Quiet Water New York: Canoe and Kayak Guide
This completely revised edition of AMC’s best-selling Quiet Water guide—the first new edition in 10 years—reveals more than 100 spectacular ponds, lakes, and rivers ideally suited for canoeing and kayaking. From the Adirondacks to the western plateau and south to Long Island, the waterways described in this updated guide offer access to unique water adventures for beginners and experienced paddlers, birdwatchers and anglers, families with children and active seniors. Each easy-to-read trip...
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The first new edition in 10 years, this completely revised and updated, Quiet Water New York describes more than 100 spectacular paddling destinations in New York State.
Key to Maps xiForeword xiiiPreface to the Second Edition xvAcknowledgments xviiIntroduction to Quietwater Paddling xixHow to Use This Book xxvStewardship and Conservation xxviiSoutheastern New YorkAcabonack Harbor 2Hallock Bay (Long Beach Bay) and Little Bay 6Sebonac Creek 10Flanders Bay Tributaries and Peconic River 15Carmans River 18Stony Brook Harbor 22Nissequogue River 25Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 29Harriman State Park Lakes 33Mohansic Lake and Crom Pond 50Constitution Marsh 54Canopus Lake and Stillwater Pond 58Chodikee Lake 63Tivoli Marshes-North Bay 67Lake Taghkanic and Rudd Pond 70Catskill Creek and Ramshorn Marsh 75Basher Kill 78Rio Reservoir 82Mongaup Falls Reservoir 85Cliff Lake 91Toronto Reservoir 95Lake Superior 99MorningsideLake 103Central New YorkGrafton Lakes and Dunham Reservoir 107Fish Creek (Saratoga Lake) 112Susquehanna River 116Ninemile Swamp (Sangerfield River) 121Dryden Lake 125Old Erie Canal 128Fish Creek to Oneida Lake 132Gifford Lake/West Branch Fish Creek 138Salmon River Reservoir 142Adirondack Park and EnvironsCanada Lake and West Lake 147West Branch Sacandaga River 151South Bay 155Northwest Bay of Lake George 160Putnam Pond 165Ausable Marsh 169Davis Lake and Salmon River 174Taylor Pond 178Moose Pond 181Lake Kushaqua and Rainbow Lake 185Osgood Pond, Jones Pond, and Osgood River 197Deer River Flow and Horseshoe Pond 202Meacham Lake and Osgood River 206St. Regis Lakes and Spitfire Lake 211St. Regis Canoe Area 216Fish Creek Loops 230Middle Saranac Lake 237Lower Saranac Lake 241Raquette River 244Lows Lake (Bog River Flow) 249Lake Lila 256Little Tupper Lake, Round Lake, and Rock Pond 260Long Lake 265Harris Lake and Rich Lake 269South Pond 274Forked Lake 277Blue Mountain, Eagle, and Utowana Lakes and Marion River 280Lake Durant and Rock Pond 286Cedar River Flow 289Indian Lake 298Eighth Lake (Fulton Chain) 303Limekiln Lake 307Moss Lake 311Stillwater Reservoir 314Beaver River Canoe Route 319Long Pond, Round Pond, and Oswegatchie River 326Oswegatchie River 331Cranberry Lake 337Five Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Blake Falls Reservoirs 345Coles Creek 350Western New YorkCrooked Creek 355Red Lake and Indian River 359Black River Bay 363Lakeview Wildlife Management Area-North and South Colwell Ponds, Goose Pond, Floodwood Pond, and Lakeview Pond 366Deer Creek Marsh 371Sterling Valley Creek/The Pond 375East Bay 379Howland Island (Seneca River) 386Clyde River 390West River 394Hemlock Lake and Canadice Lake 397Mendon Ponds 402Genesee River Gorge 406Buck Pond 409Salmon Creek and West Creek 413Oak Orchard Creek 416Tonawanda Creek 419Allegheny Reservoir 423Nature EssaysSnapping Turtle: Hidden Dweller of the Pond 47Bald Eagle: Our National Bird Back from the Brink 88The Playful River Otter 136Adirondack Park 191The Loon: Voice of the Northern Wilderness 254Black Flies and Mosquitoes: Scourges of the North 292Carnivorous Plants: The Table Is Turned 341The Beaver: Resident Wetlands Engineer 379Camping and Cabin Information, New York State Parks, and New York State Forest Preserves 427Bibliography 438About the Appalachian Mountain Club 440Alphabetical List of Bodies of Water 442About the Authors 445
