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E Mile 172.42 43.155830 -76.332800 E Mile 171.53, south side 43.148206 -76.320554 Lock E24, Baldwinsville Lions Club Community Park 8 Syracuse Street Lion’s Parkway, off Maple Road (NY 48) Baldwinsville, NY 13027 Baldwinsville, NY 13027 (315) 635-3101 FACILITIES: Portable toilets, pavilion, picnic LIFT: 11.0 feet. tables, grills. Car top launch with roller dock for wheelchair access. Parking for ten cars. FACILITIES: Floating docks along the upstream approach wall on the south side and at The kayak launch provides easy access to Papermill Island near the amphitheater. the Seneca River. This portion of the river provides great flat water paddling with the When approaching Lock PADDLING NOTE: opportunity to view many species of wildlife. E24 from the west, look for a line of buoys that marks off the dam and holds up a safety cable to keep boats from going over. Do not E Mile 170.51 43.141636 -76.305372 enter this area. To avoid the dam area and Bridge E77, railroad cross-currents from the hydroelectric plants on each end of the dam at the western end E Mile 167.88, north side 43.125058 -76.265285 of the lock, stay to the south, starting at the tip of Paper Mill Island. J&S Marine 3558 Hayes Road Lock E24 was the first lock to be opened on Baldwinsville, NY 13027 the Barge Canal. Workboats for the construc- (315) 622-1095 tion passed through in 1910. At that point, the jsmarinejim.com electric operating machinery hadn’t been delivered. The valves and gates had to be FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, moved by hand-powered chain hoists, blocks showers. Floating docks, ramp. and tackle, and horses. Large private marina.

E Mile 172.36 43.155831 -76.331921 E Mile 167.18, south side 43.123678 -76.255762 Bridge E78, Syracuse Street (NY 48) Klein Island and Onondaga Lake Outlet The Erie Canal connects to the Syracuse E Mile 171.96 43.153428 -76.325373 Inner Harbor via a dredged channel at the Mill Island Trail northern outlet of Onondaga Lake. Watch out Baldwinsville, NY 13027 for power boats and rowing teams practicing in the outlet canal. New York State owns most Downstream end of the island that separates of the north shore of Klein Island; the rest is the canal channel from the Seneca River, privately owned. The south side of the canal the Mill Island Trail leads to the tip of the on both sides of Klein Island is Onondaga breakwater. Lake Park. Stone breakwaters extend into the lake on either side of the outlet. E Mile 171.71 43.150186 -76.323214 Inlet to Fobes Island is on the north side.

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ONONDAGA LAKE AND THE SYRACUSE REGION

Follow the path where mules once trod and Onondaga Lake Park where the mighty Erie Canal gave rise to 106 Lake Drive (off Onondaga Lake Parkway, cities, towns, and industries in the 1800s. NY 370) When the canal was enlarged in 1918, the Liverpool, NY 13088 route changed, leaving Syracuse connected (315) 453-6712 to the canal via Onondaga Lake. You’ll find onondagacountyparks.com the influence of the canal’s heyday in the Often called the “Central Park of Central New Syracuse region in the city’s architecture and York,” this county park is a 7.5 mile linear at local historic sites, museums, and at the greenway with many trails and recreational Old Erie Canal State Historic Park. facilities. It is located on both sides of the In the early 1900s, factory workers from north end of Onondaga Lake. Syracuse used to flock to beaches, parks, and There are several parking areas and dance halls along the shores of Onondaga informal hand-launch sites at gravel beaches Lake. But by 1940, swimming had been along the east side of the lake at the north end. banned due to a combination of industrial The Willow Bay section of the park has parking, discharge and untreated sewage. Onondaga restrooms, picnic shelters, and seasonal Lake became notorious as the most polluted paddlecraft rentals. There is also an informal lake in America. Today, massive cleanup beach launch at the west end of the Long efforts have improved water quality dramati- Branch Road bridge over Onondaga Lake cally. Swimming is now permitted in the Outlet with parking nearby. The Onondaga Lake northern portion. Park marina in Liverpool has the only paved boat ramp on the lake ($10 fee per launch).

PADDLECRAFT RENTALS PADDLING NOTE: There can be a lot of traffic on the narrow Onondaga Lake Outlet, including powerboats, jet skis, and rowing shells. The 43.116589 -76.240310 floating docks and boathouses of Syracuse Willow Bay Rentals University and the Syracuse Chargers on the 3853 Long Branch Road east side of the outlet are off limits. Liverpool, NY 13090 (315) 672-8439 longbranchparkkayakpaddleboardrentals LODGING willowbay.com

A seasonal paddlecraft rental conces- 43.060639 -76.162576 sion operated by Camillus Kayak Shop Aloft Syracuse Inner Harbor at the Willow Bay section of the park 310 West Kirkpatrick Street (north end just east of the breakwater). Syracuse, NY 13204 Ample parking. (315) 422-1700 marriott.com

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PLACES OF INTEREST OFF THE WATER

