Cranberry Lake
| Cranberry Lake | |
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Black Duck Hole, Cranberry Lake
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| Location |
St. Lawrence County, New York, US |
| Coordinates | 44°10′20″N 074°49′26″W / 44.17222°N 74.82389°WCoordinates: 44°10′20″N 074°49′26″W / 44.17222°N 74.82389°W |
| Primary inflows |
Oswegatchie River (east branch) |
| Primary outflows |
Oswegatchie River (east branch) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 8.6 mi (13.8 km) |
| Max. width | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) |
| Surface area | 6,975 acres (2,823 ha) |
| Average depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Max. depth | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Shore length1 | 55 mi (89 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) |
| Islands | Joe Indian Island, Buck Island |
| Settlements | Cranberry Lake, Wanakena |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Cranberry Lake is a lake on the east branch of the Oswegatchie River in the Adirondack Park in New York in the United States. It is the third largest lake in the Adirondack Park (after Lake George and the Great Sacandaga Lake. About 75 percent of the shoreline is owned by State of New York; the 118,000-acre (480 km2) Five Ponds Wilderness Area abuts its south shore, and the Cranberry Lake Wild Forest covers much of its remaining shoreline.
Most of the lake is in the eastern end of the Town of Clifton, but a small part of the east side of the lake is in the Town of Piercefield and a small part of the west side of the lake is in the Town of Fine. The lake is entirely in the south part of Saint Lawrence County, New York.
On a north arm of the lake is the community of Cranberry Lake. On a western arm of the lake in the Town of Fine, is the community of Wanakena, among other things also location of the SUNY-ESF Ranger School.
Several islands are within the lake, the largest being Joe Indian Island and Buck Island. The Cranberry Lake Biological Station, also part of SUNY-ESF, is located on Barber Point.
A peninsula jutting into the lake from the north contains Bear Mountain and state camping facilities. One end of the Bear Mountain Trail leaves from campsite loop 3. The other end, a trail head with plenty of good parking, is located much closer to the campground entrance. The hike is fairly rigorous, but from start to the top it is only about 1-mile (1.6 km). The lookout spot near the top provides a great view to the south and south west, mainly of Joe Indian and Buck islands.
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