Sacandaga Lake (sa-kuhn-DAH-ga) is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in the Town of Lake Pleasant in
Hamilton County, New York approximately west of
Speculator.
The outlet is a channel that leads to
Lake Pleasant, which is the source of the
Sacandaga River
The Sacandaga River is a river in the northern part of New York in the United States. Its name comes from the Native American ''Sa-chen-da'-ga'', meaning "overflowed lands".
The Sacandaga River is a tributary of the Hudson River, flowing into ...
.
The lake covers an area of , entirely within the boundaries of New York's
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of Forest Preserve (New York), New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York (state), New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasur ...
, a mean depth of , and a maximum depth greater than 50 feet (15 m).
It lies at an altitude of .
Moffitt Beach State Campground is a popular camping site on the lake.
Fishing
Fish species present in the lake are
brown trout,
brook trout,
smallmouth bass,
walleye
The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...
,
pickerel, and
brown bullhead
The brown bullhead (''Ameiurus nebulosus'') is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead (''Ameiurus melas'') and yellow bullhead (''Am ...
. There is a state owned public access with parking for 30 trucks and trailers.
References
External links
Map of Sacandaga Lake
Lakes of New York (state)
Lakes of Hamilton County, New York
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