| County: |
Jefferson |
| Town: |
Ellisburg |
| USGS Map: |
Adams |
| Waterway: |
Sandy Creek |
| Latitude: |
N 43o
48' 6.40" |
| Longitude: |
W 76o
05' 51.68" |
| Drop: |
~ 3' |
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We knew we were in the area of these falls so we stopped by a
local home to see if we could get more information on how to find
it. A young man enjoying his summer vacation from school
offered to guide us to the falls. Our thanks to Andrew for
helping us out. Otherwise, these falls are best found by
canoe or kayak on the water. They are located a couple of
miles upstream from the village of Belleville just off Jefferson
County Route 82.
Noted simply as "falls" on these maps, they are
technically unnamed and have no common local name. We have
tentatively called them this because there are three waterfalls
that we know of on the Sandy Creek and these are the furthest
upstream. We have been told that during spring run-off, the
flow is much more impressive. It is somewhat interesting
that these falls are noted on topographical maps and yet many
other falls in northern New York that are much larger are not
noted.
The Sandy Creek flows into Lake Ontario.
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