Gilbert Lake (New York)

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Gilbert Lake
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Gilbert Lake
Location of Gilbert Lake within New York State
Location Otsego County, New York
Coordinates 42°34′51″N75°07′42″W / 42.5807309°N 75.1284615°W / 42.5807309; -75.1284615 Coordinates: 42°34′51″N75°07′42″W / 42.5807309°N 75.1284615°W / 42.5807309; -75.1284615 , 42°34′46″N75°07′30″W / 42.5794140°N 75.1248800°W / 42.5794140; -75.1248800
Type Lake
Primary inflows Lake Brook
Primary outflows Lake Brook
Surface area39 acres (16 ha)
Surface elevation1,512 feet (461 m) [1]
Settlements Laurens

Gilbert Lake is a small lake in Otsego County, New York. It is located northwest of Laurens within Gilbert Lake State Park. Lake Brook flows through the lake, then flows southeast before converging with Otego Creek. Lake of the Twin Fawns, located northwest of Gilbert Lake, drains south via Lake Brook into Gilbert Lake.

Fishing

Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, rainbow trout, pumpkinseed sunfish. The lake is accessed by a state-owned carry down boat launch in Gilbert Lake State Park. [2]

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References

  1. "Gilbert Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2004-01-01), Southeastern New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester, Sportsman's Connection, ISBN   1885010648, OCLC   59148832