Red House Lake

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Red House Lake
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Red House Lake
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Red House Lake
Red House Lake (the United States)
Location Cattaraugus County, New York,
United States
Coordinates 42°06′10″N78°44′41″W / 42.1028123°N 78.7446463°W / 42.1028123; -78.7446463 Coordinates: 42°06′10″N78°44′41″W / 42.1028123°N 78.7446463°W / 42.1028123; -78.7446463 [1]
Type Lake
Primary inflows Red House Brook, Beehunter Creek, Stoddard Creek, McIntosh Creek
Primary outflows Red House Brook to Allegheny Reservoir
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area108 acres (0.44 km2) [1]
Average depth8 feet (2.4 m)
Max. depth20 feet (6.1 m) [2]
Shore length11.9 miles (3.1 km)
Surface elevation1,411 feet (430 m) [1]
Settlements Salamanca, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Red House Lake is an artificial lake located within Allegany State Park in Red House, New York. Fish species present in the lakes are brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout. There is a state owned beach launch located 6 miles south of Salamanca. No motors are allowed on the lake. [3]

Red House Lake was originally the site of the Red House town government before it was flooded in the 1920s. The town center was moved to outside the park, first to a site near the railroad and the Allegheny River, then to what was then known as Baystate in the 1970s after the Kinzua Dam was built.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Red House Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. "Red House Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. 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   978-1885010636, OCLC   986498446