Canadarago Lake
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| Canadarago Lake | |
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| Location | Otsego County, New York |
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| Primary inflows | Ocquionis Creek |
| Primary outflows | Oaks Creek |
| Catchment area | 174 km² (67 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 7.6 km² (1,900 acres) |
| Max. depth | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 385 m (1,260 ft) |
| Settlements | Richfield Springs, Schuyler Lake |
Canadarago Lake is the second largest lake in Otsego County, New York, USA, lying to the west of and parallel to the larger Otsego Lake.
The lake's name is also spelled "Candajarago Lake" or "Caniadaraga Lake".
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[edit] Bordering areas
Canadarago lake runs from the Village of Richfield Springs at the north end to the community of Schuyler Lake at the south end. The lake has historically also been known as Schuyler Lake, and the community mentioned earlier still bears this name.
The northern end of the lake is in the Town of Richfield, and the southern end is in the Town of Exeter on the west and the Town of Otsego on the east.
The lake is surrounded by hills, used historically for agriculture.
[edit] Geography
The lake is located at in central New York.
Canadarago Lake is a dimictic lake surviving a previous glacial period. The lake is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) long and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide. There is a small island near the eastern shore. The surface area is 7.6 square kilometres (1,900 acres). The maximum depth is 13 meters (43 ft). The lake watershed drains 174 square kilometres (67 sq mi).
Ocquionis Creek feeds into the lake from the north. and Oaks Creek drains from the south through a bog, ultimately flowing into the Susquehanna River.
[edit] History
In 1872, a small steamboat was launched on the lake as a pleasure craft. A legend state that the lake once contained a second island, but that it sunk beneath the waters.
Incompletely treated sewage from Richfield Springs caused algae blooms, but better treatment instigated during the 1970s has abated this problem.
June of 2006 saw massive flooding of its banks after record rainfall. Legislation to create a Canadarago Lake District was approved by the New York State Legislature in 2007 but was subsequently vetoed by Governor Eliot Spitzer.
Many cottages have been built around the lake.
