Ball's Falls Waterfalls Earthcache EarthCache
Hidden : 6/5/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

This Earthcache is located in Ball's Fall Conservation Area for which an admission fee is required.

Parking is not permitted along the road.

In Ontario, the Niagara Escarpment is a continuous geological land form that extends to the middle of Michigan in the US. The Niagara Escarpment is part of the edge of a huge geological basin known as the Michigan Basin. The formation of the escarpment dates back some 450 million years (known as the Ordovician and Silurian Geological Time Periods) when this basin was filled by a huge warm sea. Corals and other sea creatures that lived in this sea eventually died and over time turned into sedimentary rock. Over millions of years, erosion from running water (e.g. streams and rivers) created many of the hundreds of geologic features found on the escarpment - Ball's Falls Upper and Lower Waterfalls are two of these features.

The Upper and Lower Falls are located at two different elevations (makes sense given their name, doesn't it) of the Niagara Escarpment. Glacial action during the last ice age known as the Wisconsian period, created these two levels some 2,000-13,000 years ago. Today, Twenty Mile Creek, which originates in the city of Hamilton now flows over both of these waterfalls.

Logging Requirements:

To log this Earthcache, perform the following tasks and determine the answers to the questions below. Email me your answers, DO NOT include them with your Found It log.

Go to the posted co-ordinates which is the end of the trail - DO NOT walk beyond the trail!

  1. Compare and contrast the water flow at the Upper Falls with that at the Lower Falls.
  2. Compare and contrast the width vs height of the Upper Falls with that at the Lower Falls.
  3. What is the difference in elevation between the Upper Falls and the Lower Falls.
  4. What is the name of the exposed rock at the Upper Falls?
  5. What is the name of the exposed rock at the Lower Falls?
  6. What is a feature common to both the Upper Falls and the Lower Falls?

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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