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Five Falls Reservoir

Coordinates: 44°31′51″N 74°50′17″W / 44.5307757°N 74.8381149°W / 44.5307757; -74.8381149
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Five Falls Reservoir
Five Falls Reservoir is located in New York Adirondack Park
Five Falls Reservoir
Five Falls Reservoir
Location within New York
Five Falls Reservoir is located in the United States
Five Falls Reservoir
Five Falls Reservoir
Five Falls Reservoir (the United States)
LocationSt. Lawrence County, New York,
United States
Coordinates44°31′51″N 74°50′17″W / 44.5307757°N 74.8381149°W / 44.5307757; -74.8381149[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsRaquette River
Primary outflowsRaquette River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area145 acres (0.59 km2)[1]
Average depth21 feet (6.4 m)
Max. depth40 feet (12 m)[2]
Shore length13.2 miles (5.1 km)
Surface elevation1,076 feet (328 m)[1]
Islands5
SettlementsSouth Colton, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Five Falls Reservoir is a man-made lake located on the Raquette River east of South Colton, New York. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, white sucker, northern pike, yellow perch, rock bass, and walleye. There is a boat launch located on the southwest shore off Three Falls Lane.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Five Falls Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Five Falls Reservoir" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ 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, retrieved 2017-05-02