Eagle Lake (Hamilton County, New York)
Eagle Lake is a 180-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, a historic Adirondack Great Camp built in 1937 and still owned by the Hochschild family.
View of Eagle Lake at the outlet of the larger Blue Mountain Lake.
| Eagle Lake | |
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 Looking east on Eagle Lake toward Blue Mountain | |
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| Location | Hamilton County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°50′49″N 74°28′46″W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary inflows | Marion River |
| Primary outflows | Marion River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 180 acres (0.73 km2)[1] |
| Max. depth | 31 feet (9.4 m) |
| Shore length1 | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,791 feet (546 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Eagles Nest, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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.[2]
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References
- "Eagle Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- 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, OCLC 61449593
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