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On the night of March 29, 1848, both sides of Niagara falls inexplicably ran dry: Apparently an ice jam had formed on Lake Erie, which blocked the water that normally flowed along the Niagara River and over the falls. This "drought" lasted for 30 hours, until the weather and the winds "uncorked" the ice.

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