Sacandaga River

The Sacandaga River is a river in the northern part of New York in the United States.

The Sacandaga River is a tributary of the Hudson River and enters the Hudson across from Lake Luzerne, at the border of Saratoga County and Warren County.

The Sacandaga River's headwaters are at Sacandaga Lake in the Town of Lake Pleasant, New York. From Sacandaga Lake, the river follows a short, slow moving path to Lake Pleasant. The water from Sacandaga River drains Lake Pleasant at a small outlet next to the public beach in the Village of Speculator. The River then follows a winding slow moving path through wetlands and various ecosystems. In Speculator, a park with a series of boardwalks and pathways follows the course of the river. The park is known as the Sacandaga River Community Park, and was built by local volunteers.

Near the townline of Wells and Lake Pleasant, the river fills a series of ponds known locally as "duck bay." The Sacandaga then takes a steeper path, flowing over a series of cataracts including Christine Falls and Auger Falls.

The Sacandaga River is joined by its east branch in the Town of Wells. The river then slows in the Town of Wells, filling small Lake Algonquin. Lake Algonquin is a manmade impoundment of the river constructed in the 1920s to bolster the communities tourist industry.

The river proceeds out of Lake Algonquin through a hydro-electric plant and follows a course of rapids to Great Sacandaga Lake through the towns of Hope and Benson.

The Conklingville Dam, finished in 1930, located by the west town line of Hadley, greatly expanded the width of the river, creating Great Sacandaga Lake.

ee also

*List of New York rivers