West Branch Sacandaga River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | New York |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Adirondacks |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Source1 Location: | Northwest of Benson |
Source1 Coordinates: | 43.2931°N -74.3854°W |
Mouth: | Sacandaga River |
Mouth Location: | South of Wells |
Mouth Coordinates: | 43.3584°N -74.291°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 955feet |
Basin Size: | 158.3sqmi |
Tributaries Left: | Piseco Outlet |
Tributaries Right: | Chub Lake, Trout Lake |
West Branch Sacandaga River is a river in Hamilton County in the state of New York. It begins northwest of Benson and flows west then northward then eastward before converging with the Sacandaga River south of Wells.[1]
In May 2021, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation stocked 133 12to brown trout and 1200 12to rainbow trout into the river in the town of Wells.[2]
Right
Silver Lake Outlet
North Branch
Chub Lake
Trout Lake
Cow Creek
Moose Creek
Ninemile Creek
Devorse Creek
Vly Creek
Left
Whitman Flow
Good Luck Lake
State Brook
Shanty Brook
Teeter Creek
Piseco Outlet
Cold Brook
Hamilton Lake Stream
Dugway Creek
Jimmy Creek