| County: |
Lewis |
| Town: |
New
Bremen |
| USGS Map: |
Crystal
Dale |
| Waterway: |
Black Creek |
| Latitude: |
N
43.85091o |
| Longitude: |
W
75.33706o
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| Drop: |
~25' |
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This location is not noted on USGS topographical maps, but is a
very interesting and pretty area. Also unnamed, we have
dubbed this the Twin Bridges Falls because it is at an area known
locally as Twin Bridges.
This site is right on the Erie Canal Road which runs
north-south from the town of Croghan, through New Bremen and into
the town of Watson on the eastern side of the county.
About half way between the intersection of the Kirschnerville Road
in the hamlet of Kirschnerville and the Number Four Road at
Crystal Dale, you will cross two bridges which are very close to
one another. You must be looking to locate these because
they don't have the standard bridge warning signs like big rails
at the sides or overhead metalwork. These are two very short
paved metal base bridges with blue pipes as railings.
Just upstream from these bridges, the creek flows around an
island containing a private camp. Just downstream, the
northern, larger channel divides around another island. Part
of this then joins the southern channel before they come together
below this island. A purist would probably categorize this
as a rapids rather than a waterfall. Although there is a
considerable vertical drop, it spans a significant distance of the
creek. Due to the vertical drop, we are including this and
would call it a slide waterfall. There are several drops
here and it somewhat resembles a natural waterslide.
The Black Creek flows into the Beaver River just downstream
from the village of Croghan. In fact, the creek actually
flows through a corner of the village before joining the
Beaver. The Beaver then joins the Black River just east of
the hamlet of Castorland. The Black River joins Lake
Ontario just west of Watertown in Dexter, New York.
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