Ausable River (New York)

Ausable Chasm Bridge with Rainbow Falls in the background

Ausable Chasm

The Ausable River is a tributary of Lake Champlain in upstate New York.

The Ausable River originates in the eastern Adirondack Mountains at the confluence of the two source rivers of East Branch and West Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks. It flows in a predominantly easterly direction to Lake Champlain. He passed the place Keeseville. Then it flows through the sandstone canyon Ausable Chasm. Finally it flows on the western shore of Lake Champlain. The mouth region of the Ausable River is located in the protected area Ausable Marsh State Wildlife Management Area. The Ausable River has a length of about 35 km. The catchment area covers 1340 km ². The average discharge is 20 m³ / s

Hydropower plants

At the Ausable River are two hydroelectric power plants. They are located in the area of ​​Ausable Chasm east of Keeseville.

Hydropower plants on the Ausable River in the downstream direction: