Islands
Several islands are located on the upper river upriver from the falls:
| Name | Location | Country | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Island | Grand Island | United States | park | located on the south end of Grand Island; part of Beaver Island State Park. |
| Bird Island | Buffalo | United States | filled in | Connected to Squaw Island in 1822 as part of improvements to Black Rock harbor . |
| Buckhorn Island | Grand Island | United States | park | Located on the north end of Grand Island. A state park. |
| Cayuga Island | Niagara Falls | United States | residential | at the mouth of Cayuga Creek, a residential neighborhood of the city |
| Cedar Island | Canada | filled in | filled in by the creation of the William Birch Rankine Power Station by Canadian Niagara Power Company in 1905 | |
| Deer Island | United States | |||
| Dufferin Islands | Canada | park | Man-made islands. Parkland. | |
| Goat Island | Niagara Falls | United States | park located at the brink of the American Falls was named by John Stedman in the 1770s; briefly renamed to Iris Island by General Augustus Porter, a United States Commissioner (after the Greek Goddess of the Rainbow) | |
| Goose Island | City of Tonawanda | United States | man-made / filled in | Was located at the confluence of Tonawanda Creek and the Tonawanda Channel of the Niagara River. Existed from 1825, when the Erie Canal was constructed (thereby cutting Goose Island off from the mainland) until the 1940s, when this portion of the canal was filled in. |
| Grand Island | United States | developed | the largest island on the river; some parks, but mostly residential and industrial; originally called Ga-We-Not (Great Island) by the Seneca Indians | |
| Grass Island | United States | filled in | filled in during the 1960s to create the Robert Moses Parkway at Point Day | |
| Green Island | United States | originally called Bath Island, it was renamed in the early 1900s for Niagara Reservation Commissioner Andrew H. Green | ||
| Gull Island | Canada | |||
| Hogg Island | Canada | filled in | filled in by the creation of the Chippawa Queenston Power Canal in 1917 and finally by the Sir Adam Beck Dam # 2 in 1950 by the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario | |
| Little Brother Island | Niagara Falls | United States | ||
| Luna Island | Niagara Falls | United States | park located next to Goat Island; originally called Prospect Island | |
| Motor Island | Grand Island | United States | park | a small park |
| Navy Island | Canada | park | designated as a national historic park | |
| Rattlesnake Island | Town of Tonawanda | United States | filled in | Was located just south of what is today the South Grand Island Bridge. Was filled in sometime between 1915 and 1927, concurrent with the heavy industrial development of the area. |
| Robinson Island | United States | named for daredevil Joel Robinson in 1860 | ||
| Ship Island & Brig Island | United States | |||
| Squaw Island | Buffalo | United States | developed | home to Broderick Park, Squaw Island Park, and a waste-water treatment facility |
| Strawberry Island | Town of Tonawanda | United States | park | A state park. |
| Three Sisters Islands | Niagara Falls | United States | park | park located next to Goat Island was originally called Moss Islands and later renamed for the three daughters of War of 1812 United States Army General Parkhurst Whitney (Asenath, Angeline and Celinda Eliza) in 1843 |
| Tonawanda Island | North Tonawanda | United States | developed | occupied by marina and some industries |
| Tower Island | United States | man-made | man-made island created in 1942 by the US Army Corps of Engineers | |
| Willow Island | United States | man-made / filled in | man-made island created in 1759 by Daniel Joncairs and filled in during the 1960s to create the Robert Moses Parkway |
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Famous quotes containing the word islands:
“What are the islands to me
if you are lost
what is Naxos, Tinos, Andros,
and Delos, the clasp
of the white necklace?”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
“Consider the islands bearing the names of all the saints, bristling with forts like chestnut-burs, or Echinidæ, yet the police will not let a couple of Irishmen have a private sparring- match on one of them, as it is a government monopoly; all the great seaports are in a boxing attitude, and you must sail prudently between two tiers of stony knuckles before you come to feel the warmth of their breasts.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)