Horseshoe Lake (St. Lawrence County, New York)

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Horseshoe Lake
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Horseshoe Lake
Location within New York
Location St. Lawrence County, New York
Coordinates 44°07′54″N74°37′15″W / 44.1316832°N 74.6208824°W / 44.1316832; -74.6208824 , 44°07′58″N74°37′37″W / 44.1327958°N 74.6269057°W / 44.1327958; -74.6269057 , 44°07′29″N74°37′15″W / 44.1248328°N 74.6207400°W / 44.1248328; -74.6207400 [1]
Type Lake
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area384 acres (1.55 km2) [2]
Average depth9 feet (2.7 m)
Max. depth16 feet (4.9 m)
Shore length13.9 miles (6.3 km)
Surface elevation1,729 feet (527 m)
Settlements Horseshoe, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Horseshoe Lake is located in the Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest near Piercefield, New York. There are three carry down access sites. Two are located on the west shore off Route 421, and the other is on the southeast shore off Route 421. [3] Fish species in the lake are tiger muskie, walleye, white sucker, yellow perch and black bullhead.

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References

  1. "Horseshoe Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2019-10-02.
  2. "Horseshoe lake" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. nysdec. 1998. Retrieved 5 May 2017. data
  3. Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2004-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN   1885010672, OCLC   61449593