| DeRuyter Reservoir | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A portion of DeRuyter Reservoir pictured from the dam | |
  DeRuyter Reservoir  DeRuyter Reservoir | |
| Location | Madison County, Onondaga County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°48′53″N 75°53′27″W / 42.81472°N 75.89083°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Mill Brook |
| Primary outflows | Limestone Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 576 acres (2.33 km2) |
| Average depth | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
| Max. depth | 53 ft (16 m) |
| Shore length1 | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m)[1] |
| Islands | 2 |
| Settlements | Puckerville, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
DeRuyter Reservoir (also known as Tioughnioga Lake)[2] is a man-made lake located north of Puckerville, New York. Fish species present in the lake include smallmouth bass, pickerel, yellow perch, rock bass, black bullhead, common sunfish, and walleye. There is access by fee on the south shore at the general store.[3] The reservoir was constructed from 1861 to 1863 to supply water for the Erie Canal but by the following year had proved to hold insufficient water. The dam has been worked on at least twice, draining the lake by several inches each time.
- ^ "DeRuyter Reservoir". dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Hunter, Rod (1970-07-20). "Sportsman's Corner". The Post-Standard. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-08-04 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ 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
