Niagara Falls ran dry in '69 (pics)

wow, that's pretty cool. to be honest I've never wondered what was behind all that water...

 

thats wild, i lived really close to the falls for 5 years during undergrad.....

And i've never seen these pics...

Thanks for posting them!

 

All of that just because someone dropped their keys....

 

Would anyone go over in a barrel stunt if they got a clear look at the debris that's under the water?

http://www.niagarafallslive.com/daredevils_of_niagara_falls.htm

BTW - why are these pics so rare if the Falls were dammed for several months? You would think there would be lots of pics laying around?

 

That was my thought..... so weird.

 

Totally real.... guy didnt live either

Then there story about the 7 year old that went over when his aluminum jon boat flipped.... and he survived!

 

Here's a good one...

Kirk Jones from Canton Michigan becomes first stunter in the history of Niagara Falls to survive the plunge wearing only the clothes on his back. Kirk's idea had been in the works for a number of years. While here on a visit with a friend, Kirk made the decision. They purchased a used video camera to record this historical event and went to the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian side of the river. Kirk entered the water about one hundred yards upstream and began swimming out into the swift current. Eight seconds later Kirk made the 175 foot (53.3m) drop and swam to shore while passing up a free ride with the "maid of the mist" tour boat. Kirk was treated for minor bumps and bruises at local a hospital and released only after promising to return for court. For his stunt Kirk was fined a total of $2,300.00 dollars and banned from entering Canada for life. Unfortunately Kirk and his friend had been imbibing in alcohol before the stunt and Kirks friend couldn't figure out how to work the camcorder and the entire stunt went unrecorded!

 

I see you googled that jet ski photo also! I wanted the story behind it, and also ended up reading the story you posted. Too bad they didn't get it on film!

 

So why did they divert the falls?

 

Its weird looking without the water. Interesting stories about the stunt divers though.

 

I remember when they did this. It's not like there are no photos of it it's just that this guy's finally came out of the drawer.

 

TOO COOL!!! I've always loved to see what was at the bottom. Sunken ships, chests filled with gold coins, cars with skeletons, guns, etc. Sweet!

 

There is a documentary on The Niagra Falls Hydro dams allot about the Tesla generating plant. They show fotage of this. It was something to do with upgrade or installing new plants upstream.
If I remember they also diverted the falls sometime in the late 1800's for the first dams

 

I think the Colorado was diverted too forming a lake.

 

Wasn't the grand canyon also diverted until recently?

 

Shoot, the site's comment is priceless...