Ausable

[ aw-sey-buh l ]

/ ɔˈseɪ bəl /

a river in NE New York, flowing NE through a gorge (Ausable Chasm) into Lake Champlain. 20 miles (32 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for ausable

The river escapes from the mountains through the wonderful gorge of Ausable Chasm.
America, Volume IV (of 6)|Joel Cook
Shortly after nightfall three men crossed the east branch of the Ausable River and entered the little settlement of Keene.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish
A few miles from the lake is the natural wonder, the Ausable Chasm, which is nearly two miles in length.
Voyage of the Paper Canoe|Nathaniel H. Bishop
On the Ausable river and along the shores of Lake Champlain the destruction of the forest is especially great.
Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 4, January 26, 1884|Various

Through these came the little stream going to the Hudson, bubbling along from its source close by a fountain of the Ausable.
America, Volume III (of 6)|Joel Cook