Triphammer Falls

Triphammer Falls
Triphammer Falls
Location	Ithaca, New York

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]

Gallery

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

^ ^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.

42°27′06″N 76°28′47″W / 42.4518°N 76.4798°W / 42.4518; -76.4798

[freeman-1] Freeman, Rich; Freeman, Sue (2002). 200 Waterfalls in Central & Western New York. Fishers, New York: Footprint Press. p. 244. ISBN 9781930480018.

[2] Bishop, Morris (2014). "II. Ezra Cornell". A History of Cornell. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801455377.

[3] "Department Notes". The Sibley Journal of Engineering. 12: 25. 1989. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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