Adirondack Lake & River Trivia

Dr. Livingston I presume

The Source of the Nile River was found before the source of the Hudson

It's Still a Great Lake

Lake Champlain was officially the 6th Great Lake for 1 month. It is the 6th Largest Fresh Water Lake in the U.S.A. It was once part of the Atlantic Ocean until it was sealed off 2000 years ago. There are Fossils of seals, Walruses, and Even Whales all around the lake. And even though it is surrounded by the 4000+ foot mountains of the Adirondacks & Green Mountains of Vermont it's elevation is only 95 feet above sea level making it the lowest lake in Upstate New York. More Water flows into Lake Champlain then Flows out so Lake Champlain is rising at a rate of ~5 feet every 100 years. Sorry no list of when it will bigger then..........

Acid Rain Sucks

Over 500 lakes in the Adirondacks are dead due to Acid Rain. Some have a pH of Vinegar. The Adirondacks are more prone to Acid Rain then most areas such as the Catskills because the Metamorphic Rocks of the Adirondacks contain little Lime(Calcium Carbonate). The Lime that dissolves in water (which causes water to be "Hard") acts as a buffer preventing changes in pH. The Rivers & Lakes of the Adirondacks don't have this natural protection so unless something is done about the causes of Acid rain All the Lakes of the Adirondacks will be dead within the next 25 to 50 years.

Maybe one hasn't been found

There are 18 Lost Ponds in the Adirondacks