43.052583 -76.302988 which follows the old towpath and is suitable for bicycling, walking, and jogging. Camillus Erie Canal Park 5750 Devoe Road Paddling is an option in certain sections Camillus, NY 13031 of the park. (See pages 136-137.) (315) 488-3409 PADDLING NOTE: Launch sites are being eriecanalcamillus.com developed at the Cedar Bay Picnic Area, Located along the Old Erie Canal, the Poolsbrook Widewater, Manlius Center, park features Sims Store Museum and and Chittenango Landing Canal Boat the award-winning 1842 Nine Mile Creek Museum. A paddling guide is available at Aqueduct, which was restored and tourthetowpath.com. rewatered in 2009. Narrated boat tours are conducted May through October. 43.060031 -75.871458 Chittenango Landing Canal Boat 43.060639 -76.162576 Museum Erie Canal Museum 717 Lakeport Road 318 Erie Boulevard East Chittenango, NY 13037 Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 687-3801 (315) 471-0593 clcbm.org eriecanalmuseum.org Restored dry docks, replica canal boat, Extensive collection and exhibits on all blacksmith shop, and exhibits related to facets of the Erie Canal. Housed in the life on the Erie Canal in the 1800s make only remaining Weighlock Building (1850) this a highly engaging site. The museum where canal boats were weighed during offers bike and kayak rentals for exploring the days when they traveled through the the Old Erie Canal State Park. center of Syracuse on the Erie Canal. 43.060639 -76.162576 Old Erie Canal State Historic Park Canastota Canal Town Museum parks.ny.gov 122 Canal Street Thirty-six miles of the original Erie Canal, Canastota, NY 13032 five stone arch aqueducts, and a number of (315) 697-5002 other historic structures remain in service canastota.com here, delivering water from upland reservoirs to today’s canal. Stretching from DeWitt, just east of Syracuse, to New London and FOR MORE INFORMATION: the outskirts of Rome, Old Erie Canal State More information about things to do in the Park offers a view of the scale and character Syracuse area, including dining and lodging, of the ditch that opened a continent. is available at madisontourism.com and The park includes the Erie Canalway Trail, visitsyracuse.com.

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E Mile 167.40, north side 43.127409 -76.257574 Winds of Cold Springs Harbor Marina 3642 Hayes Road OSWEGO CANAL Baldwinsville, NY 13027 The Oswego Canal connects the Erie (315) 622-2211 Canal at Three Rivers to Oswego thewindsofcoldspringsharbor.webs.com Harbor at Lake Ontario. Though the FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, Oswego is the canal system’s shortest showers, camping. Bar/restaurant. Floating segment, it has long provided a critical dock, ramp. connection to Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. The Oswego River’s Large private marina. bays and back channels are well suited for canoeing and kayaking, as well as E Mile 167.10 43.129981 -76.253430 fishing and birdwatching. Visitors Bridge E73, Cold Springs Road (NY 370) from around the world are drawn to Oswego’s active port, renowned for its festivals and exceptional sport fishing. E Mile 162.39 43.175653 -76.276413 Bridge E72, Belgium Road (NY 31) Water Trail sites along the Oswego Canal can be found starting on E Mile 160.45 43.201310 -76.280372 page 223. Three Rivers Junction with Oswego Canal The Oneida River and the Seneca River merge here to become the Oswego River. The southern end of the Oswego Canal meets the E Mile 160.40, south side 43.200606 -76.279407 Erie Canal here. The Oswego Canal and river Three Rivers Point Park flow north for some 23 miles, ending at the 8892-8898 Gaskin Road port of Oswego on Lake Ontario. Clay, NY 13041 Paddlers who stay on the Erie Canal will be heading upstream for the first time since FACILITIES: Informal hand launch. Ample leaving Buffalo. The Oneida River drops about parking. 11 feet between the outlet of Oneida Lake at The former Three Rivers Terminal is now a Brewerton and its confluence with the small waterfront park. The Town of Clay plans Seneca and Oswego rivers at Three Rivers. to develop the site of the Three Rivers Inn, a The “Rome Summit” between locks E21 and once famous dance hall. E20, east of Oneida Lake, crosses the drainage divide between the St. Lawrence E Mile 160.34 43.201505 -76.277927 and Hudson basins. Bridge E71, Oswego Road (CR 57)

E Mile 160.32 43.201576 -76.277600 Bridge E70, CSX railroad

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E Mile 159.42, south side 43.210441 -76.266221 E Mile 156.54, north side 43.205748 -76.218243 Clay Boat Ramp River Edge Mansion Bed and Breakfast (Bonstead Road Launch) 1 CR 10 Beneath NY 481 Bridge, off Bonstead Road Pennellville, NY 13132 Clay, NY 13041 (315) 695-3021 riveredgemansion.com FACILITIES: Ramp. Parking for 10 cars; 24-hour overnight parking permitted. Distance from The restored Greek Revival mansion built in parking about 20 feet. 1818 by George Casper von Schroeppel is listed on the National Register of Historic DEC fishing access point. Places. Dedicated dock.

E Mile 159.40 43.210965 -76.266613 E Mile 156.50 43.204891 -76.217742 Bridge E69A, NY 481 Bridge E68, Morgan Road (CR 10)

E Mile 159.30, north side 43.213769 -76.263447 E Mile 156.33, south side 43.205165 -76.214013 At buoy R206, the Oneida River branches off Mud Creek enters the canal. to the north into a long loop that reenters the canal in about 0.75 miles. During the Barge Canal construction, the loop was cut off by E Mile 156.29, south side 43.205176 -76.213948 the Big Bend Cut; the land along the loop The south wall of the Oak Orchard Lock of became known as Horseshoe Island. the 1840 Oneida River Improvement is visible on the south bank. E Mile 158.31 43.216527 -76.247350 Bridge E69, Horseshoe Island Road E Mile 155.40, south side 43.207505 -76.212230 A loop in the Oneida River, cut off by the canal, E Mile 158.21, north side 43.216802 -76.245839 forms Schroeppel Island. Stay to the north of the island to remain in the canal channel. The Oneida River meets the canal again after looping around Horseshoe Island. E Mile 155.15, south side 43.209925 -76.210345

E Mile 158.18, south side 43.214308 -76.245700 The Oneida River rejoins the canal. Pirates Cove Marina 9170 Horseshoe Island Road E Mile 154.75, south side 43.216558 -76.206180 Clay, NY 13041 The Morgan Cut on a loop of the Oneida (315) 695-3901 River forms Glosky Island. To remain in the piratescovemarina.com canal channel, stay to the north.

FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, showers, RV camping. Ramp. Parking. E Mile 154.45, south side 43.222165 -76.202348 Restaurant. The Oneida River rejoins the canal. Large private marina.

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LIFT: 6 feet 9 inches.

