Lake Peekskill (lake)
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| Lake Peekskill | |
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  Lake Peekskill | |
| Location | Putnam Valley, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°20′21″N 73°52′56″W / 41.33917°N 73.88222°WCoordinates: 41°20′21″N 73°52′56″W / 41.33917°N 73.88222°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
Lake Peekskill is a small manmade lake located in the town of Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York. Originally called Lower Cranberry Pond before being dammed, the lake was created as a destination recreational area in the 1920s by the McGolrick Co. by impounding a small unnamed tributary of Peekskill Hollow Creek with a dam on its southwest end.[1]
Summer cottages were then built adjacent to it for sale to New York City residents, developing into the hamlet of Lake Peekskill. Today's community is mostly year-round. There are three private beaches on the lake: North Beach, Singers Beach and Carraras Beach.
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