Blue Lake (New York)
Reservoir in Orange County, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Sterling Forest Lake. It is not to be confused with Sterling Lake.
Blue Lake, also called Sterling Forest Lake, is located in Sterling Forest State Park, New York.[1] As of 2018, the Blue Lake Reservoir System, operated by SUEZ North America (formerly United Water), supplies drinking water from Blue Lake to about 1,200 people.[3]
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Blue Lake | |
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Sterling Forest Lake | |
Location | Orange County, New York |
Coordinates | 41.163288°N 74.259774°W / 41.163288; -74.259774 |
Type | Reservoir |
Part of | Ramapo River Watershed |
Primary outflows | Ringwood River |
Basin countries | United States |
First flooded | 1956 |
Surface area | 115 acres (0.47 km2) |
Max. depth | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
Shore length1 | 2.3 mi (3.7 km) |
Surface elevation | 650 ft (200 m) |
References | [1][2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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