Soft Maple Reservoir

Soft Maple Reservoir
Location Lewis County, New York,
United States
Coordinates 43°33′01″N 75°08′00″W / 43.5502°N 75.1332°W / 43.5502; -75.1332Coordinates: 43°33′01″N 75°08′00″W / 43.5502°N 75.1332°W / 43.5502; -75.1332
Primary inflows Beaver River, Fish Creek
Primary outflows Beaver River
Basin countries United States
Surface area 326 acres (1.32 km2)[1]
Average depth 22 feet (6.7 m)
Max. depth 63 feet (19 m)
Shore length1 6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Surface elevation 1,289 feet (393 m)
Islands 9
Settlements Eagle Falls, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Soft Maple Reservoir is located by Eagle Falls, New York. Fish species present in the lake are tiger muskie, white sucker, pickerel, smallmouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, and black bullhead. There is a carry down on Soft Maple Road, on the southwest shore.[2]

Locations and tributaries

  • Engle Pond – A bay of Soft Maple Reservoir, located north of the dam.
  • Soft Maple Dam Pond – An 89-acre lake located west of the reservoir. It is the secondary outflow of the Soft Maple Reservoir. There is access to the pond via a small channel from Soft Maple Reservoir.

References

  1. ↑ "soft maple reservoir" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. nysdec. 1998. Retrieved 7 May 2017. data
  2. ↑ 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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