It is Located on the Niagara River, which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m) but During peak daytime tourist hours, more than six million cubic feet (168,000 m3) of water goes over the crest of the falls every minute and Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall in North America .as measured by flow rate.