thumb|upright=1.1|Bridal Veil Falls with [[Luna Island on the left]]
thumb|upright=1.1|[[American Falls (left) and Bridal Veil Falls at night]]
thumb|upright=1.1|Bridal Veil Falls and the American Falls from the [[Cave of the Winds (New York)|Cave of the Winds]]
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 wide.
Bridal Veil is similar in appearance to American Falls, starting with a vertical fall of followed by the water violently descending the talus boulders to the Maid of the Mist pool below. The total vertical drop is . The crest elevation of the Falls is .
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.
See also
- List of waterfalls
References
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
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