One of the shortest and wildest rivers in the world at 58km(36mi). Its rapids reach speeds of 48km(30mi) per hour. The river carries drainage from the upper Great Lakes into
Lake Ontario and results in spectacular 12,000-year-old waterfalls. A bridge over the river connects the sister cities of
Niagara Falls, Ontario in Canada and
Niagara Falls, New York in the U.S.