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The Great Sacandaga Lake is a large lake situated in the Adirondack Park in northern New York in the United States. The lake has a surface area of about 41.7 square miles (108 km2) at capacity, and the length is about 29 miles (47 km). The word Sacandaga means "Land of the Waving Grass" in the local native language. The lake is located in the northern parts of Fulton County and Saratoga County near the south border of the Adirondack Park. A small part of it also extends northward into southern Hamilton County. The broader, south end of the lake is northeast of the City of Johnstown and the City of Gloversville. Great Sacandaga Lake is a reservoir created by damming the Sacandaga River. The primary purpose for the creation of the reservoir was to control flooding on the Hudson River and the Sacandaga River, floods which had a historically significant impact on the surrounding communities.
Delta Reservoir, also known as Delta Lake, is a reservoir located in Oneida County, New York, United States. It was formed by the impoundment of the Mohawk River. Most of the lake is within the southwest part of the Town of Western, north of Rome. The western part of the lake is in the Town of Lee.
The Blake Falls Reservoir is a reservoir in the Adirondack Park in Parishville, New York. It is a popular recreational fishing spot, stocked with brown bullhead, northern pike, smallmouth bass, walleye, and yellow perch.
Carry Falls Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Stark, New York. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, black bullhead, tiger muskellunge, rock bass, and walleye. There is a state owned hard ramp boat launch located on the southwest shore.
Higley Falls Reservoir, also known as Higley Flow, is a man-made lake located by Colton, New York. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, northern pike, black bullhead, and walleye. There is a concrete ramp boat launch located in Higley Flow State Park.
Norwood Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Norwood, New York. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, northern pike, rock bass, yellow perch, and walleye. There is a carry down boat launch located on Riverside Road.
Witchhopple Lake is located by Keepawa, New York. The outlet flows into Salmon Lake and then from there into Stillwater Reservoir. Fish species present in Witchhopple Lake are brook trout, white sucker, sunfish, yellow perch, and splake. Access by trail from the north shore of Stillwater Reservoir. No motors are allowed on Witchhopple Lake. There is a trail that goes from Witchhopple Lake to Negro Lake called Bushwhack Trail.
Salmon Lake is located west of Brandreth, New York. The outlet of the lake flows through an unnamed creek into Trout Pond. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, brown trout, sunfish, black bullhead, yellow perch, and lake trout. Access by hiking a trail from Trout Pond off Stillwater Reservoir. No motors are allowed on Salmon Lake.
Twitchell Lake is located northeast of Big Moose, New York. The outlet is Twitchell Creek which flows into Stillwater Reservoir. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, yellow perch, and black bullhead. There is a state owned beach launch located on Twitchell Road. There is not a horsepower motor limit on Twitchell Lake. Twitchell Mountain is located northwest of Twitchell Lake.
Soft Maple Reservoir is located by Eagle Falls, New York. Fish species present in the lake are tiger muskie, white sucker, pickerel, smallmouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, and black bullhead. There is a carry down on Soft Maple Road, on the southwest shore.
Evergreen Lake is located northeast of Stillwater, New York. The outflow creek flows into Stillwater Reservoir. Fish species present in the lake are brown bullhead, and brook trout. Access via trail from the north shore of Stillwater Reservoir. No motors are allowed on Evergreen Lake.
Forestport Reservoir is a reservoir located by Forestport, New York. The reservoir was created by the impoundment of the Black River. Fish species present in the reservoir are yellow perch, lake trout, pickerel, white sucker, rock bass, smallmouth bass, and brown bullhead. There is state owned beach launch off Route 28.
Waterport Reservoir is a reservoir located by Waterport, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brown trout, lake trout, atlantic salmon, coho salmon, chinook salmon, steelhead trout, and walleye. There is a beach launch off Waterport Road on the northeast shore.
Jamesville Reservoir is a lake located by Jamesville, New York. Fish species present in the lake include bluegill, largemouth bass, yellow perch, black bullhead, tiger muskie, rock bass, smallmouth bass, pickerel, walleye, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is carry down access located at the Jamesville Beach Park with the purchase of a day use fee.
Whitney Point Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Whitney Point, New York. Fish species present in the lake include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, tiger muskie, yellow perch, pickerel, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is access via state owned gravel ramp boat launch off County Route 13. There is also a state owned hard surface ramp off NY-26 in Dorchester Park. Fishing and boating are prohibited within 400 feet of the inlet and outlet. Motors up to 25 horsepower are permitted. There is a 10-mile per hour speed limit. Water-skiing, overnight mooring or beaching are not permitted.
Salmon River Reservoir, also known as the Redfield Reservoir, is a man-made lake located near the hamlet of Redfield, New York. The reservoir was created with the completion of a hydroelectric dam in 1912. It has the capacity to hold 56,000 acre feet (69,000,000 m3) of water. It is the larger of the Salmon River's two reservoirs.
DeRuyter Reservoir is a man-made lake is located north of Puckerville, New York. Fish species present in the lake include smallmouth bass, pickerel, yellow perch, rock bass, black bullhead, common sunfish, and walleye. There is access by fee on the south shore at the general store.
Tuscarora Lake also called Erieville Reservoir is a lake located by Erieville, New York. The lake was created in 1850 as a feeder for the Erie Canal and is still used as a feeder for the canal. Tuscarora Lake is the highest reservoir in New York State. The lake is stocked with fish each year with funds that are provided by donations and proceeds from the ice-fishing derby. Fish species that are present in the lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, walleye, and largemouth bass.
Eaton Reservoir also called Eaton Brook Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Erieville, New York. Fish species present in the lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, walleye, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, pickerel, rock bass, rainbow trout, and largemouth bass.
Mill Brook Reservoir is a man-made lake located by New Berlin, New York. Fish species present in the lake include pumpkinseed sunfish, and rainbow trout. There is access via boat launch off Nate Clark Lane.
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- ↑ "Lebanon Reservoir". dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC 986498446