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Waterport Reservoir

Coordinates: 43°19′27″N 78°14′29″W / 43.3243°N 78.2415°W / 43.3243; -78.2415
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Waterport Reservoir
Location of Waterport Reservoir in New York, USA.
Location of Waterport Reservoir in New York, USA.
Waterport Reservoir
Location of Waterport Reservoir in New York, USA.
Location of Waterport Reservoir in New York, USA.
Waterport Reservoir
LocationOrleans County, New York,
United States
Coordinates43°19′27″N 78°14′29″W / 43.3243°N 78.2415°W / 43.3243; -78.2415
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsOak Orchard River
Primary outflowsOak Orchard River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area338 acres (1.37 km2)[1]
Average depth12 feet (3.7 m)
Max. depth65 feet (20 m)
Shore length111.9 miles (19.2 km)
Surface elevation331 feet (101 m)
Islands2
SettlementsWaterport, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Waterport Reservoir is a reservoir located by Waterport, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brown trout, lake trout, atlantic salmon, coho salmon, chinook salmon, steelhead trout, and walleye. There is a beach launch off Waterport Road on the northeast shore.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Waterport reservoir". dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC 986498446