According to the late Dennis Squires' book, this section has lots of flatwater, but incredible scenery; a nice, continuous 2-mile section of II-III; and some IV drops that border on V. Other rivers in the area: Middle Branch of the Oswegatchie Sections #2, #3 and #4, West Branch of the Oswegatchie, East Branch of the Oswegatchie, Browns Bridge Section of the Oswegatchie and The Grass sections South Branch, Lampson Falls section, Middle Branch, to name a few.
Lat/longitude coords are approximate, from TopoZone.
Governour - Cranberry Lake Area Reaches:
Black Creek Boland Creek
Indian (Oswegatchi Tributary) Island Branch
Jenny Creek Little
Oswegatchi (Owbow to Elmdale) Oswegatchi East Branch Sect. 1
Oswegatchi East Branch Sect. 2 Oswegatchi East Branch Sect. 3
Oswegatchi East Branch Sect. 4 Oswegatchi Middle Branch Sect. 1
Oswegatchi Middle Branch Sect. 2 Oswegatchi Middle Branch Sect. 4 (Sluice Falls)
Oswegatchi West Branch (Bisha to Jerden) Oswegatchi West Branch (Fullerville to Oswegatchi)
Sawyer Creek
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43.996201 ,-75.059898
44.074100 ,-75.241402
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