffalo, New York, and 121 km (75 mi) southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. Niagara Falls was formed when glaciers receded at the end of Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age), and water from the newly formed Great Lakes flowed down the Niagara Escarpment to the Atlantic Ocean.}

^{In August 2005 the Ontario Power Generation, which oversees Sir Adam Beck's stations, launched a major engineering project, called the Niagara Tunnel Project, to increase energy production by building a new 12.7-meter (42 ft), 10.2-kilometer-long (6.3 mi) wide range. water diversion tunnel. Launched in March 2013, it helped increase the capacity of the 150-megawatt nameplate. It did this by tapping water from as far away as the Niagara River rather than through an existing arrangement. The tunnel provided new hydroelectric power to approximately 160,000 homes.}