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Lime Lake is a
reservoir in
Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created ...
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New York
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Lime Lake is an English translation of the Native American name ''Tecarnowundo''.
Fish species present in the lake are
yellow perch,
bluegill
The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...
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pumpkinseed sunfish
The pumpkinseed (''Lepomis gibbosus''), also referred to as pond perch, common sunfish, punkie, sunfish, sunny, and kivver, is a small/medium-sized North American freshwater fish of the genus ''Lepomis'' (true sunfishes), from family Centrarchi ...
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carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of ...
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rock bass,
largemouth bass,
walleye,
tiger muskie, and
black bullhead. There is a state owned carry down launch located off Potter Avenue on the east shore.
See also
*
List of lakes in New York
References
Lakes of Cattaraugus County, New York
Lakes of New York (state)
Reservoirs in New York (state)
Reservoirs in Cattaraugus County, New York
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