Sylvan Lake (New York)

The Sylvan Lake is a lake near the hamlet of the same name in Beekman, New York in the United States. It is the deepest and second largest lake in Dutchess County. The lake is a popular destination and many holiday camps and a large campsite located on its banks.

Geography

The lake has an irregular shape and a water surface of 47 hectares. It is located on the southwestern boundary of the Town to East Fishkill. The hills on its north-eastern side rise to a height of up to 250 m, about one hundred feet above the water level of the lake and have no name. The non - incorporated hamlet Sylvan Lake is located southeast and east of the watercourse. The Dutchess County Route 10 leads north-west of the hamlet along the shore and connects the city over the New York State Route 82 with the nearby Taconic State Parkway.

Southwest of the lake, the hills are lower. The lake drained by an unnamed stream that initially northward through a 37 -acre wetland area between two hills passes, then, however, turns to the south and the water from the 2.1 km ² of the catchment area of the lake a few kilometers to the Fishkill Creek runs. From dortaus the water flows to the Hudson River in Beacon.

The lake is adjacent to a settlement object named Chelsea Cove, its residents access is permitted to the lake. There is a small beach with a shallow water zone before the ground drops deep. The Sylvan Lake Beach Park is a private campground and is located in a different section of the shore. The rest of the 2.9 km long shoreline is owned by private individuals and holiday camps.

Hydrology

The lake has a maximum depth of 43 m, making it the deepest in Dutchess County. Originally here was a quarry, so the banks fall steeply and the deepest point in the center of the lake is.

Recovery

By the lake there are numerous facilities for swimming. The boat traffic is allowed, but the drive is prohibited with diesel-powered engines. Due to the great depth of the diving is only permitted with the appropriate certificates for open waters.

Fishing from the shore or from boats requires a valid New York license. In the lake there are populations Real perch and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is every spring a 1700 trout fish spawn. In winter the lake for ice fishermen is attractive, so that special fishing rules apply. Trout may be fished throughout the year, where there is no lower size limit, the number of fish caught will be limited to five per day.

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• Lake in North America
• Lake in New York
• River system Hudson River
• Dutchess County