Every named stream in the Adirondack Park — the feeder waters that line the High Peaks valleys and fill the ponds.
Cascade Brook runs north off the northwest shoulder of Pitchoff Mountain, draining into the west branch of the Ausable River near the Cascade Lakes — not to be confused with Cascade Mountain's drainage on the other side of NY-73. It's one of several small feeder streams in the Cascade Lakes basin, feeding cold water into a drainage corridor that sees heavy traffic but little stream-specific attention. The brook itself is roadside-adjacent but not a named destination; most hikers cross it without stopping en route to Pitchoff or the Old Mountain Road trailheads. No fish data on file, but typical High Peaks tributary — small, cold, intermittent flow depending on snowmelt and recent rain.
Cascade Brook drains the north slope of Cascade Mountain and runs through Keene before feeding into the East Branch of the Ausable River — a cold, fast tributary that picks up snowmelt and spring runoff from one of the most-hiked peaks in the Adirondacks. The brook parallels sections of the Cascade Mountain Trail corridor, though most hikers are too focused on the summit push to stop and pay attention to the water. It's classic High Peaks drainage: steep gradient, pocket pools, mossy banks, and the kind of flow that goes from ankle-deep to knee-deep depending on whether it rained two days ago. No lakes upstream, so the water stays clear and cold through summer.
Cascade Brook drains the northeast slope of Cascade Mountain and flows east through Keene, crossing under NY-73 before joining the Ausable River near the base of the Cascade Lakes trailhead. It's not the most famous tributary in the watershed — that would be the outlet from Cascade Lake itself — but it carries reliable flow through spring and early summer, fed by snowmelt and the porous slopes above. The brook runs cold and clear over fractured bedrock and cobble, typical High Peaks feeder-stream character. No fish surveys on record, but the gradient and temperature profile suggest resident brook trout in the lower mile before the confluence.
Casey Brook runs through the Keene township drainage — one of dozens of small tributaries feeding the larger valley systems between the High Peaks and the Champlain lowlands. No fish data on record, no designated access, no trail register — it's the kind of named stream that appears on USGS quads but lives quietly in the understory of better-known water. If you're bushwhacking ridgelines or exploring the network of old woods roads south of Keene Valley, you'll cross it eventually. Likely seasonal flow, likely brook trout in the deeper pockets if the gradient allows it.
Cedar Brook runs through the Keene valley system — a tributary network that feeds the broader Ausable River watershed. Without maintained trail access or designated campsites, it's one of the smaller, quieter drainages in a region better known for its High Peaks trailheads and the main branches of the East and West Ausable. No fish data on file, which often means brook trout in the headwaters if the gradient's right, or it means the stream runs too seasonal or too steep to hold anything year-round. If you're bushwhacking or piecing together old logging roads in the Keene backcountry, you'll cross it.
Chicken Coop Brook drains a steep unnamed draw in the Keene backcountry — one of dozens of seasonal tributaries that feed the Ausable watershed from high-elevation seeps and spring melt. The name suggests an old farmstead or logging camp upstream, long gone now, but the brook itself is incidental water: no designated access, no fisheries data, likely intermittent flow by mid-summer. If you cross it, you're probably bushwhacking between peaks or tracing old property lines on a USGS quad — this is reference-map water, not destination water.
Cold Brook is one of several dozen named streams in the Keene drainage — a testament to how thoroughly this watershed forks and splits in the northeastern High Peaks. Without established access data or fishery records, it's likely a tributary feeder that runs high in spring and low by August, threading through mixed hardwood and hemlock before joining a larger flow toward the Ausable system. The name marks the water on older maps, but there's no public trail or known put-in — it's the kind of brook you cross on a bushwhack or hear from a ridgeline without ever seeing it up close. If you're on it, you're probably off-trail.
Cold Brook drains northeast through the town of Keene — one of several tributaries feeding into the East Branch of the Ausable River in this valley corridor between the High Peaks and the Hurricane Mountain Wilderness. The stream runs cold and fast through mixed hardwood forest, typical of Ausable watershed feeder systems, though public access and fishing pressure details remain undocumented. Brook trout populations are likely present given the drainage profile and elevation, but no stocking or survey records confirm resident species. If you're fishing the Ausable tributaries in this area, Cold Brook is worth a map check and a bushwhack — just confirm access with local landowners first.
Crystal Brook runs through the town of Keene — one of dozens of small feeder streams threading the valleys between the High Peaks ranges and the settlements along NY-73. Without fish records or documented access, it likely drains forest and private land, possibly crossing under a town road or joining a larger flow system toward the East Branch of the Ausable. Keene's network of unnamed brooks and seasonal tributaries does most of the hydrological work in this corridor — moving snowmelt, stabilizing wetlands, feeding the trout water downstream — even when they don't appear on the hiker's map. If you're driving Route 73 between Keene and Keene Valley and see a culvert with moving water, you're probably looking at something like this.
Crystal Brook runs through Keene — a name that appears on USGS quads and DEC inventories but carries little of the trail-guide familiarity of its better-known neighbors. No stocked fish records, no marked trailheads in the public database, and no lean-tos cataloged within the immediate drainage. It's the kind of stream that shows up in boundary descriptions and old property deeds more often than trip reports — likely a feeder or connector in the Ausable watershed, worth noting for completeness but not yet a destination in its own right.
