Indian Lake (Hamilton County, New York)

For the Hamilton County lake in Morehouse, see Morehouse, New York § Geographical features.

Reservoir in New York, United States

Indian Lake

Indian Lake

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Indian Lake

Indian Lake (the United States)

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Location| Hamilton County, New York, United States
Coordinates| 43°41′09″N 74°19′48″W﻿ / ﻿43.6857564°N 74.3298903°W﻿ / 43.6857564; -74.3298903[1]
Type| Reservoir
Primary inflows| Jessup River, Lewey Lake, Mc Ginn Brook, Woodland Brook, Falls Brook, Willow Brook, Forks Brook, Griffin Brook, Beaver Brook, Doherty Brook, Lawrence Brook, Squaw Brook
Primary outflows| Indian River
Basin countries| United States
Max. length| 12 miles (19 km)
Max. width| 1 mile (1.6 km)
Surface area| 4,676 acres (1,892 ha)[1]
Average depth| 39 feet (12 m)[2]
Max. depth| 85 feet (26 m)[2]
Surface elevation| 1,650 feet (500 m)[1]
Islands| 10
Settlements| Indian Lake, New York

Indian Lake is a 12-mile (19 km) long, 4,255-acre (1,722 ha) reservoir with a southwest to northeast orientation in the towns of Indian Lake and Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, in the Adirondack Park of New York State, in the United States. The hamlet of Indian Lake is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the north end of Indian Lake. New York State Route 30 runs along the west shore of the lake. Most of the shore is part of the Forest Preserve. Indian Lake is fed by the Jessup River, and drains through the Indian River into Lake Abanakee, and from there through the Indian River to the Hudson River.

The State of New York operates a campground offering campsites in Indian Lake, most of which are on islands, that are accessible only by boat. The campground is 12 miles south of Indian Lake village on NY 30, and is open from mid-May until Columbus Day.

The lake was made famous by the 1968 pop song "Indian Lake" performed by the Cowsills.

## Tributaries and locations[edit]

Indian Lake from Snowy Mountain fire tower

* Camp Island - An island located by the Indian Lakes Islands Campground. Has a campsite on the island.
* Crotched Point Island - An island located north of Camp Island. There is a campsite on the island.
* Doherty Island - An island located where the Doherty Brook enters the lake. There is a campground on the island.
* Green Island - An island located south of Doherty Island. There is a campground on the island.
* John Mack Bay - A bay of the lake that is located near Moose Island.
* Kirpen's Island - An island located in Norman's Cove.
* Moose Island - An island located at the mouth of the Jessup River bay. The largest island on the lake. There is a campsite on the island.
* Norman's Cove - A bay of the lake located on the east shore across from Sabael.
* Poplar Point - A point located between the mouths of Willow Brook and Forks Brook.

## Fishing[edit]

Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, lake trout, brown trout, landlocked salmon, smallmouth bass, northern pike, lake whitefish, black bullhead, yellow perch, smelt, pumpkinseed sunfish, and white sucker. There is a state owned hard surface ramp launch in the campground off NY-30, 14 miles north of Speculator, New York. There are also boat rentals available and a marina.[3]

## Photo gallery[edit]

* Indian Lake narrows in the winter.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Indian Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
2. ^ a b "Indian Lake" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. nysdec. 1998. Retrieved 11 May 2017. "data"
3. ^ 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

## External links[edit]

* New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Indian Lake Islands Campground

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Hudson River watershed

Tributaries|

* Batavia Kill
* Batten Kill
* Birch Creek
* Black Meadow Creek
* Boreas River
* Bowery Creek
* Bowmans Creek
* Breakneck Brook
* Brimstone Creek
* Canajoharie Creek
* Caroga Creek
* Casperkill
* Catskill Creek
* Cayadutta Creek
* Cedar River
* Claverack Creek
* Clove Brook
* Cobleskill Creek
* Coeymans Creek
* Coxsackie Creek
* Cross River
* Croton River
* East Branch Croton River
* East Branch Sacandaga River
* East Canada Creek
* East Kill
* Eightmile Creek
* Esopus Creek
* Fall Kill
* Fishkill Creek
* Fonteyn Kill
* Fulmer Creek
* Hannacrois Creek
* Honnedaga Brook
* Hoosic River
* Indian River
* Jackson Creek
* Jan De Bakkers Kill
* Kaaterskill Creek
* Kayaderosseras
* Kinderhook Creek
* Kisco River
* Lake Creek
* Little Shawangunk Kill
* Maritje Kill
* Miami River
* Mill Creek
* Mohawk River
* Moodna Creek
* Moordener Kill
* Moyer Creek
* Muddy Kill
* Neepaulakating Creek
* Normans Kill
* Nowadaga Creek
* Ohisa Creek
* Onesquethaw Creek
* Opalescent River
* Oriskany Creek
* Otsquago Creek
* Otter Kill
* Papakating Creek
* Peekskill Hollow Creek
* Plattekill Creek
* Platter Kill
* Pocantico River
* Pochuck Creek
* Poesten Kill
* Potic Creek
* Quassaick Creek
* Roeliff Jansen Kill
* Rondout Creek
* Sacandaga River
* Sauquoit Creek
* Saw Kill
* Saw Mill River
* Sawyer Kill
* Schoharie Creek
* Schroon River
* Shawangunk Kill
* Sparkill Creek
* Sprout Creek
* Steele Creek
* Stockport Creek
* Stony Clove Creek
* Taghkanic Creek
* Tenmile Creek
* Tin Brook
* Titicus River
* Verkeerder Kill
* Vloman Kill
* Wallkill River
* Walloomsac River
* Wappinger Creek
* Wawayanda Creek
* West Branch Papakating Creek
* West Branch Sacandaga River
* West Canada Creek
* West Kill
* Wynants Kill

