American Falls

Summary

American Falls is a waterfall^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Falls is located in Niagara Falls^[3].
• American Falls is in the country of United States^[4].
• American Falls's image is recorded as American and Bridalveil Falls 7.JPG^[5].
• American Falls's continent is recorded as North America^[6].
• American Falls's instance of is recorded as waterfall^[7].
• American Falls's part of is recorded as Niagara River^[8].
• American Falls's part of is recorded as Niagara Falls^[9].
• American Falls's Commons category is recorded as American Falls^[10].
• American Falls's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 942427^[11].
• American Falls's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.085, 'lon': -79.07}^[12].
• American Falls's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jvyk^[13].
• American Falls's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/American-Falls^[14].
• American Falls's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5107119^[15].
• American Falls's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1135597^[16].
• American Falls's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Falls'}^[17].
• American Falls's different from is recorded as American Falls^[18].
• American Falls's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+96'}^[19].
• American Falls's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+110'}^[20].
• American Falls's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+950'}^[21].
• American Falls's located in protected area is recorded as Niagara Falls State Park^[22].
• American Falls's drainage basin is recorded as Lake Ontario drainage basin^[23].
• American Falls's spherical panorama image is recorded as 360 photo American Falls from Observation Tower Niagara Falls NY 2025-09-06 15-06-06 1.jpg^[24].
• American Falls's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i84963^[25].
• American Falls's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09218674-n^[26].
• American Falls's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of the American Falls from Queen Victoria Park^[27].

Body

Geography

American Falls is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Niagara Falls^[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America^[6]. Part of include Niagara River^[8], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Niagara Falls^[9], a waterfall^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

American Falls's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+96'}^[19].

Designation and Status

American Falls's instance of is recorded as waterfall^[7].

Why It Matters

American Falls ranks in the top 3% of waterfall entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]