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To: xp38

How often does it freeze completely? I’ve seen an old photo of Niagara Falls when it was frozen solid, with dozens of people walking on the ice above and below the falls.


9 posted on 02/02/2026 3:57:30 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

For moving water to freeze, it must get very cold.


22 posted on 02/02/2026 4:32:00 PM PST by oldtech
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Not sure but probably not every year. These photos show the water still flowing over the falls so it’s not completely frozen solid.


23 posted on 02/02/2026 4:32:11 PM PST by xp38
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

My Grandparents on my Dad’s side honeymooned in ‘31 at Niagara Falls - they took pictures of themselves on the frozen falls, prized and great conversation pictures...


27 posted on 02/02/2026 4:42:52 PM PST by dakine
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

“How often does it freeze completely?”

I’ve heard that it never has. And that it did in 1848, for about a day. Now it probably can’t.

In 1964, a boom was been installed on the river to prevent large ice jams, making a total freeze-up highly unlikely today.”


67 posted on 02/03/2026 5:57:07 AM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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