Lakes|

* Alcove Reservoir
* Ashokan Reservoir
* Basic Creek Reservoir
* Beacon Reservoir
* Bog Brook Reservoir
* Cedar Lake
* Chadwick Lake
* Chub Lake
* Cross River Reservoir
* Croton Falls Reservoir
* Dyken Pond
* East Branch Reservoir
* East Caroga Lake
* Fall Lake
* Franklinton Vlaie
* Garnet Lake
* Glenmere Lake
* Great Sacandaga Lake
* Great Vlaie
* Henderson Lake
* Honnedaga Lake
* Indian Lake
* Lizard Pond
* Lake Maratanza
* Muscoot Reservoir
* Lake Neepaulin
* New Croton Reservoir
* Notch Lake
* Piseco Lake
* Lake Pleasant
* Queechy Lake
* Rondout Reservoir
* Sacandaga Lake
* Saratoga Lake
* Sturgeon Pool
* Surprise Lake
* Sylvan Lake
* Lake Tear of the Clouds
* Thompson Pond
* Titicus Reservoir
* Trout Lake
* West Caroga Lake
* Whaley Lake
* Winnisook Lake

Towns|

| New York|

* Albany
* Amsterdam
* Beacon
* Bedford
* Beekman
* Bennington
* Bethlehem
* Blooming Grove
* Briarcliff Manor
* Carmel
* Catskill
* Clifton Park
* Cohoes
* Colonie
* Cortlandt
* East Fishkill
* East Greenbush
* Fishkill
* Glenville
* Gloversville
* Greenburgh
* Guilderland
* Halfmoon
* Herkimer
* Haverstraw
* Hyde Park
* Kingston
* Kirkland
* LaGrange
* Lloyd
* Malta
* Middletown
* Milton
* Monroe
* Montgomery
* Moreau
* Mount Pleasant
* New Castle
* New Hartford
* New Paltz
* New Windsor
* New York City
* Newburgh
* Niskayuna
* North Adams
* Nyack
* Ossining
* Peekskill
* Plattekill
* Poughkeepsie
* Queensbury
* Rome
* Rotterdam
* Saugerties
* Schenectady
* Shawangunk
* Sleepy Hollow
* Somers
* Southeast
* Troy
* Utica
* Wallkill
* Wappinger
* Warwick
* West Point
* Whitestown
* Wilton
* Yonkers
* Yorktown

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New Jersey|

* Alpine
* Bayonne
* Cliffside Park
* Edgewater
* Englewood Cliffs
* Fort Lee
* Hoboken
* Jersey City
* North Bergen
* Sparta
* Tenafly
* Weehawken
* West New York

Landmarks|

* Adirondack Mountains
* Adirondack Park
* Ashokan Bridge
* Blenheim Bridge
* Buskirk Bridge
* Catskill Mountains
* Champlain Canal
* Cohoes Falls
* Copeland Bridge
* Delaware and Hudson Canal
* Eagleville Bridge
* East River
* Erie Canal
* George Washington Bridge
* Harlem River
* Helderberg Escarpment
* Holland Tunnel
* Hudson Highlands State Park
* Kaaterskill Clove
* Kaaterskill Falls
* Kill Van Kull
* Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge
* Lincoln Tunnel
* Mid-Hudson Bridge
* Newburgh–Beacon Bridge
* Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)
* The Palisades
* Perrine's Bridge
* Plotter Kill Preserve
* Pollepel Island
* Popolopen
* Rexleigh Bridge
* Rip Van Winkle Bridge
* Salisbury Center Bridge
* Schoharie Bridge
* Shushan Bridge
* Statue of Liberty
* Taconic Mountains
* Verkeerder Kill Falls
* Walkway over the Hudson
* Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
* West Canada Lake Wilderness Area

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