42°47′16.68″N 73°42′30.72″W / 42.7879667°N 73.7085333°W
Cohoes Falls | |
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Location | Between Cohoes and Waterford, NY, United States |
Coordinates | 42°47′16″N 73°42′30″W / 42.78778°N 73.70833°W |
Type | Block |
Elevation | 180 feet (55 m) |
Total height | 90 feet (27 m) |
Total width | 1,000 feet (300 m) |
Watercourse | Mohawk River |
Average flow rate | 34,638 cubic feet (980.8 m3) |
Cohoes Falls [Kahón:ios Kanien'ké:ha (Kanyenkeha or Mohawk language) for "a boat is in the water / is actively submerged"] is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the city of Cohoes and the town of Waterford, New York.