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Weaver Lake (New York)

Coordinates: 42°51′14″N 74°55′53″W / 42.85389°N 74.93139°W / 42.85389; -74.93139
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Weaver Lake
Weaver Lake from boat launch
Weaver Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Weaver Lake
Weaver Lake
Location within New York
Weaver Lake is located in the United States
Weaver Lake
Weaver Lake
Weaver Lake (the United States)
LocationWarren, Herkimer County, New York
Coordinates42°51′14″N 74°55′53″W / 42.85389°N 74.93139°W / 42.85389; -74.93139
Primary inflowsCripple Creek, Maumee Swamp
Primary outflowsCripple Creek
Surface area76.9 acres (31.1 ha)[1]: 183 
Average depth7.1 feet (2.2 m)[1]: 183 
Max. depth11 feet (3.4 m)[1]: 183 [2]
Water volume178,036,363 US gallons (673,940.95 m3)[1]: 183 
Shore length11.9 miles (3.1 km)
Surface elevation1,348 feet (411 m)[3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Weaver Lake, also called Weavers Lake, is located in the town of Warren in Herkimer County, New York. Maumee Swamp is located north of and drains into Weaver Lake.[4] Weaver Lake is north of and drains into Young Lake. Weaver and Young Lakes are collectively known as either "Waiontha Lakes" or "the Little Lakes". Waiontha Mountain, located southwest was named after the Waiontha Lakes.

Fishing

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Fish species present in the lake are black crappie, brown bullhead, chain pickerel, golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, white sucker, and yellow perch. There is a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) hand launch west of the hamlet of Warren on US 20, and only electric motors are allowed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Origin, Geochemistry and Morphology of Weaver and Young Lakes, Herkimer County, N.Y." (PDF). www.oneonta.edu. Oneonta, NY: State University of New York at Oneonta. January 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Weaver Lake". dec.ny.gov. nysdec. 1990. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017. data
  3. ^ "Weaver Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Maumee Swamp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-10-01.