Big Bowman Pond
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  Big Bowman Pond Location in New York | |
| Location | Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°38′54″N 73°29′17″W / 42.64833°N 73.48806°W |
| Type | Glacial tarn |
| Surface elevation | 1,411 feet (430 m)[1] |
Big Bowman Pond is a small glacial lake in the Taborton section of the Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, United States.[1] The lake is located on a geologic formation known as the Rensselaer Plateau.[2] Its name is in relation to nearby Little Bowman Pond.
Big Bowman
[edit]Big Bowman Pond is known to locals as the home of Big Bowman (also known as "Bowie"), a large, aquatic cryptid. Though its description varies from one account to the next, Big Bowman is generally described as being similar in appearance to the Bunyip, a mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology. Rumors of the existence of Big Bowman began to circulate the greater Albany area in the late 1800s after a young boy went missing while swimming in the lake.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Big Bowman Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 23, 1980. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Rensselaer Plateau Association - Maps". Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Bowman Lake Association - Bowman Lake Association". www.bowmanlakeny.org. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
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