Moose,

2. Lower: Rock Island to Fowlersville

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Photo by Adrian VandenBout taken 10/09/05 @ 4.4'

Gauge Information

River Description

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Logistics:
See the Lower Moose Map. The normal putin is at Rock Island, off Moose River Road, about three miles West of Rte. 28. The takeout is at Fowlerville Road, the normal putin for the Bottom Moose. To get to the takeout from the putin, continue West on Moose River Road for about 4 miles.
Bear Right at Porter's Corners, staying on Moose River Road.
After another 2.5 miles, take a Right onto North South Road.
At the T intersection, hang Left onto Penny Settlement Road.
After a short drive, take your first Right onto Fowlerville Road. The river's about a mile and a half along Fowlerville. Park before the river, on the left or the right. (There's a good sandy parking area on the left.)

See also the Google Directions from Utica.

Those wishing to run the class-4 section usually put in at Rock Island. Those wishing to run the class-3 section (Middle Moose) usually take out at Rock Island: Longitude - 75, 09, 27 and Latitude 43, 36, 01.

AWA Journal, Spring 1980, Adirondack Canoe Waters South Flow, Adirondack

See also the Middle Moose, Class III, and Bottom Moose, Class V.

Also see Kathy Kempson's Virtual Moose Tour. (Clicking will open a new browser window.)

Also see CNY's Moose description.

Latitute/Longitude coordinates verified by GPS.