A dramatic sunset over the Niagara River and the city of Buffalo, NY. The last bursts of sunlight coming from the west could no longer reach the skyline but they surely set the sky over it on fire, reflecting beautifully in the mighty Niagara River.

Buffalo, NY, is the second largest city in New York State after New York City with a population around a quarter million.. It is located on the eastern shore of Lake Erie right at the head of the Niagara River.

The Niagara River flows out of the north-eastern corner of Lake Erie into a roughly south-western corner of Lake Ontario. It forms an international border between the United States and Canada. Along its course, the river travels 35 miles and loses 325 feet in elevation, approximately half of that at Niagara Falls.

The river is bridged by several major bridges, including the Peace Bridge, South Grand Island Bridge, North Grand Island Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, and Queenston-Lewiston Bridge. See my Bridges of Buffalo to see many of them.