Salmon River Reservoir
Reservoir in New York, United States
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Salmon River Reservoir, also known as the Redfield Reservoir, is a man-made lake located near the hamlet of Redfield, New York. The reservoir was created with the completion of a hydroelectric dam in 1912. It has the capacity to hold 56,000 acre-feet (69,000,000 m3) of water.[2][3] It is the larger of the Salmon River's two reservoirs.
| Salmon River Reservoir | |
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View of the dam that impounds the upper Salmon River Reservoir, October 2008 | |
  Salmon River Reservoir Location within New York  Salmon River Reservoir Location within the United States | |
| Location | Oswego County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°32′39″N 75°55′10″W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Salmon River | |
| Salmon River | |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 3,379 acres (13.67 km2) |
Average depth | 19 feet (5.8 m) |
| Max. depth | 55 ft (17 m) |
Shore length1 | 30.6 miles (49.2 km) |
Surface elevation | 938 ft (286 m)[1] |
| Islands | 11 Burdick Island, Huckleberry Island |
| Settlements | Redfield, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Fishing
Fish species present in the lake include brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. Access is permitted by a concrete ramp off Orwell-Redfield Road, five miles (8.0 km) west of Redfield, and from County Route 17 in the hamlet of Redfield. A beach access launch is also available from the CCC Road off Orwell-Redfield Road, four miles (6.4 km) west of the hamlet of Redfield.[4]