| County: |
Hamilton |
| Town: |
Hope |
| USGS Map: |
Hope Falls |
| Waterway: |
Unnamed stream |
| Latitude: |
N 43.27400o
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| Longitude: |
W 74.23637o
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| Drop: |
40' |
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3.2 miles north of Northville on NYS Route 30, you will come to
the junction of CR 6. There are signs at the corner
indicating that this is the road to Benson. Almost
immediately after turning on this road, the River Road will be on
your right. 1.5 miles down this road, the falls, which
Russell Dunn refers to as the Falls Along River Road in his book
"Adirondack Waterfall Guide", will be visible cascading
down the hillside on your left.
These falls have a significant drop in five or six steps, but
other than during spring run-off, the sight is not overly
impressive due to the limited amount of water flowing on this
unnamed stream.
There is also a question as to the town this waterfall is
actually in. The waterfall is only a few dozen feet west of
the Sacandaga River, on the town of Benson side. Our
topographical map, as well as a couple of others we found, show
that the town line is not the river and that this area on the west
side of the river is actually in the town of Hope. It is not
clear, however, that this "indefinite boundary" that is
shown, is actually the town line. Anyone reading this who
might have more information on this is encourage to drop us an email.
This unnamed stream flows into the Sacandaga River. This flows through a number of lakes as it makes
its way to the Hudson River whose final destination is the
Atlantic Ocean.
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