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Clizbe Avenue Cascade

Directions

In the city of Amsterdam, turn off NY 67 onto Prospect Street.  Just after crossing the bridge, turn right on Locust Avenue.  Follow this for several blocks and then turn right on Ellsworth Street.  This terminates at Clizbe Avenue.

County: Montgomery
Town: City of Amsterdam
USGS Map: Amsterdam
Waterway: North Chuctanunda Creek
Latitude: N 42° 57' 19"
Longitude: W 74° 10' 21"
Drop: 10'
Type: Curtain cascade
Region: City of Amsterdam
Parking: Street side
Trail type: Dirt
Length of hike: 0.1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Public
Name: Unnamed

Amsterdam Quadrangle

This is an unnamed waterfall in the city of Amsterdam.  We have tentatively given it this name because of its location.  It is a rather small cascade below an abandoned concrete dam, near the intersection of Ellsworth Street and Clizbe Avenue.  Access is a bit difficult, as there's no place to park on Clizbe Avenue near the cascade. Your best bet is to park on Ellsworth Avenue. 

You'll have to hop the guardrail at the side of Clizbe Avenue and walk down toward the Chuctanunda.  Use caution as near the creek there's about a ten-foot drop to the creek bed. 

Just above the cascade is an old concrete dam.  Below the cascade the creek carves more deeply into the rock as the ledges approach 20 feet or so.

The height of the banks above the cascade and the foliage make it difficult to photograph.  It's a nice spot though, as the trees create a canopy over the creek bank and there are good views of the cascade, the dam, and the downstream rock ledges.

The water from the North Chuctanunda Creek makes its way into the Mohawk River and the Hudson River before reaching the Atlantic Ocean in New York City.

Last update:  February 8, 2016

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