Eagle Lake (Hamilton County, New York)

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Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake, Eckford Chain, New York.JPG
Looking east on Eagle Lake toward Blue Mountain
Eagle Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake
Location within New York
LocationHamilton County, New York
Coordinates43°50′49″N 74°28′46″W / 43.8469884°N 74.4795673°W / 43.8469884; -74.4795673Coordinates: 43°50′49″N 74°28′46″W / 43.8469884°N 74.4795673°W / 43.8469884; -74.4795673[1]
TypeLake
Primary inflowsMarion River
Primary outflowsMarion River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area180 acres (0.73 km2)[1]
Max. depth31 feet (9.4 m)
Shore length12.8 miles (4.5 km)
Surface elevation1,791 feet (546 m)[1]
SettlementsEagles Nest, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.


Eagle Lake is a 180-acre lake in the Adirondacks of New York. Eagle Lake is part of the Eckford Chain, and is the central lake of the chain, with Blue Mountain Lake and Utowana Lake. It is the site of Eagle Nest camp, a historic Adirondack Great Camp built in 1937 and still owned by the Hochschild family.

View of Eagle Lake at the outlet of the larger Blue Mountain Lake.

Fishing[]

Fish species present in Eagle Lake are lake trout, white sucker, sunfish, black bullhead, atlantic salmon, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass. Access by channel from Utowana Lake or Blue Mountain Lake.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Eagle Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ 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
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