Stillwater Reservoir

Stillwater Reservoir
Stillwater Reservoir as seen from the hamlet of Stillwater.
Stillwater Reservoir is located in USA New York rivers
Stillwater Reservoir
Stillwater Reservoir
Location within New York
LocationTown of Webb, Herkimer County, New York,
United States
Coordinates43°54′45″N 74°57′16″W / 43.9126110°N 74.9544582°W / 43.9126110; -74.9544582, 43°53′26″N 75°01′21″W / 43.8906515°N 75.0224439°W / 43.8906515; -75.0224439[1]
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsBeaver River, North Branch, Twitchell Creek, Gun Harbor Brook, West Branch Beaver River, South Branch
Primary outflowsBeaver River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area6,233 acres (25.22 km2)[1]
Max. depth62 feet (19 m)[2]
Shore length175 miles (121 km)
Surface elevation1,680 feet (510 m)[1]
Islands97
SettlementsBeaver River, New York, Stillwater, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
A total solar eclipse from the northern side of Stillwater Reservoir.

Stillwater Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Beaver River, New York within the Western Adirondacks. The lake has a large amount of recreational uses including camping, canoeing, boating, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing. The lake has undeveloped edges with remote camping on both the islands and the shoreline. Camping permits and lake information may be obtained from the hamlet of Stillwater at the Forest Ranger Headquarters. Fish species present in the reservoir are smallmouth bass, splake, rock bass, yellow perch, sunfish and brown trout. There is a state owned hard surface ramp on Stillwater Road, 28 miles east of Lowville, New York.[3] the record low temperature for the state of New York of −52 °F (−47 °C) took place at Stillwater Reservoir, and was later tied by Old Forge on February 17, 1979.

  1. ^ a b c "Stillwater Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Stillwater Reservoir". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ^ 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