Eagle Lake (New York)

Eagle Lake
Looking east on Eagle Lake toward Blue Mountain
Location Hamilton County, New York
Coordinates 43°30′11″N 74°17′31″W / 43.5030°N 74.2920°W / 43.5030; -74.2920Coordinates: 43°30′11″N 74°17′31″W / 43.5030°N 74.2920°W / 43.5030; -74.2920
Type Lake
Primary inflows Marion River
Primary outflows Marion River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 163 acres (0.66 km2)
Max. depth 31 feet (9.4 m)
Shore length1 2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Surface elevation 1,788 feet (545 m)
Settlements Eagles Nest, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.


Eagle Lake is a 163-acre lake in the Adirondacks of New York. Eagle Lake is part of the Eckford Chain, and is the central lake of the chain, with Blue Mountain Lake and Utowana Lake. It is the site of Eagle Nest camp, an historic Adirondack Great Camp built in 1937 and still owned by the Hochschild family.

Fishing

Fish species present in Eagle Lake are lake trout, white sucker, sunfish, black bullhead, atlantic salmon, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass. Access by channel from Utowana Lake or Blue Mountain Lake.[1]

References

  1. 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, retrieved 2017-05-02
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