Ithaca Falls

Ithaca Falls

Ithaca Falls[1] is a waterfall located within the city of Ithaca, New York, near the Cornell University campus. It is the last step of a series of waterfalls found at the hanging valley formed where Fall Creek intersects the glacial trough of Cayuga Lake. The falls are in an amphitheater formed by freezing and thawing of the weak shale which makes up most of the gorge walls.

References

  1. ↑ "Ithaca Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

Coordinates: 42°27′10″N 76°29′30″W / 42.452851°N 76.491607°W / 42.452851; -76.491607


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