Twitchell Lake (New York)

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Twitchell Lake
Twitchell Lake (the United States)
Location Herkimer County, New York,
United States
Coordinates 43°51′00″N74°53′07″W / 43.8500572°N 74.8852686°W / 43.8500572; -74.8852686 [1]
Type Lake
Primary outflows Twitchell Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area142 acres (0.57 km2) [1]
Average depth10 feet (3.0 m)
Max. depth34 feet (10 m) [2]
Shore length14 miles (6.4 km)
Surface elevation2,051 feet (625 m) [1]
Islands 1
Settlements Big Moose, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Twitchell Lake is a lake 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. [3] Twitchell Mountain is located northwest of Twitchell Lake.

A webpage for the lake is located at http://www.twitchelllake.com

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Fall Lake is a lake located north of Piseco, New York. Fish species present in the lake are rock bass, white sucker, black bullhead, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and pickerel. There is carry down access on Fall Stream off Old Piseco Road on land owned by the Irondequoit Club.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Twitchell Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. "Twitchell Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 4 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 , retrieved 2017-05-02