Soft Maple Reservoir

Soft Maple Reservoir
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Location	Lewis County, New York, United States
Coordinates	43°54′50″N75°13′10″W / 43.9137849°N 75.2193231°W / 43.9137849; -75.2193231 [1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Beaver River, Fish Creek
Primary outflows	Beaver River
Basin  countries	United States
Surface area	338 acres (1.37 km2) [1]
Average depth	22 feet (6.7 m)
Max. depth	63 feet (19 m) [2]
Shore length1	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Surface elevation	1,289 feet (393 m) [1]
Islands	9
Settlements	Eagle Falls, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Soft Maple Reservoir is a reservoir 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. ^[3]

Locations and tributaries

• Engle Pond– A bay of Soft Maple Reservoir, located north of the dam.
• Soft Maple Dam Pond– An 89-acre lake located west of the reservoir. It is the secondary outflow of the Soft Maple Reservoir. There is access to the pond via a small channel from Soft Maple Reservoir.

References

1. "Soft Maple Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
2. "Soft Maple Reservoir" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 7 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