| West Branch Sacandaga River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Adirondacks |
| County | Hamilton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Northwest of Benson |
| • coordinates | 43°17′35″N 74°23′08″W / 43.2931256°N 74.3854179°W / 43.2931256; -74.3854179[1] |
| Mouth | Sacandaga River |
• location | South of Wells |
• coordinates | 43°21′30″N 74°17′27″W / 43.3584023°N 74.2909710°W / 43.3584023; -74.2909710[1] |
• elevation | 955 ft (291 m)[1] |
| Basin size | 158.3 sq mi (410 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Piseco Outlet |
| • right | Chub Lake, Trout Lake |
West Branch Sacandaga River is a riverinHamilton County in the state of New York. It begins northwest of Benson and flows west then northward then eastward before converging with the Sacandaga River south of Wells.[2]
In May 2021, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation stocked 133 12-to-15-inch-long (30 to 38 cm) brown trout and 1200 12-to-15-inch-long (30 to 38 cm) rainbow trout into the river in the town of Wells.[3]
Right
Silver Lake Outlet
North Branch
Chub Lake
Trout Lake
Cow Creek
Moose Creek
Ninemile Creek
Devorse Creek
Vly Creek
Left
Whitman Flow
Good Luck Lake
State Brook
Shanty Brook
Teeter Creek
Piseco Outlet
Cold Brook
Hamilton Lake Stream
Dugway Creek
Jimmy Creek
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