Triphammer Falls is a 55-foot (17 m) waterfall on Fall Creek in Ithaca, New York, located within the campus of Cornell University.[1] The waterfall existed naturally but was altered substantially in order to construct a dam in the 19th century, leading to the formation of Beebe Lake.[2] The dam is capable of regulating the water flow between 12–4,700 cubic feet (0.34–133.09 m3) per second.[3] In 1997, a pedestrian bridge was built over Triphammer Falls to connect Central and North Campus.[1]
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| Location | Ithaca, New York |
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Triphammer Falls in April. -
A view of the falls from the road bridge. -
A view of the falls and gorge from the road bridge
References edit
- ^ a b Freeman, Rich; Freeman, Sue (2002). 200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York. Fishers, New York: Footprint Press. p. 244. ISBN 9781930480018.
- ^ Bishop, Morris (2014). "II. Ezra Cornell". A History of Cornell. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801455377.
- ^ "Department Notes". The Sibley Journal of Engineering. 12: 25. 1989. Retrieved 24 June 2020.