West Lake (New York)

West Lake is a lake that is located west of the Hamlet of Canada Lake. The outlet of West Lake is Canada Lake. Fish species present in the lake are pickerel, black bullhead, white sucker, rock bass, carp, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is a state owned hard surface ramp off Point Breeze Road.[3]

West Lake
View of West Lake (far right), west end of Canada Lake and Lily Lake (top) from the top of Kane Mountain. Dolgeville Point separates West and Canada Lakes.
West Lake
Location within New York
West Lake
West Lake (the United States)
LocationFulton County, New York, United States
Coordinates43°10′12″N 74°32′28″W[1]
TypeLake
Primary outflowsCanada Lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area193 acres (0.78 km2)[2]
Average depth11 feet (3.4 m)
Max. depth28 feet (8.5 m)
Shore length12.2 miles (3.5 km)
Surface elevation1,549 feet (472 m)[1]
SettlementsW of Canada Lake (hamlet)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

References

  1. "West Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  2. "west lake". dec.ny.gov. nysdec. 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2017. data
  3. Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Central Southeastern Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 9781885010667, OCLC 61449593
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