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FACILITIES: Portable toilet, picnic tables, E Mile 150.83, south side 43.239635 -76.144424 grills. Tie up at the wooden piers on both Brewerton Boatyard sides at the eastern end of the lock. 5405 Bennett Street Lock E23 is the busiest lock on the entire Brewerton, NY 13029 NYS Canal System. Its location between (315) 676-3762 Oneida Lake and the Oswego and Cayuga- brewertonboatyard.com Seneca canals and the Finger Lakes means it FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, gets a lot of pleasure boat and commercial showers. Concrete ramp. traffic. The lock has a guard gate integrated into its eastern end. The original powerhouse Private marina. still generates electricity for lock machinery. E Mile 150.78, north side 43.240670 -76.144422 E Mile 152.90 43.243059 -76.183026 Brewerton Lighthouse Car Top Launch Bridge E66, Caughdenoy Road (CR 50) CR 37 off US Route 11 Brewerton, NY 13029 E Mile 152.17, north side 43.246963 -76.169524 The Brewerton Lighthouse is one of the The Oneida River rejoins the canal. Three Sisters—three candlestick lighthouses constructed during the Barge Canal expansion E Mile 151.64, north side 43.243713 -76.159651 to guide navigation on Oneida Lake. The lighthouse is 85 feet tall and was first lit in Winter Harbor Marina the summer of 1917; it is still in use. Brewerton 604 CR 37 has turned the area around the lighthouse Central Square, NY 13036 into a small park with two low docks. The (315) 676-9276 lighthouse is not open to the public. winterharborllc.com E Mile 150.72 43.240347 -76.143301 FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, showers. Fixed docks; no ramp. Bridge E65, CSX railroad

Private marina. E Mile 150.71, south side 43.239919 -76.142034

E Mile 151.10, south side 43.239626 -76.150093 Riverfront Park 5449 Bennett Street Ess-Kay Yards Brewerton, NY 13029 5307 Guy Young Road (315) 699-5233 Brewerton, NY 13029 (315) 676-2711 FACILITIES: Portable toilet, picnic tables. ess-kayyards.com High walls make this park difficult for paddlers to access. Ample parking. Shops and FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, restaurants in Brewerton are a short walk away. showers. Fixed docks, ramp. Private marina.

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43.241777 -76.141157 E Mile 150.55, north side 43.240948 -76.139144 Fort Brewerton/Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum Brewerton Dockwall 9 US 11 East River Road Brewerton, NY 13029 Brewerton, NY 13029 (315) 668-8801 FACILITIES: Electric, water. Low dock. Parking fortbrewerton.net for 10 cars. Fortified house built in 1794 near Old Fort The Brewerton Pier wall replaces a collapsed Brewerton. The historic park next to the pier that dated back to 1911. museum is where Fort Brewerton was located. The fort is gone but the original E Mile 150.55, south shore 43.239066 -76.139970 earthworks around it are still visible. Denman’s Island; private residences. ADMISSION: Free

HOURS: June, July, and August: E Mile 150.06 43.237619 -76.130564 Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bridge E63A, I-81 Oneida Lake begins to the east of this bridge. Parts of six counties and 69 communities are in the watershed. The lake takes its name E Mile 150.58 43.240437 -76.140630 from the Oneida Nation that historically Bridge E64, Brewerton Road (US 11) occupied the region around the lake.

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Oneida Lake

Erie Canal at Oneida Lake/Sylvan Beach

The largest lake entirely within New York longer if the wind is against you—with no place State, Oneida Lake is about 21 miles long, to land. For all but the most experienced five miles wide, and covers about 80 square paddlers, following the channel is neither the miles. Oneida Lake is a popular vacation safest nor most enjoyable option. Bad weather spot. During the summer months, it is full of with lightning, dangerous winds, waves, and people and boats, swimming, fishing, sailing, fog can come up suddenly on the lake. The cruising, water skiing and wake boarding. prevailing wind comes out of the west and Be alert to other boats and wakes; look out can build big waves on a fairly shallow lake for swimmers and water toys, fishing lines, by the time it reaches Sylvan Beach at the and tow ropes. eastern end. It is safest for paddlers crossing the lake to leave Brewerton in the early Take extra precautions PADDLING NOTE: morning, before winds build during the day. when crossing Oneida Lake. Plot your travel Most paddlers opt to follow the shoreline route in advance and share it with someone. to the north or south, putting in and taking Always wear a life jacket. out from the many marinas, launches, and The Erie Canal channel goes straight beaches on both shores. Both routes have across the lake and is marked by spar buoys. their charms—use the descriptions here to Following it from one end of the lake to the decide which route to take. other will take between five and six hours—

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NORTH SHORE

E Mile 150.00 43.239927 -76.128510 E Mile 148.84 43.246046 -76.068454 Trade-A-Yacht East Marina Charley’s Boat Livery CR 37 82 McCloud Road Brewerton, NY 13029 West Monroe, NY 13167 (315) 676-3531 (315) 668-6341 tradeayacht.com oneidalakefishin.com

FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, showers. Campsite with dedicated dock. Distance from Car top launch, concrete ramp. Secure parking. parking 300 feet. Private marina. E Mile 146.62 43.243858 -76.064847

E Mile 149.73, buoy 136 43.244008 -76.125990 Johnson Bay Marina 136 McLoud Road Bradbury’s Boatel West Monroe, NY 13167 57 Bradbury Road (CR 37) (315) 561-3909 Brewerton, NY 13029 (315) 676-7060 FACILITIES: Portable restrooms. Concrete ramp.

FACILITIES: Electric, water, portable rest- Private marina. rooms, showers. Concrete ramp. Restaurant. Large private marina. 43.256247 -76.060790 Phillips Point/Three Mile Bay Wildlife E Mile 149.50 43.242300 -76.118019 Management Area McCloud Drive Big Bay Marina Central Square, NY 155 Camic Road Central Square, NY 13036 Once known as Toad Harbor Swamp, this (315) 676-2223 WMA covers 3,966 acres, much of which is bigbaymarina.com a lowland swamp. Few areas are more than 30 feet above the level of Oneida Lake. It is FACILITIES: Electric, water, portable rest- an excellent spot for birdwatching. It can be rooms. Concrete ramp. Restaurant. Camping. accessed from the Toad Harbor Fishing Access Large private marina. Day launch fee. Site and the Constantia Car Top Launch.

