Information AboutTonawanda Creek |
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The creek has a small Waterfall at Indian Falls where the stream crosses the Onondaga Escarpment . The Log Cabin Restaurant overlooks the falls from the south. The length of Tonawanda Creek is 90 miles (145 kilometers), and it has a meandering course for most of its length. During the spring of each year, some sections of Tonawanda Creek flood to varying degrees. These floods are more of an inconvenience than a danger but can be more serious, especially when ice jams dam up the water. The larger flooding can cause property damage. Tonawanda Creek is also part of the Erie Canal , which joins the creek southwest of Lockport and allows canal traffic to proceed into the Niagara River. When the Erie was first built, the Tonawanda was the source of water for the western section of the Canal. In its upper reaches, it, and the Little Tonawanda which is tributary, are Trout streams. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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