Topic summary

Silver Lake, Wyoming County, New York

Silver Lake, Wyoming County, New York

Silver Lake is a lake in Wyoming County, New York, United States. It is located on New York State Route 39 . It is named for the nearby lake to the west, which extends from the village of Perry south to Silver Lake State Park near Silver Springs. Silver Lake's main attractions include its scenery, fishing and boating, and its location near Letchworth State Park.

Like the nearby Finger Lakes of Conesus, Hemlock, and Honeoye, Silver Lake is in the Genesee River Watershed, which ultimately drains into Lake Ontario. Other lakes in the region include Waneta and Lamoka lakes.

Fish species present in the lake are black bullhead, northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, yellow perch, black crappie, rock bass, and walleye. There is state owned public access with hard surface ramp on the southwest shore at Silver Lake State Park.