The Raquette River, sometimes spelled Racquette, originates at

Raquette Lake Raquette Lake is the Source (river or stream), source of the Raquette River in the Adirondack Mountains of New York (state), New York U.S. state, State. It is near the community of Raquette Lake, New York. The lake has of shoreline with pines ...

in the

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in the U.S. state of New York. long, it is the third longest river entirely in the state of New York. The river is a popular destination for canoeing and kayaking. It passes through many natural and man-made lakes to its final destination at

Akwesasne The Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne ( ; ; ) is a Mohawk Nation (''Kanienʼkehá:ka'') territory that straddles the intersection of international (United States and Canada) borders and provincial (Ontario and Quebec) boundaries on both banks of the St ...

on the

Saint Lawrence River The St. Lawrence River (, ) is a large international river in the middle latitudes of North America connecting the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic Ocean. Its waters flow in a northeasterly direction from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St. Lawrenc ...

. The river is the source of 27 hydroelectric plants operated by Brookfield Power, which at capacity can produce up to 181

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of power.Brookfield Power St. Lawrence Region Operations
/ref> Historically, the river was a part of the "Highway of the Adirondacks", by which it was possible to travel hundreds of miles by

canoe A canoe is a lightweight, narrow watercraft, water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using paddles. In British English, the term ' ...

or guideboat with short stretches of

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connecting various waterways. This route is still followed by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, a canoe trail from Old Forge to Fort Kent in

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. It is also the basis of the route of the Adirondack Canoe Classic, a three-day, 90-mile canoe race from Old Forge to Saranac Lake. File:Raquette River - at Sweeney Carry.jpg, Raquette River at the Sweeney Carry, 1888. Photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. File:New York State Museum bulletin (1917) (14778482391).jpg, Buttermilk Falls in Hamilton County, 1914 File:Raquette (1).jpg, Raquette River in Colton, New York.

Communities along the Raquette River

* Blue Mountain Lake, New York hamlet in the town of Indian Lake in Hamilton County * Long Lake in Hamilton County * Tupper Lake in Franklin County * Colton in St. Lawrence County * Hannawa Falls in St. Lawrence County *

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the Havel, River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

in St. Lawrence County * Norwood in St. Lawrence County *

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in St. Lawrence County * Massena in St. Lawrence County * Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne (or St. Regis Mohawk Reservation) in Franklin County

References

Adirondacks Rivers of New York (state) Tributaries of the Saint Lawrence River Rivers of Hamilton County, New York Rivers of St. Lawrence County, New York Northern Forest Canoe Trail {{NewYork-river-stub

Communities along the Raquette River

See also

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