E Mile 147.98 43.241590 -76.087230 E Mile 146.01 43.239404 -76.050152 Toad Harbor Fishing Access Site* Constantia Car Top Launch* Constantia, NY 13044 FACILITIES: Car top launch, beach landing. Parking for 15 cars. Distance from parking FACILITIES: Car top launch, beach landing. about 35 feet. Parking for 15 cars. Distance from parking about 20 feet. DEC fishing access site. DEC fishing access site. * Public boat launches on Oneida Lake are indicated with an asterisk.

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NORTH SHORE SOUTH SHORE

E Mile 144.14 43.228124 -76.000102 E Mile 148.78 43.228040 -76.108800 Wantry Island Oneida Shores County Park Boat Ramp* This island, along with nearby Little Island and 9400 Bartell Road Long Island, are designated as an Important Brewerton, NY 13029 Bird Area by the National Audubon Society. (315) 676-7366 Common terns nest on the islands. To avoid Camping: (315) 676-4943 disturbing nest sites, do not land on these onondagacountyparks.com/parks/oneida- islands. Wantry Island is privately owned. shores-park

FACILITIES: Water, restrooms, showers, picnic E Mile 137.30 43.231229 -75.881299 tables, grills, swimming beach. Kayak rentals. Cleveland Terminal Car Top Launch* Park camping nearby. Ramp with small launch fee. Parking for 40 cars; small fee for over- FACILITIES: Car top launch, beach landing. night parking. Distance from parking 20 feet. Parking for 20 cars. Distance from parking about 50 feet. DEC fishing access site. PADDLECRAFT RENTALS Cleveland Terminal was built as a harbor of refuge for canal boats crossing the stormy 43.116589 -76.240310 lake. For many years it was home port to Oneida Shores County Park Rentals National, a powerful state tugboat that patrolled 9400 Bartell Road Oneida Lake to help other vessels in distress. Brewerton, NY 13029 (315) 676-7366 E Mile 135.85 43.223799 -75.849950 Camping: (315) 676-4943 Godfrey Point Boat Ramp* onondagacountyparks.com/parks/ oneida-shores-park FACILITIES: Portable toilet. Concrete ramp. Parking for 40 cars. Overnight parking Seasonal paddlecraft rentals permitted; 24-hour limit. Distance from parking about 100 feet. DEC fishing access site. E Mile 146.95 43.208238 -76.078309

E Mile 134.73 43.225255 -75.833365 Aero Marina Conway Inc. 9080 Beach Road, Short Point Bay Angler’s Bay Cottages Brewerton, NY 13029 103 Drive 17 (315) 699-7736 Cleveland, NY 13042 aeromarina.com (315) 675-3662 fishoneida.com/cottages FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, showers. Ramp; low dock. Small launch fee. Ample Vacation cottages with dedicated dock. parking. Distance from parking about 50 feet. Kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals. Distance from parking about 200 feet. Large private marina.

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E Mile 145.90 43.219618 -76.051182 E Mile 130.99 43.162568 -75.761064 Frenchman’s Island Lighthouse Callahan’s Marina The island, roughly 0.50 mile long, is part of 9089 Callahan Drive the Three Mile Bay WMA. The lighthouse is Canastota, NY 13032 85 feet tall, is one of three built in 1917, and is (315) 697-7470 still in use. Access the island from the long callahansmarina.com pier on the south shore. A loop trail runs from Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, the pier to the lighthouse and back. No FACILITIES: picnic area. Concrete ramp. access to the lighthouse. The island has a lot of poison ivy; stay on the trail. No camping; Large private marina. no fires. E Mile 130.55 43.158813 -75.750767 E Mile 145.50 43.202892 -76.018229 Oneida Lake Marina Dunham Island 713 NY 31 Canastota, NY 13032 E Mile 143.33 43.178133 -76.005262 (315) 697-4867 oneidalakemarina.com A&P Marina 7512 West Murray Drive FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, Cicero, NY 13039 showers, picnic area. Concrete ramp. (315) 699-7732 Large private marina. FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, showers. Concrete ramps. E Mile 130.39 43.158439 -75.745620 Large private marina. Marion Manor Marina Corner NY 13 and NY 31 E Mile 142.80 Canastota, NY 13032 (315) 762-4810 Chittenango Creek empties into Oneida Lake. marionmanor.com

E Mile 138.76 43.162571 -75.926835 FACILITIES: Restrooms. Concrete ramp. Private marina. Briggs Bay Boat Ramp* End of Bush Road E MILE 129.92 43.164512 -75.737574 Bridgeport, NY Oneida Creek enters the lake. FACILITIES: Portable toilet. Ramp. Parking for 40 cars. Overnight parking permitted; 24-hour limit. Distance from parking about 20 feet. DEC fishing access site.

* Public boat launches on Oneida Lake are indicated with an asterisk.

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SYLVAN BEACH

Sylvan Beach Greg Cuda

Sylvan Beach is a lively summer resort area with many restaurants, nightlife spots, and PLACE OF INTEREST shops in easy walking distance of the pier. OFF THE WATER Beaches and fishing areas are nearby. Sylvan Beach holds an annual Canal Fest in early 43.196549 -75.729943 August. Sylvan Beach Amusement Park 112 Bridge Street FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sylvan Beach, NY 13157 Contact Sylvan Beach Tourism at sylvanbeachamusementpark.com (866) 795-2322 or sylvanbeachny.com.

