| County: |
Clinton |
| Town: |
Plattsburgh/Schuyler
Falls |
| USGS Map: |
Morrisonville |
| Waterway: |
Saranac River |
| Latitude: |
N 44.70408o |
| Longitude: |
W 73.60157o
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| Drop: |
NA |
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We are having a problem locating Kent Falls and are not sure if it
still exists. On a trip there in July 2011, we were told by
one source that the falls was just below an abandoned bridge on
the Kent Falls Road. Another source told us that it is now a
hydroelectric dam facility.
We found the bridge and the dam but weren't able to locate the
waterfall. After returning from the trip, we noted on a map
that the falls appears to be about half way between the bridge and
the powerplant.
At the southern end of the hamlet of Morrisonville, find the
Sand Road on the western side of NYS Route 22B. Almost
immediately after turning on this road, the Kent Falls Road will
be on your right. Just keep on driving on this road.
You can't miss the bridge. It is closed and barricaded.
We are going to continue to research this in hopes of locating the
falls.
We were entertained at this bridge for a period of time.
There was a group of teenage boys jumping off the bridge and
swimming there. Two boys had made a pact. One who had
never made this jump was trying to decide if he really wanted
to. The second boy said that if the first would jump from
the deck level, he would jump from atop the upper bridge supports,
something he had never done. We took a few pictures but we
don't know if these two ever made their respective jumps. We
did post the pics on Facebook!
The Saranac River empties into
Lake Champlain just downstream in the city of Plattsburgh.
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