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Carry Falls Reservoir

Coordinates: 44°24′25″N 74°43′59″W / 44.4070379°N 74.7329530°W / 44.4070379; -74.7329530
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Carry Falls Reservoir
Carry Falls Reservoir is located in New York Adirondack Park
Carry Falls Reservoir
Carry Falls Reservoir
Location within New York
Carry Falls Reservoir is located in the United States
Carry Falls Reservoir
Carry Falls Reservoir
Carry Falls Reservoir (the United States)
LocationSt. Lawrence County, New York,
United States
Coordinates44°24′25″N 74°43′59″W / 44.4070379°N 74.7329530°W / 44.4070379; -74.7329530, 44°25′02″N 74°45′32″W / 44.4172716°N 74.7588728°W / 44.4172716; -74.7588728, 44°21′21″N 74°43′25″W / 44.3558912°N 74.7235455°W / 44.3558912; -74.7235455[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsRaquette River, Brandy Brook, Cold Brook, Little Cold Brook, Jordan River, Felton Brook
Primary outflowsRaquette River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area3,074 acres (12.44 km2)[1]
Average depth18 feet (5.5 m)
Max. depth50 feet (15 m)[2]
Shore length129 miles (47 km)
Surface elevation1,384 feet (422 m)[1]
Islands5
Radio Island, Maple Island
SettlementsStark, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Carry Falls Reservoir is a man-made lake on the Raquette River, located southeast of Stark, New York. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, black bullhead, tiger muskellunge, rock bass, and walleye. There is a state owned hard ramp boat launch located on the southwest shore.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Carry Falls Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Carry Falls Reservoir" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2004-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, St. Lawrence., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 1885010672, OCLC 61449593, retrieved 2017-05-02