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 56,000 acre-feet (69,000,000 m3) of water.[2][3] It is the larger of the Salmon River's two reservoirs.
| Salmon River Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 View of the dam that impounds the upper Salmon River Reservoir, October 2008 | |
  Salmon River Reservoir  Salmon River Reservoir | |
| Location | Oswego County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°32′39″N 75°55′10″W / 43.54417°N 75.91944°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Salmon River |
| Primary outflows | Salmon River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3,379 acres (13.67 km2) |
| Average depth | 19 feet (5.8 m) |
| Max. depth | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Shore length1 | 30.6 miles (49.2 km) |
| Surface elevation | 938 ft (286 m)[1] |
| Islands | 11 Burdick Island, Huckleberry Island |
| Settlements | Redfield, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Fishing edit
Fish species present in the lake include brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. Access is permitted by a concrete ramp off Orwell-Redfield Road, five miles (8.0 km) 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, four miles (6.4 km) west of the hamlet of Redfield.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Salmon River Reservoir". dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Salmon River Reservoir". NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Sawchuck, Daniel J. (2003). Salmon River Falls Unique Area Unit Management Plan (PDF). NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. pp. 4–7. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC 986498446