Big Diamond Pond

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Big Diamond Pond
Location of Big Diamond Pond within New York
Location Herkimer County, New York
Coordinates 43°47′17″N74°57′08″W / 43.7881464°N 74.9520970°W / 43.7881464; -74.9520970
Type Lake
Surface area12 acres (0.019 sq mi; 4.9 ha)
Surface elevation2,014 feet (614 m) [1]
Settlements Big Moose

Big Diamond Pond is a small lake southwest of Big Moose in Herkimer County, New York. It drains south via an unnamed creek that flows into the North Branch Moose River.

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References

  1. "Big Diamond Pond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2018-10-02.