Little Trout River (New York)

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Little Trout River
Little Trout River (New York)
Location
Country United States
State New York State
Region Adirondack Park (New York State)
Region Franklin County, New York
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Adirondack Park
Mouth  
  location
Franklin County, New York, New York State, (United States)
Length19.7 km (12.2 mi)
Basin features
Progression Trout River (New York, Quebec) - Châteauguay River - Saint Lawrence River
River system Saint Lawrence River
Tributaries 
  rightAlder Brook

The Little Trout River is a tributary of the Trout River, flowing in Adirondack Park, in Franklin County, New York, in New York State, in United States.

Contents

This valley is mainly served in New York, the nearby road is Constable Street and State Highway 30.

The river surface is generally frozen from mid-December to the end of March. Safe circulation on the ice is generally done from the end of December to the beginning of March. The water level of the river varies with the seasons and the precipitation.

Geography

The small Trout River rises at the mouth of a small lake located between Soulia Mountain and Baldy Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains, in Adirondack Park. This source is located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) southwest of Lower Chateauguay Lake, 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the Canada-US border, and 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) north-west of Upper Chateauguay Lake.

From its source in Adirondack Park, the Little Trout River descends 19.7 kilometres (12.2 mi), according to the following segments:

The Little Trout River flows into a bend on the east bank of the Trout River, 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) south of the Canada border. From there, the current descends the course of the Trout river on 30.9 kilometres (19.2 mi) generally towards the north, then the northeast; then the course of the Châteauguay river on 60.3 kilometres (37.5 mi) to the south shore of lac Saint-Louis, at Châteauguay, southwest of Montreal .

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