Salmon River Reservoir

Salmon River Reservoir
View of the dam that impounds the upper Salmon River Reservoir, October 2008
Location of Salmon River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Location of Salmon River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Salmon River Reservoir
Location of Salmon River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Location of Salmon River Reservoir in New York, USA.
Salmon River Reservoir
LocationOswego County, New York, United States
Coordinates43°32′39″N 75°55′10″W / 43.54417°N 75.91944°W / 43.54417; -75.91944
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsSalmon River
Primary outflowsSalmon River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area3,379 acres (13.67 km2)
Average depth19 feet (5.8 m)
Max. depth55 ft (17 m)
Shore length130.6 miles (49.2 km)
Surface elevation938 ft (286 m)[1]
Islands11
Burdick Island,
Huckleberry Island
SettlementsRedfield, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Salmon River Reservoir, also known as the Redfield Reservoir, is a man-made lake located near the hamlet of Redfield, New York. The reservoir was created with the completion of a hydroelectric dam in 1912. It has the capacity to hold 56,000 acre-feet (69,000,000 m3) of water.[2][3] It is the larger of the Salmon River's two reservoirs.

Fishing

Fish species present in the lake include brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. Access is permitted by a concrete ramp off Orwell-Redfield Road, five miles (8.0 km) west of Redfield, and from County Route 17 in the hamlet of Redfield. A beach access launch is also available from the CCC Road off Orwell-Redfield Road, four miles (6.4 km) west of the hamlet of Redfield.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Salmon River Reservoir". dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Salmon River Reservoir". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. ^ Sawchuck, Daniel J. (2003). Salmon River Falls Unique Area Unit Management Plan (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. pp. 4–7. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC 986498446