| Directions
In the village of Ticonderoga, NY 9N becomes Hague
Road from the south and Wicker Street from the north.
There is a traffic rotary at which point Hague Road
becomes Montcalm Street and Wicker Street becomes Lord
Howe Street. Drive south on Lord Howe for about
3/4 of a mile. The falls
will be on the left.
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| County: |
Essex |
| Town: |
Ticonderoga |
| USGS Map: |
Ticonderoga |
| Waterway: |
La Chute River |
| Latitude: |
N 43° 50' 13.49" |
| Longitude: |
W 73° 25' 51.28" |
| Drop: |
NA |
| Type: |
Step |
| Region: |
Downtown Ticonderoga |
| Parking: |
Unpaved lot |
| Trail type: |
Dirt |
| Length of hike: |
0.1 mile |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Accessibility: |
Public |
| Name: |
Common |
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 The La Chute River serves as the outlet from Lake George to Lake
Champlain. It is entirely contained within the town of
Ticondaroga. Depending upon the source, or where you start
and end your measurement, it is only three to four miles long.
There is a small pull-off area on the east side of the road
here. This particular drop is the most upstream on the channel.
A number of dams have been constructed over the years
through this stretch. At most of them, there is still a
waterfall below the dam. Some of these still involve
active hydro-electric plants. The International Paper
Company at one time ran a number of mills located at the sites
of dams and falls along this stretch of the LaChute River.
It is our understanding that locally this dam is known as the
Outlet Dam, hence their reference to the Outlet Dam Falls.
The mill at this location was once known as the A Mill which
leads to this drop's other name, the A Mill Dam Falls.La Chute is the outlet of Lake George and empties into Lake Champlain.
Last update: May 23, 2016
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