Stillwater Reservoir

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Stillwater Reservoir
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Stillwater Reservoir as seen from the hamlet of Stillwater.
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Stillwater Reservoir
Location within New York
Location Town of Webb, Herkimer County, New York,
United States
Coordinates 43°54′45″N74°57′16″W / 43.9126110°N 74.9544582°W / 43.9126110; -74.9544582 , 43°53′26″N75°01′21″W / 43.8906515°N 75.0224439°W / 43.8906515; -75.0224439 [1]
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Beaver River, North Branch, Twitchell Creek, Gun Harbor Brook, West Branch Beaver River, South Branch
Primary outflows Beaver River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area6,233 acres (25.22 km2) [1]
Max. depth62 feet (19 m) [2]
Shore length175 miles (121 km)
Surface elevation1,680 feet (510 m) [1]
Islands 97
Settlements Beaver River, New York, Stillwater, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
A total solar eclipse from the northern side of Stillwater Reservoir. Eclipse Stillwater.jpg
A total solar eclipse from the northern side of Stillwater Reservoir.

Stillwater Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Beaver River, New York within the Western Adirondacks. The lake has a large amount of recreational uses including camping, canoeing, boating, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing. The lake has undeveloped edges with remote camping on both the islands and the shoreline. Camping permits and lake information may be obtained from the hamlet of Stillwater at the Forest Ranger Headquarters. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, splake, rock bass, yellow perch, sunfish and brown trout. There is a state owned hard surface ramp on Stillwater Road, 28 miles east of Lowville, New York. [3] the record low temperature for the state of New York of −52 °F (−47 °C) took place at Stillwater Reservoir, and was later tied by Old Forge on February 17, 1979.

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Climate

Climate data for Stillwater Reservoir, New York, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1926-2020: 1690ft (515m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)61
(16)
61
(16)
77
(25)
86
(30)
90
(32)
93
(34)
97
(36)
93
(34)
93
(34)
83
(28)
73
(23)
65
(18)
97
(36)
Mean maximum °F (°C)48
(9)
47
(8)
57
(14)
72
(22)
81
(27)
84
(29)
84
(29)
83
(28)
80
(27)
73
(23)
61
(16)
51
(11)
86
(30)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)26.1
(−3.3)
28.4
(−2.0)
36.5
(2.5)
49.9
(9.9)
63.8
(17.7)
71.4
(21.9)
75.0
(23.9)
73.9
(23.3)
67.1
(19.5)
54.7
(12.6)
42.0
(5.6)
31.6
(−0.2)
51.7
(11.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)14.9
(−9.5)
16.3
(−8.7)
24.9
(−3.9)
38.7
(3.7)
52.7
(11.5)
61.0
(16.1)
65.0
(18.3)
64.0
(17.8)
56.9
(13.8)
45.1
(7.3)
33.5
(0.8)
22.2
(−5.4)
41.3
(5.2)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)3.8
(−15.7)
4.2
(−15.4)
13.2
(−10.4)
27.5
(−2.5)
41.6
(5.3)
50.6
(10.3)
55.0
(12.8)
54.0
(12.2)
46.6
(8.1)
35.4
(1.9)
25.0
(−3.9)
12.8
(−10.7)
30.8
(−0.7)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−26
(−32)
−21
(−29)
−12
(−24)
12
(−11)
28
(−2)
37
(3)
46
(8)
44
(7)
34
(1)
23
(−5)
7
(−14)
−14
(−26)
−29
(−34)
Record low °F (°C)−42
(−41)
−52
(−47)
−34
(−37)
−12
(−24)
17
(−8)
27
(−3)
37
(3)
29
(−2)
21
(−6)
6
(−14)
−20
(−29)
−46
(−43)
−52
(−47)
Average precipitation inches (mm)3.71
(94)
2.83
(72)
3.19
(81)
3.79
(96)
4.40
(112)
4.55
(116)
5.09
(129)
4.61
(117)
4.32
(110)
5.48
(139)
4.04
(103)
4.22
(107)
50.23
(1,276)
Average snowfall inches (cm)42.2
(107)
31.5
(80)
21.8
(55)
5.8
(15)
0.2
(0.51)
tracetracetracetrace1.4
(3.6)
13.1
(33)
33.7
(86)
149.7
(380.11)
Source 1: NOAA [4]
Source 2: XMACIS (snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins) [5]

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References

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