La Chute
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 long Lake George and the southern end of the 107-mile long Lake Champlain through many falls and rapids.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: watercourse in the United States of America
- Also known as: “La Chute River” and “Ticonderoga Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Independence and Ticonderoga station.
Mount Independence
Peak
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Mount Independence on Lake Champlain in Orwell, Vermont, was the site of extensive fortifications built during the American Revolutionary War by the American army to stop a British invasion.
Ticonderoga station
Railway station
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Ticonderoga station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Ticonderoga, New York. It is served by the single daily round trip of the Adirondack. The station is located about 2 miles east of downtown Ticonderoga and 0.2 miles west of the Fort Ticonderoga–Shoreham Ferry landing.
Ticonderoga Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Ticonderoga Municipal Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles northeast of Ticonderoga, a hamlet in the Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, United States. Ticonderoga Municipal Airport is situated 2½ miles north of La Chute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ticonderoga and Orwell.
Ticonderoga
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Ticonderoga is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The name comes from the Mohawk tekontaró:ken, meaning "it is at the junction of two waterways".
Orwell
Village
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Orwell is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2020 census. Mount Independence was the largest fortification constructed by the American colonial forces. Orwell is situated 5 miles southeast of La Chute.
Shoreham
Village
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Shoreham is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,260 at the 2020 census. Shoreham is situated 6 miles northeast of La Chute.
La Chute
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“La Chute” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu La Chute”
- Catalan: “La Chute”
- Cebuano: “La Chute”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر لا شوت”
- French: “La Chute”
- German: “La Chute”
- German: “Ticonderoga Creek”
- Irish: “Abhainn La Chute”
- Japanese: “ラ・シュート川”
- Venetian: “La Chute”
- Welsh: “Afon La Chute”
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