| Directions
The Raquette River Road more or less
parallels the Raquette River. Starting just east of
the hamlet of South Colton, it runs for several
miles. The Rainbow Falls Power Dam is on your left a
few miles up this road. |
| County: |
St. Lawrence |
| Town: |
Colton |
| USGS Map: |
Rainbow Falls |
| Waterway: |
Raquette River |
| Latitude: |
N 44.51680o |
| Longitude: |
W 74.82205o
|
| Drop: |
NA |
| Type: |
Historical |
| Region: |
Off NY 56, just
east of South Colton |
| Parking: |
NA |
| Trail type: |
NA |
| Length of hike: |
NA |
| Difficulty: |
NA |
| Accessibility: |
Private |
|
Waterfalls have been classified in many ways. There are
classic falls, curtain falls, ribbon falls and many other terms
almost too numerous to mention. This site is a usetoba
waterfall. That is pronounced "used to be
a"! One of the dozens of power dams that now dot the
Raquette River, there is no longer a waterfall here.
This facility, which is run by Brookfield Power is a fairly
large powerdam, but from a waterfall perspective, there is nothing
to see here. The dam here contains the Rainbow Falls
Reservoir which is covers a significant stretch of the river.
This dam, built by the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation was
completed in 1956.
The Raquette River empties into the St. Lawrence River in
Massena, New York
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