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 of water.
It is the larger of the Salmon River's two reservoirs.
Fishing
Fish species present in the lake include
brown trout
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,
rainbow trout
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,
smallmouth bass,
walleye,
yellow perch, and
pumpkinseed sunfish
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. Access is permitted by a concrete ramp off Orwell-Redfield Road, 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, west of the hamlet of Redfield.
References
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Lakes of New York (state)
Lakes of Oswego County, New York