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Adriutha Falls

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This waterfall is located on private property.

County: Montgomery
Town: Amsterdam
USGS Map: Amsterdam
Waterway: Lewis Creek
Latitude: N 42° 54' 55"
Longitude: W 74° 7' 19"
Drop: 50'
Width: Ribbon Cascade
Region: Southeast Montgomery County
Parking: NA
Trail type: NA
Length of hike: NA
Difficulty: NA
Accessibility: Private
Name: Common

Amsterdam Quadrangle

Adriutha Falls, also known as Buttermilk Falls, is listed in Russell Dunn's Mohawk Region Waterfall Guide as a "historic" waterfall.  The entry goes on to indicate that it is not accessible because it is on private land.  To us, a historic falls is one that once existed, but for whatever reason, no longer does.  There are two waterfalls in St. Lawrence County, for example, that are listed on the USGS GNIS, but are no longer there because they were flooded over when dams were built on the Raquette River. 

All indications are that this waterfall does still exist.  The coordinates we have listed are approximations based on various information found.  Even the waterway is somewhat in question.  There are several references, both in print and on the Internet, to Lewis Creek.  Topographic maps, however, do not indicate this name on the waterway we suspect is Lewis Creek.  When all of our data is put together, we are fairly comfortable with where we have positioned it.  If anyone has anything to add to this, please contact us.

According to the old Mohawk-Turnpike Book on the nygenweb.net website, the area was once known as Adriucha.  This website indicates that this name has its origin in Mohawk Indian history.  We assume that the name of this waterfall is an adaptation of this term. 

Also according to Russell Dunn, there is another waterfall, about eight feet tall, just upstream of this location.  We have tried to locate both of these with satellite images but the foliage is so dense in the area, that we were unable to do so.

Lewis Creek flows into the Mohawk River just downstream of this waterfall.  The flow then continues into the Hudson River before reaching the Atlantic Ocean in New York City.

Last update:  November 10, 2015

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