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THE COHOES FALLS

Before the Erie Canal was finished in 1825 the Cohoes Falls was the major tourist attraction for European travelers 

During the high water periods it's impossible to explore the gorge and the falls but during summer months when most of the water is used to feed the Erie Canal and the Cohoes Power Plant there are only small amounts of water coming over the falls and much of the bottom of the gorge is dry.

The height of the Cohoes Falls is approximately 62 feet high. The banks around the falls are walls of stratified rock which are rough and usually hollowed out beneath rising about 140 feet above the river for a great distance below the falls.