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Rensselaer Lake is an artificial lake in Albany, New York, United States named for Major-General Stephen Van Rensselaer, last patroon of Rensselaerswyck. [1] The lake was Albany's first municipally-owned source of water. [2] [3] It is part of a 57-acre (23 ha) park and the state's Albany Pine Bush Preserve.
Washington Park Lake is a body of water in Albany, New York located in the southwestern corner of Washington Park. It has a surface area of 5.2 acres (21,000 m 2) and a mean depth of 6.6 feet (2.0 m). The deepest sections of the lake are just over 11 feet (3.4 m) deep. [1] The lake is roughly 1,600 feet (490 m) long and 140 feet (43 m) wide.
This is a list of lakes in the state of New York in the United States.Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Beaverdam Lake Great Sacandaga Lake Lake Champlain Lake Flower Lake Kanawauke Lake Placid Lower Saranac Lake Notch Lake Lake Otsego Upper St Regis Lake Upper Saranac Lake looking north
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Sand Lake is a town in south-central part of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. Sand Lake is about 13 miles east of Albany, New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,348. [3] Within the town are four hamlets: West Sand Lake, Averill Park, Glass Lake and the hamlet of Sand Lake. Its four lakes are a source of recreation.
68 Thompsons Lake Road East Berne, New York [1] Coordinates: Area: 308 acres (1.25 km 2) [2] Operated by: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation: Visitors: 63,934 (in 2014) [3] Open: All year: Website: Thompson's Lake State Park
Alcove Reservoir is a reservoir located in Albany County, New York, United States. It serves as a water supply for the city of Albany. At 618 ft (188 m) in elevation, [1] the closest hamlet is Alcove, part of the town of Coeymans. New York State Route 32 passes the reservoir on the west. It was built in 1928–1932, inundating the village of ...
[2] [3] In 1850 the city of Albany purchased the land in order to dam the Patroon Creek to form a reservoir for the public water system. [1] In 1851 dams were constructed across Patroon Creek forming Upper and Lower Tivoli lakes, the upper lake was for storing and the lower for distribution.