Lake Maratanza
Lake in Ulster County, New York, USA
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Lake Maratanza is the highest lake in New York's Shawangunk Ridge at 2,245 feet (684 m) above sea level. It is within Sam's Point Preserve.[2]
LocationWawarsing, New York
Coordinates41°40′49″N 74°21′10″W
BasincountriesUnited States
Surface area
50 acres (20 ha)[1]| Lake Maratanza | |
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 Lake Maratanza viewed from the west shore in July, 2011. | |
  Lake Maratanza Location within New York | |
| Location | Wawarsing, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°40′49″N 74°21′10″W |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 50 acres (20 ha)[1] |
Surface elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft)[1] |
The lake is dammed and supplies drinking water to Ellenville. The outlet brook drains to the other side of the ridge, into the Verkeerder Kill, a tributary of the Shawangunk Kill and by extension the Wallkill River.
