West Branch Sacandaga River is a

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in Hamilton County in the state of New York. It begins northwest of

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and flows west then northward then eastward before converging with the

Sacandaga River The Sacandaga River is a river in the northern part of New York in the United States. Its name comes from the Native American ''Sa-chen-da'-ga'', meaning "overflowed lands". The Sacandaga River is a tributary of the Hudson River, flowing into ...

south of Wells.

Recreation

In May 2021, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation stocked 133 brown trout and 1200 rainbow trout into the river in the town of Wells.

Tributaries

Right

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North Branch
Chub Lake
Trout Lake
Cow Creek
Moose Creek
Ninemile Creek
Devorse Creek
Vly Creek Left Whitman Flow

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Piseco Outlet Piseco Outlet drains Piseco Lake and converges with the West Branch Sacandaga River in Piseco, New York Piseco () is a small community in the town of Arietta in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The name "Piseco" is that of a Nativ ...

Cold Brook

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Dugway Creek
Jimmy Creek

References

Rivers of Hamilton County, New York Rivers of New York (state) Tributaries of the Sacandaga River {{NewYork-river-stub