Waterfall Name: Forestport Reservoir Dam and Falls
Aka: Forestport Dam and Falls and Lower Falls
Location: Forestport Twn
First Visit: 08-10-2011
State: New York State
Region: Central Region
County: Oneida County
Park Area: ————-
NYS Tourism Region: Central Leatherstocking
NYDEC Region: Western Adirondacks/Eastern Lake Ontario
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Waterfall Location: N43.44018 W75.20583
Parking: N43.44009 W75.20704
Trailhead: ————-
Trail Name, Reference to: ————-
Stream, River: Black River
Height, Type: Dam and Falls
Elevation: 1125 ft
Level of Difficulty, Hiking Distance: Roadside views
Whitewater Rte, Canoe Rte Map: www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/10625/#main
Maps: ————-
My Resource: www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/10625/#main
Book Resource: ————-
Brochures, Travel Guides, Visitor Guides: ————-
Trail_URL: ————-
Additional Information: World Waterfall Database
Photos, Information Contributed to other Websites: Dig the Falls, Northern New York Waterfalls
Landmark: Forestport Reservoir
Nearest Intersection: River Rd and Dutch Hill Rd
Directions: From I-90, in Utica, Take exit 31 to the right towards I-790/Rt-8/Rt-12/Utica and drive for .8 miles. Take the Genesee St North ramp to the right towards Rt-5/Rt-8/Rt-12/Rt-49/I-790 W/Watertown/Rome and drive for .4 miles. Keep left onto Trenton Rd and drive for 1.6 miles. Continue on Cr-91 N towards Rt-12/Glass Factory Rd and drive for .3 miles. Take the Rt-8 N/Rt-12 N ramp to the right and drive for 20.4 miles. Keep right onto Rt-28 N towards Old Forge and drive for 1.8 miles. Bear left onto River Rd and drive for .2 miles. Turn left onto Dutch Hill Rd for 114 ft. Turn left onto Dutch Hill Rd and drive for .2 miles. Turn left onto Dutch Hill Rd for 87 ft.
Comments, Notes: The times I was there the bridge was out/closed Updated: 10/11/2015 The bridge is now open. The section of photos you will see at the bottom of the page is located across the road from the actual dam. I called this Lower Falls, but have not found reference to them being named. Update: Additional information for this area can be found on the American Whitewater. Lower Falls aka The Slides III
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