Lake Peekskill (lake)

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Lake Peekskill
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Lake Peekskill
Location Putnam Valley, New York
Coordinates 41°20′21″N73°52′56″W / 41.33917°N 73.88222°W / 41.33917; -73.88222
Type reservoir
Basin  countries United States
Surface area58 acres (23 ha) [1]
Surface elevation88 m (289 ft) [1]

Lake Peekskill is a small manmade lake located in the town of Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York. Originally called Lower Cranberry Pond before being dammed, the lake was created as a destination recreational area in the 1920s by the McGolrick Co. by impounding a small unnamed tributary of Peekskill Hollow Creek with a dam on its southwest end. [2]

Summer cottages were then built adjacent to it for sale to New York City residents, developing into the hamlet of Lake Peekskill. Today's community is mostly year-round. There are three private beaches on the lake: North Beach, Singers Beach and Carraras Beach.

Following some years when hazardous algal blooms were present, in 2019 it was reported that the recent installation of a diffuser system had ameliorated the problem. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Peekskill
  2. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA105724.pdf National Dam Safety Program. Lake Peekskill Dam (Inventory Number N.Y. 87), Lower Hudson River Basin, Putnam County, New York. Phase I Inspection Report], dated 1981-08-14, apps.dtic.mil, accessed 14 June 2025
  3. Harmful Algae Blooms Still Present, But Not Prevalent August 14, 2019 David Propper, www.theexaminernews.com, accessed 17 September 2022
  4. Multilevel-methods Approach Key to Kicking the Toxic HAB Habit Archived September 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine April 04, 2022 onewatermedia.com, accessed 17 September 2022