Jordan RiverLassiter Main Haul Road bridge to Carry Falls Reservoir canoe carry

These notes cover the access details, route quirks, and source caveats most likely to matter once you get there.

• Distinct access-bounded corridorLassiter Main Haul Road bridge to Carry Falls Reservoir canoe carry; about 3.1 river miles

  NYSDEC describes significant whitewater below the bridge, including Tebo Falls, and identifies the reservoir-side canoe carry as the public access connection.

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• Authoritative public accessJordan River Canoe Carry on Jordan River and on Carry Falls Reservoir

  NYSDEC publishes both NAD83/WGS84 coordinate anchors and describes the signed 1.5-mile carry connecting the reservoir to the river near the Lassiter bridge.

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• Whitewater and hazard guidanceHigh-water-only lower Jordan whitewater; Tebo Falls Class IV–V

  NYSDEC explicitly limits the lower rapids to high-water experienced-paddler use and warns that Tebo Falls is potentially dangerous.

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• Regulated proxy gaugeUSGS 04267500 Raquette River at South Colton

  The live station is downstream and affected by Carry Falls Reservoir regulation, so it supplies trend context only and no numeric route threshold is exposed.

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• Canoe-carry and land-use contextSigned carry, Lassiter Main Haul Road, and easement restrictions

  The NYSDEC unit-management plan documents the carry connection, remote setting, stillwater above the bridge, and dangerous whitewater below it.

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• Camping postureNearby Parmenter Campground context; no Jordan bank camping claim

  The Carry Falls recreation documentation identifies Parmenter campground facilities; verify current operator rules and do not infer dispersed camping rights from water access.

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• Canonical river geometryCurated OpenStreetMap Jordan River trace clipped between the two NYSDEC canoe-carry anchors

  The geometry is a visualization trace with a short reservoir-side connector to the published carry landing; verify the river line, carry, and take-out in the field.

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• Same-river proxy gaugeUSGS 04267500, Raquette River at South Colton, NY

  USGS 04267500 at South Colton provides live Raquette River stage and discharge, but the station is downstream and flow is regulated by Carry Falls Reservoir. Use it only as same-river trend context with weather, reservoir/operation information, and a current on-site scout; no numeric runnable threshold is claimed.

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• Safety and river conditionsCheck live gauge, recent rainfall, trend, debris, bridges, and access conditions before launch

  NYSDEC Raquette Boreal Complex / Raquette Boreal Wild Forest UMP / American Whitewater and its linked safety material warn that conditions change rapidly and require local inspection.

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• Image decisionApproved watershed/proxy-gauge context image used for route presentation

  The image is clearly labeled as watershed/proxy-gauge context and does not claim to depict this exact reach.

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Use these links to double-check the gauge, route details, and access notes before you head out.

• NYSDEC Raquette Boreal Complex / Raquette Boreal Wild Forest UMP / American Whitewater route record
• NYSDEC Jordan River canoe-carry access coordinates
• NYSDEC Jordan River paddling and access guidance
• NYSDEC Raquette Boreal Wild Forest UMP
• USGS 04267500 monitoring location
• USGS 04267500 current conditions
• Jordan River context image