Land surveying in Waddington, NY
Waddington sits on the St. Lawrence River, and much of the work we do here involves waterfront homes, camps, and the farmland behind them.
Surveying in Waddington
The river shoreline around Waddington was reshaped when the St. Lawrence power project raised the water in the 1950s. Riverfront deeds can border public project lands rather than the water itself, which surprises many owners.
A survey that shows exactly where your ownership ends is worth having before you build a dock, clear brush, or sell.
Common survey work in Waddington
- Shoreline and depth surveys for docks and waterfront plans
- Boundary surveys for river and village property
- Topographic surveys for camps, additions, and septic
- Subdivisions of river and farm parcels
Records and filing
Deeds and filed survey maps for Waddington are recorded with the St. Lawrence County Clerk at 48 Court Street in Canton (records are searchable online through the county's IQS portal). A map that divides a parcel has to carry any required local planning-board signature before the Clerk will file it, and a map creating five or more lots of five acres or less also needs New York State Department of Health approval. Not every town in the county has a subdivision law, so we confirm the Town and Village of Waddington requirements before the map is drawn.
Does my Waddington property go to the water?
Not always. Some riverfront deeds border public project land. A boundary survey answers it from the records.
Can you map water depth for a dock?
Yes. Hydrographic surveys measure depth and shoreline.
Where are maps filed?
With the St. Lawrence County Clerk in Canton.