Woods Lake
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| Woods Lake | |
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 Woods Lake in 2013 | |
  Woods Lake Location within New York  Woods Lake Woods Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Hamilton County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°15′15″N 74°18′52″W / 43.2540736°N 74.3145697°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 71 acres (0.29 km2)[1] |
| Average depth | 12 feet (3.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 41 feet (12 m)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,368 feet (417 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Upper Benson, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Woods Lake is located east of Upper Benson, New York. Fish species present in the lake are pickerel, smallmouth bass, largemouth base yellow perch, pumpkinseed sunfish, and brown bullhead. There is access by trail from Benson Road on the west shore. No motors are allowed on this lake.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Woods Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Woods Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ 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