Perch Lake (New York)

Perch Lake
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Location	Jefferson County, New York, United States
Coordinates	44°05′45″N75°56′02″W / 44.0958632°N 75.9337665°W / 44.0958632; -75.9337665 [1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Perch River, Gillette Creek
Primary outflows	Perch River
Basin  countries	United States
Surface area	905 acres (3.66 km2) [1]
Max. depth	10 feet (3.0 m) [2]
Shore length1	10.7 miles (17.2 km)
Surface elevation	318 feet (97 m) [1]
Settlements	Noseville, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Perch Lake is a reservoir located by Noseville, New York. The Perch River flows through the lake. Perch Lake is shallow, stained, and weedy and the lake bottom is a simple bowl-like structure, with deep silt adjoining the wetlands and sand. Only ice fishing is allowed on the lake. The fish species present are yellow perch, black crappie, bullhead, northern pike, and white sucker. The lake is known to produce northern pike up to 12 pounds. ^[3]

References

1. "Perch Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 30, 2020.
2. "Perch Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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