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LODGING

43.198782 -75.729891 43.201866 -75.729261 Sunset Cottages Kathy’s Guest Houses 801 Park Avenue Sylvan Beach NY 13157 Sylvan Beach, NY 13157 (518) 423-9381 (518) 762-4093 sylvanbeachlodging.biz sylvanbeach.com/sunset 0.5 miles from Sylvan Beach Dock Wall. 0.3 miles from Sylvan Beach Dock Wall. Guest houses at several locations on Park Vacation cottages. Avenue in Sylvan Beach.

43.201302 -75.728340 43.203570 -75.728312 Cinderella’s Restaurant, Bar, and Suites Oneida Lake Inn 1208 Main Street 1509 Main Street (NY 13) Sylvan Beach, NY 13157 Sylvan Beach, NY 13157 (315) 762-4280 (315) 761-0000 cinderellasrestaurant.com/suites oneidalakeinn.com 0.4 miles from Sylvan Beach Dock Wall. Motel 0.5 miles from Sylvan Beach Dock Wall. with ice cream stand. Motel.

43.196886 -75.730948 PADDLECRAFT RENTALS Sylvan Beach Sunset Avenue 43.156506 -75749525 Sylvan Beach, NY 13157 South Shore Nautical FACILITIES: Bathhouse has free public rest- 3728 NY 31 rooms and showers. Swimming beach. Walking Canastota, NY 13032 distance to amusement park and other (315) 391 9213 attractions and amenities in Sylvan Beach. southshorenautical.com Kayak and stand-up paddleboard sales and rentals. Marine store with extensive range of supplies and products. A very popular Coneheads Caribbean ice cream stand and barbecue truck are open here in the boating season.

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43.189192 -75.731128 be deceptive when approaching from the lake. Stay well south of marker R106 at the tip Verona Beach Lighthouse Located at the foot of Fourth Avenue, this of the breakwater. 85-foot lighthouse is one of three built during the Barge Canal expansion. It was first lit in 1917 E Mile 129.18 43.195143 -75.728467 to mark the entrance to the Wood Creek Canal Bridge E63, Main Street (NY 13) from the eastern end of Oneida Lake. The lighthouse is still in use as an automated beacon. E Mile 129.15, south side 43.193269 -75.725992 A small park around the lighthouse is open to the public. To visit, land on the sandy beach. For Snug Harbour Marina more information, visit Verona Beach Light- RR 13 house Association at lighthousefriends.com. Verona Beach, NY 13162 (315) 762-0112 43.194820 -75.728570 snug-harbour.com Verona Beach State Park* FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, 6541 Lakeshore Road South showers, picnic area. Concrete ramp. Verona Beach, NY 13162 Private marina. (315) 762-4463 parks.ny.gov E Mile 128.93, north side 43.197991 -75.725031 Verona Beach State Park covers 1,735 acres Mariner’s Landing on the eastern shore of Oneida Lake. The 705 Pioneer Avenue kayak launch has a car top launch and beach Sylvan Beach, NY 13157 landing. Parking for five cars. Distance from (315) 762-0112 parking is about 20 feet. No facilities at the marinerslandingmarina.com launch area, but restrooms, water, picnic tables, grills, and a restaurant are at the FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, beachfront area. The park has 46 campsites. showers. Concrete ramp. Registration is required for camping in New Private marina. York State parks. Although walk-ins are accepted on a first-come basis, camping reservations are strongly suggested E Mile 128.92, south side 43.197032 -75.721547 (newyorkstateparks.reserveamerica.com). Holmes Marina 2523 Oneida Street E Mile 129.50 43.194673 -75.729845 Verona Beach, NY 13162 (315) 762-4232 Sylvan Beach Breakwater holmesmarina.com The Sylvan Beach breakwater is a jetty built of rocks, timber, and concrete in 1907. FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, showers, picnic area. Concrete ramp. PADDLING NOTE: The breakwater angles from northeast to southwest along the north Private marina. bank of the canal as it enters the lake. It can

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CAMPING ON FISH CREEK

43.209893 -75.713580 43.223127 -75.698663 Hidden Point Campground Ta-Ga-Soke Campgrounds 1010 Waterview Drive 7820 Higginsville Road Sylvan Beach, NY 13308 Blossvale, NY 13308 (315) 762-0547 (800) 831-1744 hiddenpointcampground.com ta-ga-soke.com Located 0.6 miles north on Fish Creek. Located 2.4 miles north on Fish Creek. RV park and campground with dedicated RV park and camping with dedicated dock. dock. 43.227982 -75.678162 43.208199 -75.708295 Treasure Isle RV Park Paradise Cove Campground 3132 Haskins Road 7201 Cove Road Blossvale, NY 13308 Durhamville, NY 13054 (315) 245-5228 (315) 762-0210 treasureislervpark.com paradisecovecampground.net Located 4 miles north on Fish Creek. Located 0.8 miles north on Fish Creek. RV park and camping with dedicated dock. RV park and camping with dedicated dock.

43.220126 -75.702754 The Landing Campground 2796 Kellogg Road Blossvale, NY 13308 (315) 245-9951 thelandingcampground.com Located 2 miles north on Fish Creek. RV park and camping with dedicated dock. Kayak rentals.

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FACILITIES: Tie up at the walls on either end E Mile 126.04 of the lock. Bridge E60, Higginsville Road (CR 50A) E Mile 123.45 E Mile 125.28, north side 43.209434 -75.652608 Bridge E59, Lock Road The remains of a dam on Wood Creek are This bridge is closed to traffic. visible. The mouth of the creek is partially obstructed by debris. E Mile 123.42 43.208770 -75.618560 For centuries, before the Erie Canal opened Lock E21, New London in 1825, tiny Wood Creek was one of North 7176 Lock Road America’s principal routes for commerce, trade, Rome, NY 13440 and warfare. Travelers crossed Oneida Lake, (315) 336-8229 pushed their boats up Wood Creek as far as water levels would allow, carried their cargo LIFT: 25.0 feet. over land for about eight miles, and reloaded on the Mohawk River in what is now the city FACILITIES: Portable toilets. Tie up at the of Rome. walls on either end of the lock. Facilities are difficult for paddlers to access at this location due to steep canal walls.

