Niagara Whirlpool

The Whirlpool Rapids are extremely powerful rapids and whirlpools of the Niagara river, which is about four kilometers downstream ( north ) of Niagara Falls are located. At this point, the direction of flow of the Niagara Gorge (English: Niagara River Gorge ) changes coming flux due to the geological conditions of the ground by about 90 ° from north-west to north-east, forming a nearly circular vortex pool, the hot tub. The depth of water in rapids is up to 10.7 m, and the flow rate of up to 35.4 km / h The Whirlpool Rapids of Niagara are among the wildest, most impressive and most dangerous white waters of the world ( category 6).

In attempting to swim through the Whirlpool Rapids, died in 1883 of long- distance swimmer Matthew Webb.

On the Canadian side of the gorge is spanned by the 1916 -built cable car Whirlpool Aero Car. East of the Rapids, in the area of the U.S., is the Whirlpool State Park.