| Round Lake | |
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_-_Fayetteville_NY.jpg) View in October looking down the old spillway towards Green Lake. | |
  Round Lake  Round Lake | |
| Location | Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, New York, US |
| Coordinates | 43°02′52″N 075°58′31″W / 43.04778°N 75.97528°W |
| Lake type | meromictic |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Max. width | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Surface area | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| Max. depth | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Designated | May 1973 |
Round Lake National Natural Landmark lies within Green Lakes State Park, which lies a few miles east of the city of Syracuse, New York and adjoining the village of Fayetteville. Round Lake itself and the adjoining 59 acres (24 ha) of old-growth forest were designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.[1] Hubert W. Vogelmann, a professor of botany at the University of Vermont, wrote the evaluation[2] to the National Park Service that concurred with the recommendation of National Natural Landmark status for the region around Round Lake. Vogelmann's evaluation noted the "outstanding virgin mesophytic forest" adjoining Round Lake on its southwestern side; this text became part of the citation when the landmark was created. Vogelmann also noted Round Lake's importance as an extremely rare, "meromictic" lake. It shares this distinction with Green Lake, which lies a few hundred meters to the east.
- ^ "National Natural Landmarks - National Natural Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
Year designated: 1973
- ^ Vogelmann, Hubert W. (1972). "Evaluation of Green Lakes State Park, Fayetteville, New York, for eligibility for Registered Natural Landmark designation," papers archived at the Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405. Vogelmann declined to recommend Green Lake in his recommendation because of its greater development.