Carry Falls Reservoir
| Carry Falls Reservoir | |
|---|---|
  Carry Falls Reservoir Location within New York  Carry Falls Reservoir Carry Falls Reservoir (the United States) | |
| Location | St. Lawrence County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°24′25″N 74°43′59″W / 44.4070379°N 74.7329530°W, 44°25′02″N 74°45′32″W / 44.4172716°N 74.7588728°W, 44°21′21″N 74°43′25″W / 44.3558912°N 74.7235455°W[1] |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Raquette River, Brandy Brook, Cold Brook, Little Cold Brook, Jordan River, Felton Brook |
| Primary outflows | Raquette River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3,074 acres (12.44 km2)[1] |
| Average depth | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
| Max. depth | 50 feet (15 m)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 29 miles (47 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,384 feet (422 m)[1] |
| Islands | 5 Radio Island, Maple Island |
| Settlements | Stark, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Carry Falls Reservoir is a man-made lake on the Raquette River, located southeast of Stark, New York. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, black bullhead, tiger muskellunge, rock bass, and walleye. There is a state owned hard ramp boat launch located on the southwest shore.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Carry Falls Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "Carry Falls Reservoir" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ 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