Lake of the Woods (New York)

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Lake of the Woods
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Lake of the Woods
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Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods (the United States)
Location Jefferson County, New York,
United States
Coordinates 44°18′56″N75°43′39″W / 44.3155309°N 75.7275923°W / 44.3155309; -75.7275923 Coordinates: 44°18′56″N75°43′39″W / 44.3155309°N 75.7275923°W / 44.3155309; -75.7275923 [1]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area180 acres (0.73 km2) [1]
Average depth43 feet (13 m) [2]
Max. depth80 feet (24 m)
Shore length13.7 miles (6.0 km)
Surface elevation328 feet (100 m) [1]
Settlements Chapel Corners, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake of the Woods is a lake located by Chapel Corners, New York. The outlet flows into the Indian River. [3] Fish species present in the lake are northern pike, lake trout, black crappie, smallmouth bass, rainbow trout, landlocked salmon, whitefish, yellow perch, rock bass, and bluegill. There is a state-owned beach launch on the lake off Cottage Hill Road and there is a 10 horsepower limit. [4]

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Red Lake is located by Bartletts Corner, New York. The outlet flows into the Indian River. Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike, pickerel, walleye, yellow perch, channel catfish, rock bass, bluegill, and black crappie. There is a state owned beach launch on Red Lake Road.

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Horn Lake is a lake located north of Forest Lodge, New York. The outlet creek flows into the Indian River. Fish species present in the lake are pumpkinseed sunfish, and brook trout. There is carry down on the northwest shore via trail. No motors are allowed on Horn Lake.

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G Lake is a lake located west of Higgins Bay, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, and brown trout. There is carry down off trail from G Lake Road along the west shore. The name is derived from the shape of the body of water, which forms something that resembles a letter “G".

Brant Lake is located by Brant Lake, New York. Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, brown trout, yellow perch, chain pickerel, smelt, black crappie, rainbow trout, sunfish, and brown bullhead. There is a state owned hard surface ramp located 1 mile northeast of the hamlet of Brant Lake.

Leland Pond consists of Upper Leland Pond and Lower Leland Pond which are connected by a short channel. The Pond is located by Pine Woods, New York. Fish species present in the pond include pumpkinseed sunfish, walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, pickerel, rock bass, rainbow trout, and largemouth bass.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lake of the Woods". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. "Lake of the Woods" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. 1999. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. "Indian river". usgs.gov. usgs. 1995. Retrieved 2 May 2017. data
  4. 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 , retrieved 2017-05-02