| Directions
In the village of Dolgeville, just east of the NY 29
bridge over the East Canada Creek, turn south onto Dolge
Avenue. In about a mile, this dam and waterfall will
be on your right.
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| County: |
Herkimer/Fulton |
| Town: |
Manheim/Oppenheim |
| USGS Map: |
Little Falls |
| Waterway: |
East Canada Creek |
| Latitude: |
N 43o 05' 28" |
| Longitude: |
W 74o 45' 58" |
| Drop: |
85' |
| Type: |
Curtain Cascade |
| Region: |
Village of Dolgeville |
| Parking: |
Roadside |
| Trail type: |
Dirt |
| Length of hike: |
0.1 mile |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Accessibility: |
Public |
| Name: |
Common |
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There is a hydro-electric plant/dam
at this location, but there is still a waterfall below it.
At the top of the waterfall, there is a 15' drop into a pool and
then a 60 to 70' plunge.
Our first three pictures were taken from the location indicated
on the directions side-bar, which is in Fulton County. Use
caution here. It is along a stretch of highway where there
are guard rails and very little shoulders. You can not park
in the immediate area where you can see the falls. Instead,
you need to park considerably above or below this area and walk
along the highway. These views are distant and because of
foliage, limited in their clarity. As for getting closer from
this side of the creek, it isn't going to happen! Signs are
posted that this area is patrolled by the Sheriff's Department and
that they don't want you attempting to scale the bank. There
is an immediate drop-off beyond the guard rails. It is very
steep and a long way down!.
The last six pictures were taken from the west side of the river,
on Powerhouse Road. This road is actually the road into the
Dolgeville Waste Water Treatment Plant. On this trip,
the gate was open and there were two employees there, so we got
permission to take a few pictures. Although the entire area
is heavily marked no trespassing and private, they told
us that during the summer when the gate is open, local folks go
there for picnics and fishing. They even put out picnic tables
for folks so they must not be as opposed to visitors as the signs
would indicate. Because of icing, the dam was operating so
there was very little water running.
The water from the East Canada Creek enters the Mohawk and Hudson
Rivers before reaching the Atlantic Ocean in New York City.
Last update: August 10, 2015
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