Saranac River

Saranac River
Riviere Serindac
The Saranac River flowing northeast from Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac River is located in New York Adirondack Park
Saranac River
Location of the mouth of the Saranac River
Saranac River is located in the United States
Saranac River
Saranac River (the United States)
Etymologyfrom Abenaki, "staghorn sumac cone river."[1]
Native name
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionAdirondack Mountains
CountiesClinton, Essex, Franklin
Physical characteristics
SourceUpper Saranac Lake
 • locationEast of Wawbeek
 • coordinates44°15′53″N 74°14′36″W / 44.26472°N 74.24333°W / 44.26472; -74.24333[2]
 • elevation1,572 ft (479 m)
MouthLake Champlain
 • location
City of Plattsburgh
 • coordinates
44°41′59″N 73°26′45″W / 44.69972°N 73.44583°W / 44.69972; -73.44583
 • elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNorth Branch Saranac River

The Saranac River is an 81-mile-long (130 km)[3] river in the U.S. state of New York.

  1. ^ Day, pp. 248-249.
  2. ^ "Saranac River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  3. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 11, 2011.