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Name: Lock E5 topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Lock E5, Town of Waterford, Saratoga County, New York, 12188, United States (42.80204 -73.69575 42.80214 -73.69565)

Average elevation: 51 m

Minimum elevation: 2 m

Maximum elevation: 88 m

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