Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Mohawk River

The Mohawk River has seen much greater spring runoff than the Hudson River over the past few days. This makes sense as the Hudson watershed above the confluence with the Mohawk is farther north and at a higher altitude than that of the Mohawk. Another day of warm temperatures with some rain may even things out some.

I walked around Peebles Island yesterday afternoon which sits between the third and fourth branches of the Mohawk River. This is a part of the river which is bypassed by the Waterford flight of locks and not a part of the canal system. Only some hydroelectric dams alter the river from what it has been for thousands of years.

RF 85mm f/2, f/8, 1/500 sec., ISO 100

RF 85mm f/2, f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 100

RF 85mm f/2, f/8, 1/350 sec., ISO 100

RF 85mm f/2, f/8, 1/250 sec., ISO 100

RF 85mm f/2, f/8, 1/45 sec., ISO 100

RF 85mm f/2, f/8, 1/750 sec., ISO 100

And here is a short video of what I have seen described as Buttermilk Falls on the third branch between Peebles Island and Van Schaick Island..



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