Highland Lake, New York

Highland Lake, New York
Hamlet
Highland Lake, New York is located in New York
Highland Lake, New York
Highland Lake, New York
Highland Lake, New York is located in the United States
Highland Lake, New York
Highland Lake, New York
Coordinates: 41°31′24″N 74°51′05″W / 41.52333°N 74.85139°W / 41.52333; -74.85139
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySullivan
Elevation
1,332 ft (406 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12743
Area code845
GNIS feature ID952786[1]

Highland Lake is a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The community is 12.4 miles (20.0 km) southwest of Monticello. Highland Lake has a post office with ZIP code 12743, which opened on June 18, 1897.[2][3]

The lake is at an elevation of 1,339 feet (408 m)[4] and covers a surface area of 198.3 acres (80.3 hectares).[5] The maximum depth is approx 21 ft.[6]

Since 2012, there have been no confirmed toxic algal blooms, although there was a suspicious bloom in 2019 (page 22 of 25).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Highland Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder". elevation.maplogs.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Highland Lake 2009 LCI Report" (PDF). 2009.
  6. ^ "Highland Lake (Fishing Map : US_AA_NY_highland_lake_ny) | Nautical Charts App". www.gpsnauticalcharts.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Harmful Algal Blooms by County 2012-2019" (PDF). 2019.


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