Trout Brook, known in older sources as Stone Bridge Creek, is a river that is located in Warren County, New York. The river, located in the eastern Adirondack Mountains, is a third-order tributary which flows 15.7 miles (25.3 km) southeast into the Schroon River, just south of Schroon Lake.[1] The river has three branches, and is stocked with 1,300 yearling brook trout by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.[3]
| Trout Brook Stone Bridge Creek | |
|---|---|
 Trout Brook at Natural Stone Bridge and Caves, Pottersville, New York | |
  Location of the mouth of Trout Brook  Trout Brook (Schroon River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Warren |
| Town | Schroon Lake |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Schroon River |
• location | Town of Chester |
• coordinates | 43°51′09″N 73°51′00″W / 43.8524570°N 73.8499260°W |
• elevation | 801[1] ft (244 m) |
| Length | 15.7 miles (25.3 km) |
| Basin size | 90 square miles (230 km2)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Trout Brook → Schroon River → Hudson River → Atlantic Ocean |
The river is most notable for running through the Natural Stone Bridge and Caves, a series of marble solutional caves which was formed by the river over the course of 14,000 years.[4] The river briefly becomes a subterranean river around the caves, resurfacing after 200 metres (660 ft) underground.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Trout Brook". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b Cooper, Max P.; Mylroie, John E. (2015). Glaciation and Speleogenesis: Interpretations from the Northeastern United States (1st 2015 ed.). Cham: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-3-319-16534-9.
- ^ "Trout Brook". Adirondack Hub. Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Geology of Natural Stone Bridge & Caves" (PDF). Natural Stone Bridge & Caves. Retrieved 20 June 2024.