Another Herculean Effort

Of course, diverting this amount of water would take another massive effort on the part of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. However, once again, they proved why they earn the big bucks!

Within a year, the team completed the construction, which once again took hundreds of works. Now, in the evening and winter, nearly 75% of the water flows to power nearby industries. Meanwhile, in the tourist seasons, they only redirect 50%. How incredible! But that was just the beginnings of the changes made to Niagara Falls. These days, the Falls look quite different than what the first people of the region saw when they discovered it…