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Lock E21 is at the western end of the Rome E Mile 123.48, south 43.206959 -75.578709 Summit Level, the high point where the Erie New London Junction Lock Dry Dock Canal crosses from the Mohawk River into Rome NY 13440 the Lake Ontario drainage basin. The upstream elevation is 420.4 feet; the downstream The remains of the old New London Junction elevation is 395.4 feet. Lock are visible on the south bank. The The footbridge over the lock carries the original Erie Canal traced a route at the base Erie Canalway Trail and the Old Erie Canal of the hills south of here. It was rerouted in Towpath Trail from one side of the canal to the early 1900s to cut straight across Oneida the other. The lock is within the Old Erie Lake. To connect the towns along a section of Canal State Historic Park, which preserves a the old route to the new, a junction lock was 36-mile stretch of the enlarged Erie Canal built here around 1918. After traffic on the old more or less as it appeared in 1862, when the Erie Canal ceased, the lock was converted to enlargement was completed. a dry dock and is still occasionally used by the New York State Canal Corporation. The entrance wall is still intact and paddlers can E Mile 122.10 43.207758 -75.592651 tie up at it. Do not enter the fenced-off areas. Bridge E58A, New London Road (NY 46) E Mile 119.85 43.205649 -75.548328 Bridge E57, Stoney Creek Road (CR 60A)

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Discover why all roads lead to Rome when it Canal was turned in Rome on July 4, 1817. comes to water, transportation, and settle- By 1820, 66 miles of the Erie Canal between ment in this part of New York State. Utica and Syracuse had been completed. For millennia, a six-mile portage path This section, called the Long Level because it between the Mohawk River and the Hudson was relatively flat and needed no locks, was River to the east and Wood Creek and Lake immediately put into operation. The Enlarged Ontario to the west was known by the Native Erie Canal followed a more northerly route Americans as the Great Carrying Place or the through Rome during the 1840s. (Its path is Oneida Carrying Place. The European covered by Erie Boulevard today.) The Barge settlement that would later become the city Canal, built during the early 20th century, of Rome grew up around this ancient trade followed yet another path across the southern route. One of the earliest canals in the outskirts of Rome. country was built along this route by Western The best place to launch a kayak or canoe Inland Lock Navigation Company, chartered trip in this area is Bellamy Harbor Park. in 1792. The first shovelful of dirt for the Erie

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OUTFITTER PLACE OF INTEREST OFF THE WATER 43.235976 -75.437521 Herb Philipson’s 1899 Black River Boulevard Rome, NY 13440 (315) 336-1300 herbphilipsons.com Kayaks and equipment, sporting goods. Glenn Charles

E Mile 116.30, north side 43.202889 -75.477959 Rome (Muck Road) Boat Ramp Rome, NY 13440 43.210587 -75.455292 FACILITIES: Ramp, floating dock. Parking for Fort Stanwix National Monument 20 cars; overnight parking with 24-hour limit. 100 North James Street Distance from parking about 20 feet. Rome, NY 13440 DEC fishing access site. (315) 338-7730 nps.gov/fost E Mile 115.74 43.201848 -75.467002 The British built a fort here in 1758 to Bridge E55, South James Street control the eastern end of the Oneida Carry. Captured by American forces during the Revolution, it was besieged E Mile 115.08 43.201244 -75.454014 in 1777 by British troops who were trying Bridge E52A, Erie Boulevard (NY 46/49/69) to move from Canada to the Hudson Erie Boulevard was built over the remains of River by way of the Oswego River, the Enlarged Erie Canal. Oneida Lake, and the Mohawk River. Today’s fort is a replica, built on the E Mile 115.05 43.201263 -75.453484 original site. Guard Gate 7, West Rome Gates normally left open during the FOR MORE INFORMATION: navigation season. More information about things to do The Mohawk River spills over a retention in the Rome area, including dining dam and enters the canal from the north, just and lodging, is available at east of the guard gate. The footbridge that oneidacountytourism.com. crosses the Mohawk can be reached from Bellamy Harbor Park.

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E Mile 114.97, north side 43.201819 -75.450148 E Mile 113.80 43.200506 -75.428615 Bellamy Harbor Park Bridge E50B, NY 49 and NY 365 westbound Mill Street at the Canal Rome, NY 13440 E Mile 113.77 43.200506 -75.428615 (315) 339-7656 romenewyork.com Bridge E50A, NY 49 and NY 365, eastbound

FACILITIES: Picnic tables. A wheelchair-acces- E Mile 113.18 43.200143 -75.416365 sible kayak launch and a gravel beach are at the confluence of the Mohawk River and the Bridge E50, Mohawk, Adirondack and canal at the west end of the park. Kayak Northern Railroad (MHWA) rentals are based in the canal terminal freight house. Parking for 10 cars. Distance from E Mile 111.80 43.199458 -75.389036 parking about 50 feet. Most shops and Guard Gate 6, East Rome restaurants in Rome are on the north side of Gates generally left open throughout the the canal within walking distance. A bike navigation season. share station is also located at the park, Guard Gate 6 can be lowered to isolate making it easy to access services in town. the land-cut canal section from here to Lock E20 at Marcy. The spillway on the south E Mile 114.79 43.201059 -75.448265 bank, just upstream of the guard gate, dumps Bridge E51, Mill Street water from the canal into the natural bed of the Mohawk River. From here to Frankfort the canal runs in a comparatively straight channel E Mile 114.68, north side 43.201421 -75.446183 along the north side of the valley, passing Rome Navigation Center through locks E20 and E19, while the river Mill Street, east of bridge meanders to the south. Rome, NY 13440

FACILITIES: Water, restrooms, showers, laundry, E Mile 108.92, south side 43.179339 -75.338278 and picnic area. Parking. Dining nearby. Nine Mile Creek Spillway Located within the Oriskany Flats State Wildlife E Mile 114.3, south side 43.195990 -75.437331 Management Area, the spillway is 965 feet long and was constructed in 1913 to release Riverside Marina excess water from the canal into the Mohawk 6806 Martin Street River. The Nine Mile Creek enters the canal Rome, NY 13440 on the north side. Water from the West (315) 337-5199 Canada Creek is stored in Hinckley Reservoir riversidemarina.slantpower.com and sent into the canal as needed by a 0.3 miles south of canal feeder that crosses the divide between West Canada and Nine Mile creeks. FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, showers. PADDLING NOTE: Watch out for strong Private marina. currents near the spillway. Stay to the north side of the canal. Do not attempt to enter Oriskany Flats WMA from this point.

