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| The '''La Chute River''' is a short fast moving river, now almost wholly contained within the municipality of ] connecting the outlet of ] and draining into ] to its north through many falls and rapids |
The '''La Chute River''' is a short fast moving river, near the Vermont-New York State border now almost wholly contained within the municipality of ] connecting the outlet of the {{mi to km|32}} long ] and draining into ] to its north through many falls and rapids while dropping about 230 feet (70 m) in its 3½-mile (6 km) course. Part of the ] and the ] ], ultimately its waters flow out of Lake Champlain through the {{mi to km|106}} length of the ] into the ] and then into the North ] north of ]. As part of the Great Appalachian Valley, its drainage basin includes parts of the western Adirondacks of New York, the Western ] of ], and some of the south-western mountains of the ] of ]. | ||
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Not to be confused with the Chute River, Maine.The La Chute River is a short fast moving river, near the Vermont-New York State border now almost wholly contained within the municipality of Ticonderoga, New York connecting the outlet of the Template:Mi to km long Lake George and draining into Lake Champlain to its north through many falls and rapids while dropping about 230 feet (70 m) in its 3½-mile (6 km) course. Part of the Lake Champlain Valley and the St. Lawrence River drainage basin, ultimately its waters flow out of Lake Champlain through the Template:Mi to km length of the Richelieu River into the St. Lawrence River and then into the North Atlantic Ocean north of Nova Scotia. As part of the Great Appalachian Valley, its drainage basin includes parts of the western Adirondacks of New York, the Western Berkshires of Massachusetts, and some of the south-western mountains of the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Geology and physiography
The Champlain Valley is among the northernmost valleys considered part of the Great Appalachian Valley reaching from the province of Quebec, Canada somewhat northeast of Montreal at the outlet of the Richelieu River to Alabama. The Champlain Valley is a physiographic section of the larger Saint Lawrence Valley province, which in turn is part of the larger Appalachian physiographic division.
Lake Champlain is situated in the Champlain Valley between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York, and Lake George is located in the Adirondack Park and mountain range north of the lower Berkshire Hills arrayed to the south and east, which give land routes through the region accessibility into the Hudson River and Connecticut River drainage basins.
Footnotes
- "Physiographic divisions of the conterminous U. S." U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
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