La Chute River

La Chute River
The river near Ticonderoga, New York
Fall River Route between Lakes George and Champlain. (1758)
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Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Adirondacks
County	Essex
City	Ticonderoga
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake George
• coordinates	43°50′13″N 73°25′52″W / 43.8369444°N 73.4311111°W / 43.8369444; -73.4311111[1]
• elevation	318 feet (97 m)[2]
Mouth	Lake Champlain
• coordinates	43°50′10″N 73°23′38″W / 43.8361712°N 73.3940076°W / 43.8361712; -73.3940076[1]
• elevation	92 feet (28 m)[1]
Length	3.7 mi (6 km)

The La Chute River, also known as Ticonderoga Creek, is a short, fast-moving river, near the Vermont–New York border. It is now almost wholly contained within the municipality of Ticonderoga, New York, connecting the northern end and outlet of the 32-mile (51 km) long Lake George and the southern end of the 107-mile (172 km) long Lake Champlain^[3] through many falls and rapids. The river drops about 230 feet (70 m) in its three and a half-mile (6 km) course, which is a larger drop than Niagara Falls (167 ft (52 m)).

Part of the Lake Champlain Valley and the St. Lawrence River drainage basin, ultimately its waters flow out of Lake Champlain through the 106 miles (171 km) length of the Richelieu River into the St. Lawrence River and then into the North Atlantic Ocean north of Nova Scotia.