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Emeryville Falls

Directions

From the intersection of US 11 and NY 58 in the village of Gouverneur, proceed east on Route 58 for a little over 5-1/2 miles.  Shortly after passing the South West Technical Center (BOCES school) on your left, you will come to an intersection.  Take a left and then your first left from this road, which is only about 0.1 mile or so from NY 58.  In 1.7 miles, the road will take a sharp left and you will go over a bridge.

County: St. Lawrence
Town: Fowler
USGS Map: Edwards
Waterway: Oswegatchie River
Latitude: N 44° 17' 50"
Longitude: W 75° 22' 01"
Drop: ~15'
Type: Cascade
Region: Southeast of Gouverneur
Parking: Roadside
Trail type: Roadside view
Length of hike: 1 minute
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Public
Name: Official

Edwards Quadrangle

The bridge at the Emeryville Falls and dam is a throw-back to days gone by.  It is a one-lane span with a posted 5 MPH limit.  The odds of having to wait when you get there because there is another vehicle crossing are slim.  There isn't much traffic in this area.

As you cross the bridge from the directions given, there is a dam on your right and the falls will be on your left.  After crossing the bridge, the road takes another sharp bend to the left and you can find parking on the shoulder of the road.  From here it is quite easy to get down to the river level.

The dam here has been in place for many years.  The power plant is just downstream, on the south side of the river.  To some people, the highlight of this area is this old bridge.  It is reminiscent of a time when the pace of life was much slower.  As you drive over it, you can almost envision horse-drawn carts and buggies of a century ago crossing this span.  Actually, there is a significant Amish population not far from here and that probably does occur from time to time.

As a result of our Waterfall Naming Project, Emeryville Falls was added to the Geographic Names Information System data base on April 19, 2019.

The Oswegatchie River flows into the St. Lawrence River in Ogdensburg, New York.

Last update:  April 23, 2019

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