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High Falls

Directions

In the village of Dolgeville, just east of the NY 29 bridge over the East Canada Creek, turn south onto Dolge Avenue.  In about a mile, this dam and waterfall will be on your right.

County: Herkimer/Fulton
Town: Manheim/Oppenheim
USGS Map: Little Falls
Waterway: East Canada Creek
Latitude: N 43o 05' 28"
Longitude: W 74o 45' 58"
Drop: 85'
Type: Curtain Cascade
Region: Village of Dolgeville
Parking: Roadside
Trail type: Dirt
Length of hike: 0.1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Public
Name: Common

Middleville Quadrangle

There is a hydro-electric plant/dam at this location, but there is still a waterfall below it.  At the top of the waterfall, there is a 15' drop into a pool and then a 60 to 70' plunge.

Our first three pictures were taken from the location indicated on the directions side-bar, which is in Fulton County.  Use caution here.  It is along a stretch of highway where there are guard rails and very little shoulders.  You can not park in the immediate area where you can see the falls.  Instead, you need to park considerably above or below this area and walk along the highway.  These views are distant and because of foliage, limited in their clarity.  As for getting closer from this side of the creek, it isn't going to happen!  Signs are posted that this area is patrolled by the Sheriff's Department and that they don't want you attempting to scale the bank.  There is an immediate drop-off beyond the guard rails.  It is very steep and a long way down!.

The last six pictures were taken from the west side of the river, on Powerhouse Road.  This road is actually the road into the Dolgeville Waste Water Treatment Plant. On this trip, the gate was open and there were two employees there, so we got permission to take a few pictures.  Although the entire area is heavily marked no trespassing and private, they told us that during the summer when the gate is open, local folks go there for picnics and fishing.  They even put out picnic tables for folks so they must not be as opposed to visitors as the signs would indicate.  Because of icing, the dam was operating so there was very little water running.

The water from the East Canada Creek enters the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers before reaching the Atlantic Ocean in New York City.

Last update:  August 10, 2015

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