Lake Maratanza

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Lake Maratanza
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Lake Maratanza viewed from the west shore in July, 2011.
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Lake Maratanza
Location Wawarsing, New York
Coordinates 41°40′49″N74°21′10″W / 41.680156°N 74.352808°W / 41.680156; -74.352808 (Lake Maratanza)
Basin  countries United States
Surface area50 acres (20 ha) [1]
Surface elevation684 m (2,244 ft) [1]

Lake Maratanza is the highest lake in New York's Shawangunk Ridge at 2,245 feet (684 m) above sea level. It is within Sam's Point Preserve. [2]

The lake is dammed and supplies drinking water to Ellenville. The outlet brook drains to the other side of the ridge, into the Verkeerder Kill, a tributary of the Shawangunk Kill and by extension the Wallkill River.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Maratanza
  2. "Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area". New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

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