Ballston Lake
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| Ballston Lake | |
|---|---|
  Ballston Lake Location within New York  Ballston Lake Ballston Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Saratoga County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°56′20″N 73°51′28″W / 42.9388878°N 73.8578840°WCoordinates: 42°56′20″N 73°51′28″W / 42.9388878°N 73.8578840°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary outflows | Ballston Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 269 acres (1.09 km2)[1] |
| Average depth | 22 feet (6.7 m) |
| Max. depth | 90 feet (27 m)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Surface elevation | 249 feet (76 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Burnt Hills, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Ballston Lake is a lake that is located in the hamlet of Ballston Lake, New York in the town of Ballston. Fish species present in the lake are northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, carp, pumpkinseed sunfish, and brown bullhead.
The lake is meromictic, meaning its deeper waters never mix with the surface layer.[3]
In 2021, the cartop boat launch on Outlet Road was closed and the private boat launch located at Finnigan's On The Lake Restaurant was also closed, leaving no public boating access to the lake.
In February 2022, the public fishing pier on the north end of the lake was closed due to damage sustained by ice over the winter.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Ballston Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "Ballston Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Toney, Jaime L.; Rodbell, Donald T.; Miller, Norton G. (2003). "Sedimentologic and palynologic records of the last deglaciation and Holocene from Ballston Lake, New York" (PDF). Quaternary Research. 60 (2): 189–199. Bibcode:2003QuRes..60..189T. doi:10.1016/S0033-5894(03)00093-0. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ "Town of Ballston NY". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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