Whitewater Run NY Class II-V+

Lake George to Lake Champlain

La Chute

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Runnable: ? – ? CFS
Approximate reading: This gauge is 9.1 miles away on La Chute. Use as a general reference only.
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Description
La Chute River (shown on some maps as "Ticonderoga Creek") drains the northern end of Lake George into Lake Champlain in the historic town of Ticonderoga. This is not a well-known stream, and it doesn't appear that paddlers run it with any regularity. Its character appears to be mostly quiet Class I or II, punctuated by a big drop: Carillon Falls, a 30-foot or bigger cascading waterfall which is the centerpiece of a park in the center of town, looks too bony to be runnable at normal water levels. If anyone has personal experience running this crick, please post your beta here by clicking on the "Comments" tab and clicking on "Add a Comment" or email Matt Muir at matt at americanwhitewater dot org. Note\*  This is a highly visible drop. Best bet is to scout in plain clothes, put in at the bridge upstream and then take out at the park road near the pool. Be quick or you can plan on someone calling the fuzz. Eastern Adirondacks Reaches Ausable, E. Branch Ausable, W. Branch (1.) Ausable, W. Branch (2.) Balm of Gilead Brook Boquet (2.) Boquet (3.) Boquet, N. BranchBoquet, S. Branch Boreas (1.) Branch, The (Boquet trib.) Branch, The (Schroon trib.) Cedar (1.) Cedar (2.) Cold Deer Creek (Hudson Trib.)Glen Creek Hague Brook Hudson (0.) Hudson (1. Indian River to North River) Hudson (2. North River to Riparius) Hudson (3. Riparius to the Glen) Indian (Hudson trib.) John's BrookLa Chute MettaweeMill Creek (Essex County)                    Mill Creek (Hudson trib.) North Creek Pike Brook PoultneyPutnam Creek Raquette (1.) Rock River Schroon (North Hudson to Schroon Falls) Schroon (Starbuckville to Riverbank)Schroon (Warrensburg to Thurman Station) Squaw Brook Styles Brook Thirteenth Brook Trout brook (Schroon trib) West Mill Brook Google Map of New York Whitewater New York Whitewater Paddlers Facebook Group

Hazards & Portages (1)

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Difficulty
Class II-V+
Length
1.3 mi
Gradient
66 ft/mi
Rapids
0
1 Hazard
Difficulty Classes
I Easy II Novice III Intermediate IV Advanced V Expert/Extreme VI Unrunnable
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
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