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Glens Falls

Directions

From Exit 18 on I-87, go east into Glens Falls.  Follow this street until reaching US 9 where you should take a right.  Within a few blocks you will cross the Hudson River where the falls will be on the right.  Park after crossing the bridge.  There are many alternative routes.

County: Warren/Saratoga
Town: Glens Falls/Moreau
USGS Map: Glens Falls
Waterway: Hudson River
Latitude: N 43o 18' 18"
Longitude: W 73o 38' 34"
Drop: 50'
Type: Power dam
Region: on US 9 at the border of Glens Falls and South Glens Falls
Parking: Streetside
Trail type: Asphalt/concrete
Length of hike: 0.1 mile
Difficulty: Easy
Accessibility: Public
Name: Common

Glens Falls Quadrangle

There is a significant power dam facility at the site of Glens Falls.  originally known as Great Falls, the waterfall still exists in concept at the base of the dam.  We have taken pictures twice at this facility.  on our first trip in 2010, there was construction, so views of the dam and falls was limited.  There was water flowing at the time.  on our return in 2013, the construction had ended and the view was clearer, but there was very little water flowing.  The flow here is controlled by the dam, so there are times when the water is shut down and not flowing.

Despite the size of this drop and the fact that the community is named after the falls, this waterfall is not listed on the USGS GNIS.

There is much folklore about this area.  According to a local account, Coopers Cave is located under these falls.  This is the area from James Fenimore Cooper's book "The Last of the Mohicans".

The last image in this display is from the postcard collection of Scott Ensminger of falzguy.com.

The Hudson River flows into the Atlantic ocean in New York City.

Last update: october 19, 2015

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