Soft Maple Reservoir

Soft Maple Reservoir
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Location	Lewis County, New York, United States
Coordinates	43°54′50″N 75°13′10″W[1]
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Beaver River, Fish Creek
Primary outflows	Beaver River
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	338 acres (1.37 km^2)[1]
Average depth	22 feet (6.7 m)
Max. depth	63 feet (19 m)[2]
Shore length^1	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Surface elevation	1,289 feet (393 m)[1]
Islands	9
Settlements	Eagle Falls, New York
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Soft Maple Reservoir is a reservoir located by Eagle Falls, New York. Fish species present in the lake are tiger muskie, white sucker, pickerel, smallmouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, and black bullhead. There is a carry down on Soft Maple Road, on the southwest shore.[3]

Locations and tributaries

• Engle Pond – A bay of Soft Maple Reservoir, located north of the dam.
• Soft Maple Dam Pond – An 89-acre lake located west of the reservoir. It is the secondary outflow of the Soft Maple Reservoir. There is access to the pond via a small channel from Soft Maple Reservoir.

References

1. "Soft Maple Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
2. "Soft Maple Reservoir" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 7 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