Geography of New York (state) Geography of New York (state) The geography of New York state varies widely. Most of New York is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. New York's Adirondack Park is larger than any U.S. National Park in the contiguous United States. Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a popular attraction. The Hudson River begins near Lake Tear of the Clouds and flows south through the eastern part of the state without draining lakes George or Champlain. Lake George empties at its north end into Lake Champlain, whose northern end
Black River, New York Census Bureau, it has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.88%, are water. The Black River flows through the center of the village and forms the border between the towns of Le Ray and Rutland. New York State Route 3 (Rutland Street) passes through the south side of the village and intersects New York State Route 342 west of the village. NY-3 leads west (downriver) to the center of Watertown and east (upriver) to Carthage. NY 342 leads northwest to Interstate 81 north of Watertown. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,285