Waterport Reservoir

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Waterport Reservoir
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Waterport Reservoir
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Waterport Reservoir
Location Orleans County, New York,
United States
Coordinates 43°19′27″N78°14′29″W / 43.3243°N 78.2415°W / 43.3243; -78.2415 Coordinates: 43°19′27″N78°14′29″W / 43.3243°N 78.2415°W / 43.3243; -78.2415
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Oak Orchard River
Primary outflows Oak Orchard River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface area338 acres (1.37 km2) [1]
Average depth12 feet (3.7 m)
Max. depth65 feet (20 m)
Shore length111.9 miles (19.2 km)
Surface elevation331 feet (101 m)
Islands 2
Settlements Waterport, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Waterport Reservoir is a reservoir located by Waterport, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brown trout, lake trout, atlantic salmon, coho salmon, chinook salmon, steelhead trout, and walleye. There is a beach launch off Waterport Road on the northeast shore. [2]

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References

  1. "Waterport reservoir". dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. 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   978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC   986498446