Saranac River

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Saranac River
Saranac River north of Saranac Lake

Saranac River north of Saranac Lake

Data
Water code US :  964483
location New York (USA)
River system Saint Lawrence River
Drain over Rivière Richelieu  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
source Middle Saranac Lake
44 ° 15 ′ 53 "  N , 74 ° 14 ′ 36"  W.
Source height 469  m
muzzle Lake Champlain Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′ 59 "  N , 73 ° 26 ′ 45"  W 44 ° 41 ′ 59 "  N , 73 ° 26 ′ 45"  W.
Mouth height 29  m
Height difference 440 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.4 ‰
length approx. 130 km
Catchment area approx. 1560 km²
Outflow ( ⊙ ) A Eo : 1556 km²
MQ 1904/2012
Mq 1904/2012
 HHQ (11/9/1996) 		25 m³ / s
16.1 l / (s km²)
 408 m³ / s
Left tributaries North Branch Saranac River
Flowing lakes Lower Saranac Lake , Oseetah Lake
Reservoirs flowed through Franklin Falls Pond , Union Falls Pond
Medium-sized cities Plattsburgh
Communities Saranac Lake , Saranac
Franklin Falls in the spring

Franklin Falls in the spring

The Saranac River is a tributary of Lake Champlain in the US state of New York .

The Saranac River forms the drain of Middle Saranac Lake in the northern Adirondack Mountains . It then flows through the lakes Lower Saranac Lake and Oseetah Lake and the town of Saranac Lake . It continues its course to the east and flows through the reservoirs Franklin Falls Pond , Union Falls Pond . The North Branch Saranac River flows into the river on the left. The river then passes through Saranac and Morrisonville before reaching Plattsburgh , where it flows into Lake Champlain. The Saranac River has a length of about 130 km. Its catchment area covers around 1560 km². The mean discharge is 25 m³ / s.

Hydropower plants

There are several hydropower plants on the Saranac River.

The lowest dam on the Saranac River, the Imperial Dam in Plattsburgh, was built in 1903 for the Imperial Mill there. This still represents an obstacle for the Atlantic salmon , which in earlier times swam up to 30 km up the Saranac River to spawn. Until 1986 electricity was generated at the dam. A fish ladder is still missing at the Imperial Dam .

Hydroelectric power plants on the Saranac River downstream:

Surname Power
in MW		 Number of
turbines		 location operator
Lake Flower Dam 0.17 ( ⊙ ) Village of Saranac Lake
Union Falls 2.6 2 ( ⊙ ) Ridgewood Power
High falls 15th 3 ( ⊙ ) New York State Elec & Gas Corp.
Cadyville 5.5 3 ( ⊙ ) New York State Elec & Gas Corp.
Mill C 6th 3 ( ⊙ ) New York State Elec & Gas Corp.
Kent Falls 13.7 3 ( ⊙ ) New York State Elec & Gas Corp.
Lower Saranac 10 3 ( ⊙ ) Twin Saranac
Imperial Dam 0 ( ⊙ )

Web links

f1Georeferencing Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

Commons : Saranac River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Middle Saranac Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ Saranac River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ a b UUSGS 04273500 SARANAC RIVER AT PLATTSBURGH NY
  4. ↑ energyjustice.net
  5. ↑ hydroreform.org: Lake Flower Dam
  6. ↑ hydroreform.org: Saranac River
  7. ↑ All Points North: The Imperial Dam continues to prevent Atlantic salmon from passing into primary spawning waters