Every named stream in the Adirondack Park — the feeder waters that line the High Peaks valleys and fill the ponds.
Death Brook drains the wetlands northeast of Raquette Lake village, feeding into the main body of the lake near the outlet of South Inlet — one of dozens of tributaries that make Raquette Lake the labyrinthine paddling system it is. The name likely dates to logging-era accident or hardship, though no reliable record survives; Adirondack toponymy is thick with these unverified stories. No maintained trails follow the brook itself, but paddlers working the South Bay shoreline will cross its mouth, often marked by a temperature drop and a tannin stain in the water. Best reached by canoe from the public launch at the village.
