Dryden Lake
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  Dryden Lake Location within New York  Dryden Lake Location within the United States | |
| Location | Tompkins County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°27′50″N 76°16′49″W / 42.46389°N 76.28028°W |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 117 acres (0.47 km2) |
Average depth | 4 feet (1.2 m) |
| Max. depth | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Shore length1 | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
Surface elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m)[1] |
| Settlements | Dryden, New York |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Dryden Lake is located near Dryden, New York. Fish species present in the lake include bluegill, yellow perch, pickerel, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is access via state owned boat launch on West Lake Road, 1 mile south of Dryden. No motors are allowed on this lake.[2]
The lake was created in 1803 by James Lacy, who constructed a dam on Virgil Creek.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dryden Lake" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. NYSDEC. 1998. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Western Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 978-1-885010-63-6, OCLC 986498446
- ↑ Gutchess, Elsie (2004). "Town of Dryden". Place Names of Tompkins County (PDF). Office of the Tompkins County Historian. p. 34. Retrieved May 18, 2026.