Murphy Lake (New York)
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Murphy Lake with Huckleberry Mountain in background | |
Murphy Lake Location within New York Murphy Lake Murphy Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Hamilton County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°20′22″N 74°13′05″W / 43.3394416°N 74.2179470°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 38 acres (15 ha)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 1,473 ft (449 m)[1] |
Murphy Lake is a 38-acre (15 ha) lake in Hamilton County, New York, United States.[1] Murphy Lake lies at an elevation of 1,473 feet (449 m) in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest of the Adirondack Park.
In 2008, the lake, in the town of Hope was stocked with brook trout[2] to sustain its natural population.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Murphy Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "2008 Fish Stocking in Hamilton County". Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ Wilcox Lake Draft Unit Management Plan Archived 2017-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, December 2006, "Appendix C: Pond Descriptions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2009. (382 KB)