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West Jimmy Creek Lower Falls

Directions

From NY 30 in Wells, at the southern end of Lake Algonquin, take Algonquin Drive west.  You will cross the Sacandaga River and in about 3/4 mile, take a left on West River Road/CR 5.  About 2.4 up this road, you will come to a "Y" where you should bear left.  In another mile, you will come to the Jimmy Creek.  Park on the roadside. 

County: Hamilton
Town: Wells
USGS Map: Three Ponds Mt
Waterway: Jimmy Creek
Latitude: N 43° 22' 14.2"
Longitude: W 74° 21' 09.3"
Drop: 15'
Type: Ribbon Slide
Region: Off NY 30 southwest of Wells
Parking: Roadside
Trail type: No trail ... walk up the creek
Length of hike: 3/8 mile
Difficulty: Moderate
Accessibility: Public
Name: Common

Wells Quadrangle

Please note that Algonquin Drive actually forms a loop around most of this lake.  If you are coming from the north, there is another point at which you can get onto Algonquin Drive/CR 5.  From this direction, you will be turning right on the West River Road.

You will encounter this waterfall on your hike to the West Jimmy Creek Falls.  There are trails on either side, but those properties appear to be posted.  This is a "rock-hop" up the creek to reach the waterfall.  You would be advised to have boots or water shoes but it will be worth the trip.

Since we were there in late August 2015, which was a particularly dry summer, the flow was very low and quite unimpressive!  We plan to return earlier next summer to see this with more water.

This Jimmy Creek flows into the west branch of the Sacandaga River which joins the main channel less than three miles downstream from here.  The Sacandaga River flows through a number of lakes as it makes its way to the Hudson River whose final destination is the Atlantic Ocean.

Note:  There are two Jimmy Creeks in the town of Wells.  The other one enters the east branch of the Sacandaga River about eight miles from where this one enters the west branch, but they are totally independent of each other.  Due to their proximity to each other, this one is typically referred to as the West Jimmy Creek and the other the East Jimmy Creek.  That is a logical but unofficial distinction.  Topographical maps simply label them both Jimmy Creek. 

Last update:  September 21, 2015

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