Piseco Lake

LocationHamilton County, New York,
United States

Coordinates43°24′42″N 74°32′47″W / 43.4116396°N 74.5463869°W / 43.4116396; -74.5463869^[1]

Primary inflowsFall Stream, Cold Stream, Mill Stream, Warner Brook,
Sheriff Lake Outlet

Primary outflowsPiseco Outlet

Piseco Lake
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Location	Hamilton County, New York, United States
Coordinates	43°24′42″N 74°32′47″W / 43.4116396°N 74.5463869°W / 43.4116396; -74.5463869[1]
Primary inflows	Fall Stream, Cold Stream, Mill Stream, Warner Brook, Sheriff Lake Outlet
Primary outflows	Piseco Outlet
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	2,849 acres (11.53 km2)[1]
Average depth	58 feet (18 m)
Max. depth	125 feet (38 m)
Surface elevation	1,660 feet (510 m)[1]
Islands	2
Settlements	Piseco, New York

Piseco Lake is located in Hamilton County, New York, near the hamlet of Piseco in the Adirondack Mountains. The outflow is Piseco Outlet, which flows into the West Branch Sacandaga River.^[2] In the early 1800s Joshua Brown, who was a surveyor in the area, named the lake after a Native American named "Pezeeko" who lived on the lake.^[3]