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Gillette Creek Falls

Directions

From Watertown, travel north on US 11.  Just north of the city, NY 37 will veer left.  Follow this for about 8.7 miles and you will come to the Keyser Road/CR 17.  Take a left and follow this to the end.  Take a right on the Perch Lake Road/CR 15 and you will shortly come to a dirt road on the left.  A sign at the end of the road identifies it as the Perch Lake Wildlife Refuge, a State of New York property.

County: Jefferson
Town: Pamelia
USGS Map: Brownville
Waterway: Gillette Creek
Latitude: N 44o 07' 30"
Longitude: W 75o 52' 52"
Drop: 8'
Type: Curtain cascade
Region: North of Watertown
Parking: Roadside
Trail type: Dirt
Length of hike: 0.1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Private
Name: Unnamed

Brownville Quadrangle

Waterfall videoAlthough the sign mentioned in the direction side-bar suggests that this is state land, the wildlife refuge is actually further down the road.  We found that this waterfall is on private property several years after our visit.  The last time we were there, this property was not posted.  However, there were a couple of posts that look like they could have held posted signs but no signs were displayed.

This waterfall can actually be seen from I-81, but you have to know where to look.  It should go without saying that with traffic flowing at Interstate speeds, this would not be the best option for viewing a waterfall!  Due to the orientation of the creek as it approaches the highway, the view is actually over your shoulder as you pass it.

The waterfall itself is a pleasant little drop that we estimate to be of about eight feet.

Gillette Creek flows into Perch Lake, which is a wide spot in the Perch River, at an area known as the Perch River Wildlife Management Area.  This, in turn, flows into the Black River Bay which is on the eastern end of Lake Ontario.

Last update:  April 19, 2019

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