Taylorville – Powerline Boof Rapids

Waterfall Name: Taylorville – Powerline Boof Rapids
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Location: Croghan Twn

First Visit: 09-07-2015

State: New York State
Region: Northern Region
County: Lewis County

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NYS Tourism Region: Adirondack Mountains
NYDEC Region: Western Adirondacks/Eastern Lake Ontario

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Waterfall Location: N43.92592 W75.31846
Parking: N43.92755 W75.32154
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Stream, River: Beaver River
Height, Type: 8ft,Class IV Rapids Slide on left 8ft Drop on right
Elevation: 975 ft
Level of Difficulty, Hiking Distance: Moderate .4 mile round trip from power plant

Whitewater Rte, Canoe Rte Map: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2612/
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My Resource: Eastern New York All Outdoors Atlas and Field Guide Publication 2008 pg 106 B3
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Landmark: Power Plant
Nearest Intersection: Taylorville Rd and Double Eddy Rd
Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 126 and Hwy 812 in Croghan, take Hwy 812 north for .7 miles. (At .4 miles is Croghan Island Falls) Turn Right onto Belfort Rd and drive for 3.6 miles. (Take note at .6 miles you will see High Falls Rd on your left and this leads to High Falls Dam.) (Take note that at about 3.2 miles Belfort road veers left. Also here is Belfort Falls and Dam). Turn right onto Long Pond Rd and drive another .1 mile to Taylorville Rd which bears right. Continue on Taylorville Rd for .5 miles. (Note: just before you reach the end you will see a dirt road off to your left. This is Double Eddy Rd and if you continue another .5 miles to the end, it will lead you to the other falls in this area.

Comments, Notes: From the parking area, walk straight towards the river thru a small gate. At the gate turn left and walk along the pipe line for less the .1 mile. You will see a path to your right that leads down to the river.






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