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Lower Saranac Dam/Falls

Directions

Leave Plattsburgh west-bound on NY 3.  Take a left on Military Turnpike.  In a short distance you will cross the Saranac River.  A hydro facility is on the left.

County: Clinton
Town: Schuyler Falls/Plattsburgh
USGS Map: Morrisonville
Waterway: Saranac River
Latitude: N 44° 40' 10"
Longitude: W 73° 30' 28"
Drop: NA
Type: Dam
Region: Off NY 3 west of the city of Plattsburgh
Parking: Unpaved lot
Trail type: NA
Length of hike: NA
Difficulty: NA
Accessibility: Private
Name: Unnamed

Lake Placid Quadrangle

This hydro-electric facility is run by ENEL.  There appear to be two, and possibly as many as four, nice waterfalls below the dams here.  The bad news is that this area is posted and surrounded by chain link fences.  From the parking area, your view is limited and photo opportunities even more limited.

We are using a Google Maps image below but Bing Maps show the same thing.  There is what appears to be a very nice plunge in the lower center which would be on the Schuyler Falls side of the river.  In the upper right, there is a smaller drop that would be on the Plattsburgh side.  The town line runs down the center of the river here.  The river right side of the dam would straddle the town line and the river left side would be in Plattsburgh.  Both of these might have a small cascade below the dams during periods of higher waterflow or when water is released during periods of non-production.

As mentioned, there really is no way, short of paddling up the river from downstream, of getting decent photos of any of these falls.

If anyone has any information on this location, please feel free to contact us.

The Saranac River flows into Lake Champlain in Plattsburgh.

Last update:  May 9, 2016

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Lower Saranac Dam/Falls

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