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Mile 107.70, south side E Mile 104.13, north side 43.133265 -75.272677 Oriskany Flats Wildlife Management Area Marcy Marina The Mohawk River flows through Oriskany 200 Scharbach Drive Flats WMA. To paddle here, use the hand Marcy, NY 13403 launch at the eastern end on River Street off (315) 736-7617 NY 49. No access to the canal. FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms. NOTE: Hunting is permitted here; exercise Concrete ramp, low dock. appropriate caution during hunting seasons. Private marina.

E Mile 107.68 43.167792 -75.323831 Mile 102.40, south side 43.123179 -75.243183 Bridge E49, Oriskany Road (CR 32) Utica Marsh Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp E Mile 105.63 43.146245 -75.296182 Barnes Avenue off Oriskany Avenue Bridge E48A, NY 291 Utica, NY 13502

FACILITIES: Concrete ramp. Ample parking. E Mile 105.32 43.142749 -75.291179 This unique urban wetland covers 213 acres Lock E20, Whitesboro (Marcy) on the south side of the canal, extending 9028 River Road about 0.75 miles along the bank. It is bordered Marcy, NY 13403 by the Erie Canal on the north and the (315) 736-4617 Mohawk River to the south. The WMA has LIFT: 16 feet. hiking trails, a wildlife viewing area, and two observation towers. No swimming or camping. FACILITIES: Water, restrooms, picnic tables, camping at Lock 20 State Canal Park on the E Mile 102.44 43.123122 -75.242325 north side. Car top launch with low dock. Distance from parking about 250 feet. Ample Bridge E46, MHWA railroad parking. The park has a viewing platform to get a good look at boats passing though E Mile 101.88 43.120285 -75.233634 the lock. Bridge E44C, NY 8 and NY 12 PADDLING NOTE: Workboats are often tied up by the repair center wall on the south E Mile 101.80 43.119758 -75.231998 side, just before the western end of the lock. Bridge E44B, I-790 northbound exit ramp

E Mile 104.62 43.136343 -75.281047 E Mile 101.80 43.119363 -75.230815 Bridge E47B, New York State Thruway I-90 Bridge E44D, NY 5 exit ramp

E Mile 104.40 43.134686 -75.277732 Bridge E47A, Mohawk Street (CR 30)

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E Mile 101.42, south side 43.116023 -75.224901 E Mile 95.16 43.075596 -75.115220 Utica Tower A 98-foot-long retention dam on the north 87-99 Harbor Lock Road West side and a spillway on the south control Utica, NY 13502 Sterling Creek. The spillway carries excess water about 0.50 mile southwest to the The open-steel Utica Tower stands 125 feet Mohawk River. high on a 24-foot-square base. PADDLING NOTE: Currents can be strong E Mile 100.90 43.112208 -75.215917 near the spillway when the water level is high. Stay to the north side. Bridge E44A, Genesee Street

E Mile 95.04 43.073770 -75.113839 E Mile 100.85, south side 43.111373 -75.214888 Lock E19, Frankfort (Schuyler) Utica Historic Marina 2960 NY 5 16 Harbor Lock Road Schuyler, NY 13340 Utica, NY 13502 (315) 733-5041 (315) 732-0116 aquavinorestaurant.com LIFT: 21.0 feet.

FACILITIES: Electric, water, restrooms, FACILITIES: Picnic tables. Tie up at the floating dock. The Aqua Vino restaurant western lock wall on the south side. A floating occupies the marina building. dock is on the north side about 100 feet above the upstream lock gates. E Mile 100.54 43.109806 -75.209639 Bridge E43, Leland Avenue E Mile 94.92 43.072769 -75.112980 Bridge E40, CSX railroad E Mile 97.76, south side 43.094588 -75.158312 Even though from a distance this railroad truss bridge appears to be part of the eastern Days Spillway/Schuyler Sluice Gate lock gate, it isn’t. It’s just very close to it. PADDLING NOTE: Warning buoys mark off A box periscope mounted on the footbridge the area around the spillway. Do not enter below the gates allows the lock operator to this area—currents can be strong. Paddle to see boats approaching from downstream the north side. under the railroad truss. Constructed in 1912, the concrete spillway is approximately 150 feet long with four sluice E Mile 92.51 43.051467 -75.076288 gates/drain gates at the eastern end. It allows Bridge E39, Moss Road excess water to spill from the canal into the Mohawk River. E Mile 92.59, south side 43.044023 -75.062853 Inlet to Frankfort Harbor Marina; the harbor is E Mile 97.54 43.093693 -75.155300 0.3 miles south, formed by the confluence of Bridge E42, Dyke Road (CR 37) Moyer Creek and the Mohawk River.

