Great Falls (Housatonic River)

Great Falls
Great Falls, springtime of 2013
Location Falls Village, Canaan, Connecticut
Total height 50 feet / 15 metres
Total width 112 feet / 34 metres
Watercourse Housatonic River

Great Falls is a waterfall formed along the Housatonic River at Falls Village in the town of Canaan amidst Connecticut's Litchfield Hills. Great Falls is the highest volume waterfall in the state,[1] though a great deal of its potential water volume is diverted immediately upstream during most of the year for hydro-electric power generation.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Great Falls: Canaan (Falls Village), CT - Statistics". Connecticut Waterfalls. David A. Ellis. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Tyburski, Betty. "Early Historical Highlight of the Town of Canaan". Town of Canaan. Town of Canaan. Retrieved 3 November 2015.

Coordinates: 41°57′45″N 73°22′20″W / 41.9625°N 73.3722°W / 41.9625; -73.3722


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