2023 Map of Natural Dam

About this map

The Oswegatchie River defines the landscape of this northern New York region, winding past long-established hamlets and through a terrain marked by small watercourses like Malterna Creek and Matoon Creek. Rural life centers on quiet settlements such as Wegatchie, Somerville, and Oxbow, where local roads like Scotch Settlement Rd hint at the area's ancestral roots. Near the southern edge, the Spragueville Cem sits just outside the community of Spragueville, providing a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing families from the St. Lawrence Co and Jefferson Co borderlands. The geography is punctuated by significant local bodies of water, including Yellow Lake and the distinctive horseshoe bend of the Little Bow River near the settlement of Little Bow.