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Moose River (New York)

Field	Value
name	Moose River
image	NORTH BRANCH OF THE MOOSE RIVER SEEN FROM THE BRIDGE ON BIG MOOSE ROAD - NARA - 554406.jpg
image_caption	North Branch Moose River in 1973
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	New York
source1	Middle Branch Moose River, South Branch Moose River
source1_location	McKeever, New York
mouth	Black River
mouth_location	Lyons Falls, New York
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	849 ft
basin_size_mi2	429

The Moose River is a mountain waterway in upstate New York which consists of three branches: the North Branch, the Middle Branch and the South Branch. The outlet of Big Moose Lake forms the North Branch in northern Herkimer County. The Middle Branch originates at the Fulton Chain Lakes in Old Forge. And the Southern Branch has its headwaters in Little Moose Lake in Hamilton County. The North and Middle branches merge in old Forge, New York, then flow a few miles before merging with the South branch, and then becomes just Moose River. It flows generally westwardly through Herkimer County into Lewis County, reaching its confluence with the Black River in Lyons Falls.

Geography

Owing to its high gradient as it drops out of the mountains, The Moose is a favorite destination for whitewater rafters, kayakers and canoeists. There are three whitewater sections below McKeever with increasing degrees of difficulty. The Middle Moose is a Class II-III section of river from the gaging station in McKeever to Rock Island. The Lower is a Class III-V section from Rock Island to just above Fowlerville Falls, which is run commercially in early spring and includes drops such as Tannery, Froth Hole, Mixmaster and Miller's Falls. The Bottom Moose is a Class V+ section from Fowlerville on. In the Spring and Fall of each year, hundreds of whitewater paddlers descend on the Moose from all parts of the US and eastern Canada. The Bottom Moose (see below), in particular, is a favorite run for paddlers who enjoy Class-V whitewater. This run has several waterfalls, ranging from straightforward and easy to difficult and dangerous.

Also because of its high gradient, there are several hydropower projects along the Moose's course.

References

Wikipedia Source

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