Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls)
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Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the United States side in New York state. Luna Island separates it from the American Falls and Goat Island separates it from the Horseshoe Falls. Bridal Veil Falls faces to the northwest and has a crest Template:Convert wide.
Bridal Veil is similar in appearance to American Falls, starting with a vertical fall of Template:Convert followed by the water violently descending the talus boulders to the Maid of the Mist pool Template:Convert below. The total vertical drop is Template:Convert. The crest elevation of the Falls is Template:Convert.
The Cave of the Winds attraction allows visitors to walk up to the base of Bridal Veil Falls. A pedestrian bridge crosses from Goat Island to Luna Island several yards (meters) upstream from the crest of the falls.
The waterfall has also been known in the past as Luna Falls and Iris Falls.<ref>"Facts about Niagara Falls". Niagara Falls Live. Retrieved June 7, 2012.</ref>
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External links
- Historic and Current images of Bridal Veil Falls Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)
- Live stream of Bridal Veil Falls Niagara Falls Live Stream