The Schroon River ( )
is a
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Hudson River
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in the southern
Adirondack Mountains
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of
New York
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, beginning at the confluence of Crowfoot Brook and New Pond Brook near
Underwood Underwood may refer to:
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*Underwood (surname), people with the surname
Places
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, and terminating at the Hudson in
Warrensburg. Its
watershed
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is entirely within the
Adirondack Park
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. The river runs through the towns of
North Hudson,
Schroon,
Chester
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,
Bolton
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, and
Warrensburg.
Interstate 87, the Adirondack Northway, follows the Schroon River valley from Warrensburg to Underwood.
U.S. Route 9
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takes a parallel course from Warrensburg to
Schroon Lake, then follows the river through Underwood.
See also
*
List of rivers in New York
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of New York.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented by order of confluence with their main stem, from mouth to source.
Long Island Sound (nort ...
References
External links
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Adirondacks
Rivers of New York (state)
Rivers of Essex County, New York
Rivers of Warren County, New York
Tributaries of the Hudson River
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