Whaley Lake is located in the town of Pawling in southeastern Dutchess County in

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, United States. It is the largest lake in Dutchess County. The lake is partially man-made as it is controlled by a dam at its northern end. The lake feeds into the

Fishkill Creek Fishkill Creek (also Fish Kill, from the Dutch ''vis kille'', for "fish creek") is a tributary of the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States. At U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataT ...

which empties into the

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at Beacon, New York. The lake is accessible via

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, which runs along the south and west sides of the lake. The eastern shore of Whaley Lake is bordered by Metro-North Railroad's unused

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, and the

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, which is a part of the

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* Reservoirs in New York (state) Pawling, New York Reservoirs in Dutchess County, New York {{DutchessCountyNY-geo-stub