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The following are elevations above tide at a number of principal 



points on Sacandaga river: 



Feet 



At mouth of river 550 



Above dam at Conklinville 697 



Northville 732 



Hope Center 763 



Wellstown 902 



East branch at old tannery 958 



East branch at foot of High falls 1,205 



East branch at head of High falls 1,337 



East branch at Brighams pond 1,706 



Piseco lake 1,648 



Lake Pleasant 1,706 



Sacandaga lake 1,706 



From Conklinville to the mouth of the river, a distance of a 

 little over 5 miles, the river falls 141 feet. At present this section 

 of the river is entirely unutilized except by two powers, one at 

 Conklinville and the other about 2 miles from Hadley. 



Thus far there are no detailed measurements of the Sacandaga, 

 but since the catchment area is still largely in primeval forest it 

 is without doubt an excellent water yielder. 



Schroon river. This stream rises in Essex county, along the 

 southern slopes of the highest mountains of the Adirondack group. 

 As shown by the map, it flows in a general southerly direction for 

 about forty-five miles through Essex and Warren counties, and 

 joins the Hudson just above Thurman. On the boundary between 

 Essex and Warren counties the river flows through Schroon lake, 

 a body of water nearly 9 miles long and from a little less than 0.5 

 to 1.5 miles in width. 



The following are some of the important subdivisions of the 

 catchment area of Schroon river: 



Square miles 



At mouth 550 



Warrensburg 535 



Tumblehead falls 502 



Foot of Schroon lake 479 