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Eliphalet Remington II built his first hand- E Mile 89.15 43.021195 -75.030291 forged rifle in 1816. He went on to found the Bridge E37A, Central Avenue (NY 51) Remington Arms Company which moved to Ilion on the Erie Canal in 1828 and has been here ever since. It is possible that Remington E Mile 89.07, south side 43.019983 -75.029239 is the oldest manufacturer in the U.S. still Ilion Marina and RV Park making its original product. The company 190 Central Avenue maintains a museum at the factory in Ilion. Ilion, NY 13357 The Illion Marina is the best place to (315) 894-9421 launch a paddle trip or take out to access ilionny.com/recreation sites and services in town. FACILITIES: Electric, wi-fi, water, restrooms, showers, picnic tables, restaurant, camping (fee). Over 500 feet of bulkhead wall, with PLACE OF INTEREST low dock and concrete ramp. Ample parking. OFF THE WATER Shops, restaurants, and the Remington 43.013330 -75.031734 Museum are within walking distance. Use the underpass with sidewalks that carry NY 51 Remington Museum and under NY 5S. Country Store Catherine Street E Mile 88.23, south side 43.015416 -75.012979 Ilion, NY 13357 (318) 895-3304 Fulmer Creek Access remington.com/about-us Off NY 5S near Mohawk Soccer Field FACILITIES: None. Hand launch. Parking for five cars. DEC fishing access point with accessible fishing dock.

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The area around Herkimer was first settled in the 1720s by refugees from the Palatinate, a PLACES OF INTEREST war-torn region in the southwest Rhine region OFF THE WATER of what is today Germany. About 3,000 were sent by the British to their colony in New York Within the town is Herkimer’s Historic in 1710. In 1723, 100 heads of families became Four Corners, where North Main Street the first Europeans to acquire land west of meets Court Street. Four historic Little Falls, along both sides of the Mohawk buildings are seen here: The 1884 River in what is now Herkimer County. The Herkimer County Historical Society, county, town, and village are named for the 1834 Herkimer County Jail, the Nicholas Herkimer, a son of Palatine settlers 1873 Herkimer County Courthouse, who rose to the rank of general during the and the 1834 Herkimer Reformed American Revolution. Herkimer was mortally Church. Tours of the Historical Society wounded at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777 Museum are Monday through Friday while leading a column of militia to relieve 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays in July and besieged American forces at Fort Stanwix. August 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. His 1764 riverfront home below Little Falls is directly accessible from the water trail.

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43.018202 -74.992644 43.01875 -74.991502 Budget Inn Motel Red Roof Inn & Suites 715 Mohawk Street 100 Marginal Road Herkimer, NY 13350 Herkimer, NY 13350 (315) 866-6080 (315) 866-0490 budgetinn.com redroof.com Located 0.2 miles from the Gems Along Located 0.3 miles from Gems Along the the Mohawk marina. Mohawk marina.

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Gems Along the Mohawk, Herkimer

WATERWAY CRUISES E Mile 87.34, north side 43.017080 -74.996123 Gems Along the Mohawk E Mile 87.34, north side 800 Mohawk Street 43.017080 -74.996123 Herkimer, NY 13350 (315) 717-0077 Erie Canal Cruises gemsalongthemohawk.com Gems Along the Hudson 800 Mohawk Street FACILITIES: Water, restrooms. Car top launch Herkimer, NY 13350 with terraced steps at western end. Parking for (315) 717-0077 five cars. Distance from parking about 500 eriecanalcruises.com feet. Gems Along the Mohawk brings together a group of retail shops, a Mohawk Valley Daily sightseeing cruises during the Visitor’s Center, and a restaurant. It’s also the canal navigation season; specialty home of the sightseeing boats of Erie Canal cruises some evenings. A replica Erie Cruises. Shops and restaurants in the town of Canal stump puller is on display near Herkimer are nearby, on the north side of the the dock. New York State Thruway I-90. ADMISSION: Fee. Reservations strongly suggested. E Mile 87.23 43.015480 -74.994809 Bridge E36, Mohawk Street/East Main Street (NY 28)

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E Mile 87.20 43.015363 -74.994452 E Mile 85.15, south side 43.018092 -74.954055 Guard Gate 5, Herkimer Fort Herkimer Church 575 NY 5S The guard gate protects the land-cut channel Mohawk, NY 13407 along the south bank between here and Lock E18. It is normally raised throughout navigation The church was built in 1753 and expanded season. A movable bridge-type dam and in 1812. During the Revolutionary War, a stone spillway on the north bank maintain the canal stockade known as Fort Herkimer was built pool level and allow excess water to flow into around the church. The fort was dismantled the natural bed of the Mohawk River. during the Erie Canal expansion in 1840 and the stones were used in the construction. The PADDLING NOTE: Hug the south shore and remains of a waste weir (used to drain surplus paddle through the guard gate into the canal water from the canal) are about 400 feet channel. Bundles of timber pilings were driven north of the church. The church was listed on into the riverbed to keep barges from being the National Register of Historic Places in swept toward the dam and spillway, but they 1972. The grounds are open, but the interior are spaced too far apart to provide protection is not open to the public. The site is visible for paddlecraft. There is a line of buoys on a from the waterway but not accessible; it can safety cable in front of the dam and spillway, be reached from the Erie Canalway Trail. but currents can be swift in this area.

E Mile 83.19 43.016190 -74.916910 E Mile 87.19 Plantation Island Wildlife Lock E18, Jacksonburg 1043 NY 5S Management Area Mohawk, NY 13407 German Flatts, NY (315) 823-2419 The large island begins at the guard gate. 20.0 feet. Squeezed between the Erie Canal and the LIFT: Mohawk River, the WMA covers approximately FACILITIES: Tie up on the western wall, south 200 acres. Hunting is permitted on the island; side. No mooring on the eastern end of the do not land there during the hunting season. lock. No trails or facilities; no swimming or camping. Watch out for poison ivy. PADDLING NOTE: Sections of the Mohawk River bypass Lock E18 and Lock E16. These reaches are fun to explore and can even be E Mile 86.47 43.016767 -74.980856 used to create paddle loops. Be aware, Bridge E34B, New York State Thruway I-90 however, that when water levels are low, you may have to drag or carry your boat. When E Mile 86.36 43.017397 -74.979113 water levels are high, they may cover hazards such as downed trees and snags. Bridge E34A, South Washington Street The Mohawk River rejoins the canal on the north side just to the east of the lock, supple- mented by flow from West Canada Creek.

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