High Falls on the Beaver River

To refer to High Falls in northern New York doesn't really narrow it down!  In addition to this one on the Beaver River, there are two others in Lewis County.  One of these is west of this one on the Deer River in Copenhagen and the other just a few miles away on the Oswegatchie River West Branch, also in the town of Croghan.  There is a second High Falls on the Oswegatchie, this one on the main channel in the town of Fine.  If that weren't enough, there are at least four others scattered elsewhere in northern New York.

To reach this one, take the Belfort Road out of the village of Croghan.  Near the end of this road there is a left turn that will take you to the hydro plant.  Park here and walk up the penstock toward the dam.  There are several places that you can walk under the penstock and follow the river upstream.

Once you reach the river, you won't have any problem finding the falls.  This dam is enormous, at least by northern New York standards.  We don't have any specific data to support this other than observation, but this dam has to be one of the largest in northern New York.  It has to be close to 800' in length across the river.  Below the dam there is a waterfall spanning the width of the river.

We were there is mid-May and with the spring run-off from the Adirondacks above, water was pouring over the entire span.  

The Beaver River flows into the Black River, which empties into Lake Ontario at the Black River Bay, just southwest of the village of Dexter.

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