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Oswegatchie has its headwaters at Buck and Hog ponds, which are separated from a smaller branch of the Middle Branch Oswegatchie by a short distance of land. Major western tributaries, including the
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867:Native American placenames of the United States
791:List of Wilderness Areas in the Adirondack Park
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33:Oswegatchie River access on Inlet Road
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452:for "going or coming around a hill".
322:1,592 sq mi (4,120 km)
88:Oswegatchie River (the United States)
905:, Lake George, NY, 1988, rev. 1994,
63:Show map of New York Adirondack Park
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864:(2004).
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