Stillwater Reservoir
| Stillwater Reservoir | |
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 Stillwater Reservoir
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| Location |
Herkimer County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°32′08″N 75°01′51″W / 43.5356°N 75.0307°WCoordinates: 43°32′08″N 75°01′51″W / 43.5356°N 75.0307°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Beaver River, Lizard Spring Brook, Twitchell Creek, Cranberry Creek, Halfway Brook, Gun Harbor Brook, West Branch Beaver River, Birch Creek |
| Primary outflows | Beaver River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 6,195 acres (25.07 km2) |
| Average depth | 6 feet (1.8 m) |
| Max. depth | 32 feet (9.8 m) |
| Shore length1 | 47.7 miles (76.8 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,679 feet (512 m) |
| Islands | 59 |
| Settlements | Beaver River, New York, Stillwater, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Stillwater Reservoir is a man-made lake located by Beaver River, New York. 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.
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