Ballston Lake
Ballston Lake is a lake that is located northeast of Burnt Hills, New York in the town of Ballston. Fish species present in the lake are northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, carp, pumpkinseed sunfish, and brown bullhead. There is a private boat launch that can be accessed by paying a fee, located at Villago Restaurant on the east side of the lake. There is a public fishing pier and cartop boat launch on the north shore off Outlet Road.[3]
| Ballston Lake | |
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  Ballston Lake Location within New York  Ballston Lake Ballston Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Saratoga County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°56′20″N 73°51′28″W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary outflows | Ballston Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 269 acres (1.09 km2)[1] |
| Average depth | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 90 feet (27 m)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Surface elevation | 249 feet (76 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Burnt Hills, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The lake is meromictic, meaning its deeper waters never mix with the surface layer.[4]
See also
References
- "Ballston Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- "Ballston Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- A lSportsman'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
- Toney, Jaime L.; Rodbell, Donald T.; Miller, Norton G. (2003). "Sedimentologic and palynologic records of the last deglaciation and Holocene from Ballston Lake, New York" (PDF). Quaternary Research. 60 (2): 189–199. Bibcode:2003QuRes..60..189T. doi:10.1016/S0033-5894(03)00093-0. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
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