South Colton Reservoir is a man-made lake located on the Raquette River at South Colton, New York. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, white sucker, northern pike, yellow perch, rock bass, and walleye. There is a boat launch located on the southwest shore off Three Falls Lane and a carry down launch on the north shore on Morgan Road.[3]
| South Colton Reservoir | |
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  South Colton Reservoir Location within New York  South Colton Reservoir South Colton Reservoir (the United States) | |
| Location | St. Lawrence County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°31′31″N 74°52′01″W / 44.5253876°N 74.8669407°W[1] |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Raquette River, Dead Creek, Harvey Brook |
| Primary outflows | Raquette River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 226 acres (0.91 km2)[1] |
| Average depth | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
| Max. depth | 47 feet (14 m)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Surface elevation | 974 feet (297 m)[1] |
| Islands | 5 |
| Settlements | South Colton, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "South Colton Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "South Colton Reservoir" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ 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