| Directions
Just east of the hamlet of Pitcairn,
which is east of Harrisville, look for the Jayville
Road, which exits south from NY 3. Coming from the east on Route 3, it is 3.9 miles from the
intersection of St. Lawrence County Route 23. Drive up this
road for 1/2 mile and
the falls will be on the right. |
| County: |
St. Lawrence |
| Town: |
Pitcairn |
| USGS Map: |
Harrisville |
| Waterway: |
Jenny Creek |
| Latitude: |
N 44o
10' 46" |
| Longitude: |
W 75o
16' 1" |
| Drop: |
NA |
| Type: |
Cascade |
| Region: |
off NY 3 between
Harrisville and Fine |
| Parking: |
Roadside |
| Trail type: |
NA |
| Length of hike: |
NA |
| Difficulty: |
NA |
| Accessibility: |
Private |
| Name: |
Common |
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The Jenny Creek, which is no more than 4.8 miles long, contains at
least four waterfalls on about a two mile stretch of the waterway. This one
is the one most downstream and, although it is not officially
named and is not noted on topographical maps, we believe it is
known locally as High Falls.
We really know very little about this waterfall but are in the
process of researching it. We have actually driven by this
location several times but foliage usually obscures it from the
road. This, as well as the fact that it is at the bottom of
a steep ravine, made its existence unknown to us. on a drive
by in April 2013, we saw it through the leaf-less trees. It
appears to be a significant waterfall. Although the view is
not great through the trees, topographical maps show several
contour lines clustered together at this point. It could be
a 30-50' drop, but this is a guess.
The reason we suspect it is known as High Falls is because
posted signs along the road here indicate a High Falls Club.
We are trying to make contact with representatives but do not have
contact information, only a town that they are located in.
Since the entire area is posted, we have not attempted to hike
into it.
The Jenny Creek flows into the Big Creek which flows into the
West Branch of the oswegathchie River. This joins the main
channel of the oswegatchie near the hamlet of Talcville in the
town of Edwards. From here it flows into the St. Lawrence
River in ogdensburg.
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