Ramapo Lake

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Ramapo Lake
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View northwest from Ramapo Lake Dam
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Ramapo Lake
Coordinates 41°02′17″N74°15′45″W / 41.037995°N 74.262599°W / 41.037995; -74.262599 Coordinates: 41°02′17″N74°15′45″W / 41.037995°N 74.262599°W / 41.037995; -74.262599
Type Reservoir
Surface area120 acres (49 ha)
Max. depth22 ft (6.7 m)
Surface elevation550 ft (170 m)

Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey. [1]

Ramapo Lake originally consisting of a 25-acre pond named Rotten Poel (Rats Pond) by the Dutch. It was enlarged and deepened by Jacob Rogers in the late 19th century when he built a stone dam across its outlet. [2]

Incidents

View southwest across Ramapo Lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest, New Jersey 2013-05-12 14 51 31 View southwest across Ramapo Lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in New Jersey.jpg
View southwest across Ramapo Lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest, New Jersey

On August 7, 2018, at approximately 7 PM, two teens drowned in the lake. [3]

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References

  1. "Off The Beaten Path January 2008 edition" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  2. "VAN SLYKE CASTLE and RAMAPO PARK". Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  3. https://abc7ny.com/2-teens-drown-in-ramapo-lake-in-oakland/3906165/