Lake Placid (New York)
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| View from the gondola on Whiteface Mountain | |
| Location | Adirondack Mountains, New York |
| Coordinates | 44°19′N 73°58′W / 44.317°N 73.967°WCoordinates: 44°19′N 73°58′W / 44.317°N 73.967°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 2,170 acres (8.8 km2) |
| Average depth | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Surface elevation | 1,857 ft (566 m) |
| Islands | Buck Island, Moose Island |
| Settlements | Lake Placid |
The body of water called Lake Placid is in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York in the USA. The lake is approximately 2,170 acres, and has an average depth of about 50 feet.
The lake, which borders the northern part of the village of Lake Placid, New York, is a source of drinking water for the town, and maintaining water quality in the lake is a major local issue. The lake is fed by springs and mountain streams, and because most of the houses are unoccupied much of the year, the water remains clean.
There are nearly 300 houses on the lake shore, the majority of which can be accessed only by boat.
Local efforts to combat aquatic invasive species have been successful, aided by a boat cleaning station where powerboats are put into the water.
The lake has produced record lake trout.
 House on Buck Island |
 Whiteface Mountain from northern end of lake |
 New, old boathouses |
 House on Buck Island |
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