Rapids are stream sections with extremely strong currents, numerous obstacles, and steps in their streambeds. A waterfall is a vertical drop in a streambed. Both are sites of vigorous erosion. Rapids often form where resistant bedrock confines a stream...

A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation or nickpoint. Some waterfalls form in mountain environments where...

Niagara Falls, located on the border of New York and Ontario, is probably North America's most famous waterfall.But there are plenty of waterfalls out West worth visiting as the weather warms up. The April issue of Sunset magazine -http://www.sunsetmagazine.com - recommends 10 of them. Note...

Standing on a boulder overlooking a turquoise pool beneath an 80-foot-tall cascade of water, Russell Dunn recounted the legend of Bash Bish Falls."An Indian maiden named Bash Bish, accused of being unfaithful, was strapped to a canoe and sent over the falls to her death,"...

Following the artistic and economic success of "The Gates," which festooned Central Park paths with orange fabric, the city is hosting a new exhibition to erect four giant waterfalls on the East River.Danish artist Olafur Eliasson was commissioned to build "New York City Waterfalls" at...

Even though the Upper West Side isn’t quite renowned for its brawn, NHL stars have been flocking there for years. Take Jaromir Jagr, who shares his apartment with fellow Czech Petr Prucha; or young goalie Henrik Lundqvist; or ex-Rangers Martin Rucinsky and Petr Sykora, who...