# Freezing Falls

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 25, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/freezing-falls/16461 "2006-08-25T08:38:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/freezing-falls/16461/25 "2006-08-25T16:34:29Z")

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> The American Falls have **frozen over on six occasions since the keeping of records began**. Each were attributed to ice jams that have actually curtailed the flow of the American Falls to mere trickles.

I’m pretty sure the ice boom prevents Ice jams in the river

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