Great Sacandaga Lake

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Great Sacandaga Lake is a large man-made reservoir in New York’s Adirondack region, popular for boating, fishing, and lakeside recreation.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
tourist attraction
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
createdBy Conklingville Dam
createdFor Hudson River flood control
dateOfCreation 1930
elevation approximately 771 feet above sea level
fishSpecies brown trout
lake trout
largemouth bass
northern pike
smallmouth bass
walleye
yellow perch
inflow Hudson River tributaries
Sacandaga River
length approximately 29 miles
locatedIn Adirondack Park
Adirondack region
Fulton County
Hamilton County
New York
Saratoga County NERFINISHED
Warren County
managedBy Hudson River–Black River Regulating District
maxDepth approximately 70 feet
nearbySettlement Day, New York
Edinburg, New York
Hadley, New York
Northville, New York
outflow Sacandaga River
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power
recreation
surfaceArea approximately 26,000 acres
approximately 41 square miles
usedFor boating
camping
fishing
ice fishing
lakeside recreation
sailing
snowmobiling
swimming
waterskiing
waterSystem Hudson River watershed


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