West Lake (New York)
| West Lake | |
|---|---|
 View of West Lake (right), west end of Canada Lake (left), and Lily Lake (top) from the top of Kane Mountain. Dolgeville Point separates West and Canada Lakes. | |
  West Lake Location within New York  West Lake West Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Fulton County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°10′12″N 74°32′28″W / 43.1700706°N 74.5409761°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary outflows | Canada Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 193 acres (0.78 km2)[2] |
| Average depth | 11 feet (3.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Shore length1 | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,549 feet (472 m)[1] |
| Settlements | W of Canada Lake (hamlet) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
West Lake is located west of the Hamlet of Canada Lake. The outlet of West Lake is Canada Lake. Fish species present in the lake are pickerel, black bullhead, white sucker, rock bass, carp, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is a state owned hard surface ramp off Point Breeze Road.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "West Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "west lake". dec.ny.gov. nysdec. 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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- ^ 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