South Lake (Hamilton County, New York)
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 View of South Lake taken from the Northville-Placid Trail in July 2015. | |
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| Location | Hamilton County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°35′10″N 74°37′50″W / 43.5860057°N 74.6305866°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary outflows | West Canada Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 88 acres (0.36 km2)[2] |
| Average depth | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
| Max. depth | 33 feet (10 m) |
| Shore length1 | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Surface elevation | 2,356 feet (718 m)[1] |
| Islands | 3 |
| Settlements | Sled Harbor, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
South Lake is located west of Sled Harbor, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, black bullhead, and white sucker. There is trail access on the southeast shore. No motors are allowed on this lake.[3] South Lake is one of three of the West Canada Lakes that are the source of West Canada Creek.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "South Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "South lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Central Southeastern Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 9781885010667, OCLC 61449593