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Perch Lake (New York)

Coordinates: 44°05′45″N 75°56′02″W / 44.0958632°N 75.9337665°W / 44.0958632; -75.9337665
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Perch Lake
Perch Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Perch Lake
Perch Lake
Location within New York
Perch Lake is located in the United States
Perch Lake
Perch Lake
Perch Lake (the United States)
LocationJefferson County, New York,
United States
Coordinates44°05′45″N 75°56′02″W / 44.0958632°N 75.9337665°W / 44.0958632; -75.9337665[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsPerch River, Gillette Creek
Primary outflowsPerch River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area905 acres (3.66 km2)[1]
Max. depth10 feet (3.0 m)[2]
Shore length110.7 miles (17.2 km)
Surface elevation318 feet (97 m)[1]
SettlementsNoseville, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Perch Lake is a reservoir located by Noseville, New York. The Perch River flows through the lake. Perch Lake is shallow, stained, and weedy and the lake bottom is a simple bowl-like structure, with deep silt adjoining the wetlands and sand. Only ice fishing is allowed on the lake. The fish species present are yellow perch, black crappie, bullhead, northern pike, and white sucker. The lake is known to produce northern pike up to 12 pounds.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Perch Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Perch Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2004-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 1885010672, OCLC 61449593, retrieved 2017-05-02