Warm spell in 1848 causes ice to form dam between Buffalo and Fort Erie
Today is Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day
It was on this day in 1848, ice clogged the mouth of the Niagara River and stopped the flow over the falls
The Niagara Falls History Museum says thick ice began to break up on Lake Erie during a warm spell and strong winds drove huge amounts of ice across the lake into the mouth of the river where it started piling up.
The ice formed a dam between Buffalo and Fort Erie and cut off the flow over water over the Falls for close to 30 hours exposing the entire riverbed.
The history museum says residents found muskets, bayonets and swords on the bed thought to be thrown into the water after the Battle of Chippawa in 1814.
By the afternoon of March 30th the winds had reversed direction and the ice began to disperse restoring the flow of water back to normal.
in 1969, engineers purposely diverted the flow of water over the falls to determine how much the falls was eroding.
To find out more on the fantastic history of Niagara Falls visit the History Museum on Ferry Street.
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