| County: |
Lewis |
| Town: |
Lyonsdale |
| USGS Map: |
Port Leyden |
| Waterway: |
Moose River |
| Latitude: |
N 43.61361o |
| Longitude: |
W 75.33201o
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| Drop: |
~40' |
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Magilla is a set of falls just below the hydro dam at Kosterville.
From the Lyonsdale Road, proceed north on the Shibley Road.
The first gravel road on the right after crossing the bridge takes
you in to a hydroelectric facility. We have been told that
the yellow gate may be locked so walking may be necessary.
Magilla is visible from behind the facility.
The best views of it, however, are from private land across the
river. Rocky Fawcett, who owns land there, is involved with
the organization of kayak events in this area. He also told
us that what we saw is actually quite unusual. We were there
in late August 2011 and apparently there had been some equipment
malfunctioning at the Fortis facility upstream. For whatever
reason, until it is fixed, the water flow is restricted.
Normally, there is much more water. When we were there, it
appeared that there were three small channels with tiny waterfalls
in the rocks. When the flow is released for kayak events,
these three channels become major flows through which the kayakers
pilot their crafts. We are working on getting some other
pictures of the site.
The Moose River flows into the Black River just a few miles
downstream from this location in Lyons Falls. The Black
empties into Lake Ontario in the Jefferson County community of
Dexter.
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