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Magnitude:
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20
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Abs Mag:
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27
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Beisel Rating:
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2.09 (Class 3)
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Height:
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35 feet
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Tallest Drop:
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25 feet
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# of Drops:
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3
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Stream:
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Sutton Brook
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Latitude:
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44.3176
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Longitude:
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72.0361
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Maps:
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USGS Barnet 7
1/2"
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Aerial Photography
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Delormes:
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42 B5
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Barnet ,
Caledonia County,
VT ,
USA
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The construction of Interstate 91 at least partially destroyed the best part of this series of falls in Barnet. The upper and lowest parts of the falls still exist, but the middle part of the falls is buried under millions of tons of crushed rock fill. Haven't those engineers heard of bridges? Shame on them for their destructive cost cutting as it cost us a very good waterfall by all appearances. The Magnitude figures only take into consideration the upper tiers that still remain. I've no doubt that had this waterfall survived intact, the figures would be much more impressive.
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The falls drop over the Gile Mountain Formation, a devonian schist.
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This waterfall has a lot of visually distracting branches, but you can eliminate these by getting close to the falls and shooting with a wide angle lens. The upper tier could make a decent slow shutter study.
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What remains of the falls may be found by parking along the side of Little France Road, just off Route 5 about 2.5 miles north of Barnet. There should be remaining falls both upstream and downstream of I-91. Take care when making the short descent to the falls as the bank is steep, covered with mossy crushed rock that is fairly loose and unstable. The potential for a sprained or broken ankle is real.
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