47° SEVENTH REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



center of the Adirondack region in Blue Mountain Lake, at an elevation above tide 

 of 1,788 feet. It flows northerly into the St. Lawrence River, the elevation of 

 its mouth above tide being 154 feet. 



6. The next stream is the St. Regis River, which rises in St. Regis Lake and 

 llows in a northerly direction, emptying into the St. Lawrence Rivera short distance 

 below the foot of Long Sault Rapids. The elevation of St. Regis Lake is unknown, 

 but Saranac Lake, which is very near, is 1,606 feet above tide water. 



7. The next stream is the Salmon River of the North, which rises in Ragged 

 Lake and flows northerly into the St. Lawrence, at Lake St. Francis. The elevation 

 of the source of this river is unknown. 



8. Next we have the Chateaugay River, which rises in Chateaugay Lake and 

 flows northerly into the St. Lawrence. The greater portion of this stream is in the 

 Dominion of Canada. The elevation of its source is unknown. 



9. Big Chazy River is the next important stream. It rises in the extreme 

 northwestern part of Clinton County and flows easterly into Lake Champlain. 

 The elevation of its source is unknown ; but that of Lake Champlain, its mouth, 

 may be taken at about 98 feet above tide water. 



10. The Saranac River rises in Saranac Lake, of which the elevation has already 

 been given, and flows northeasterly into Lake Champlain, at Plattsburg. 



11. The AuSable River has its source in Upper AuSable Lake, of which the 

 elevation is 1,993 feet, and flows northeasterly into Lake Champlain. 



There are several other small streams tributary to Lake Champlain, which are 

 not formerly enumerated, as for instance, the Little Chazy, Salmon River East, 

 Little AuSable and Bouquet rivers. 



It may be mentioned that there are three Salmon rivers in the State of New 

 York, which may be designated, for convenience, as Sahnon River North, Salmon 

 Rix^er West, .Salmon River East. The first is tributary to L ike Ontario, the second 

 to tlie St. Lawrence River, and the third to Lake Champlain. 



The Big Chazy River is without lake source. It may be safely predicted, there- 

 fore, that it is a much less valuable mill stream than those with lake pondage. 



12. Proceeding south, the next considerable stream issuing from the Adirondack 

 water center is the Outlet of Lake George, which empties into Lake Champlain at 

 Ticonderoga. The elevation of Lake George is 323 feet above tide. There is, 

 therefore, about 225 feet fall in the Outlet, which is only a couple of miles in length ; 

 but owing to the nearly perfect regulation afforded by the large water area of Lake 

 George, the flow in the Outlet is almost uniform, and we, accordingly, find the water 

 power of this stream lully developed. 



