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Indian Lake is a long,
*Camp Island – An island located by the Indian Lakes Islands Campground. Has a campsite on the island.
*Crotched Point Island – An island located north of Camp Island. There is a campsite on the island.
*Doherty Island – An island located where the Doherty Brook enters the lake. There is a campground on the island.
*Green Island – An island located south of Doherty Island. There is a campground on the island.
*John Mack Bay – A bay of the lake that is located near Moose Island.
*Kirpen's Island – An island located in Norman's Cove.
*Moose Island – An island located at the mouth of the Jessup River bay. The largest island on the lake. There is a campsite on the island.
*Norman's Cove – A bay of the lake located on the east shore across from Sabael.
*Poplar Point – A point located between the mouths of Willow Brook and Forks Brook.
Image:IndianLakeNarrowsWinter.jpg, Indian Lake narrows in the winter.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Indian Lake Islands Campground
{{authority control Lakes of New York (state) Adirondack Park Protected areas of Hamilton County, New York Lakes of Hamilton County, New York
reservoir
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
with a southwest to northeast orientation in the towns of Indian Lake and Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, in the Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of Forest Preserve (New York), New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York (state), New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasur ...
of New York State
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, in the United States
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. The hamlet of Indian Lake is located north of the north end of Indian Lake. New York State Route 30 runs along the west shore of the lake. Most of the shore is part of the Forest Preserve
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. Indian Lake is fed by the Jessup River Jessup may refer to people real or fictional People Canadian
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, and drains through the Indian River into Lake Abanakee, and from there through the Indian River to the Hudson River
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The State of New York
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operates a campground offering campsite
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s in Indian Lake, most of which are on island
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s, that are accessible only by boat. The campground is 12 miles south of Indian Lake village on NY 30, and is open from mid-May until Columbus Day
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The lake was made famous by the 1968 pop song "Indian Lake" performed by the Cowsills.
Tributaries and locations
*Camp Island – An island located by the Indian Lakes Islands Campground. Has a campsite on the island.
*Crotched Point Island – An island located north of Camp Island. There is a campsite on the island.
*Doherty Island – An island located where the Doherty Brook enters the lake. There is a campground on the island.
*Green Island – An island located south of Doherty Island. There is a campground on the island.
*John Mack Bay – A bay of the lake that is located near Moose Island.
*Kirpen's Island – An island located in Norman's Cove.
*Moose Island – An island located at the mouth of the Jessup River bay. The largest island on the lake. There is a campsite on the island.
*Norman's Cove – A bay of the lake located on the east shore across from Sabael.
*Poplar Point – A point located between the mouths of Willow Brook and Forks Brook.
Fishing
Fish species present in the lake are brook trout,lake trout
The lake trout (''Salvelinus namaycush'') is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also ...
, brown trout, landlocked salmon
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, smallmouth bass, northern pike
The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus ''Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a p ...
, lake whitefish
The lake whitefish (''Coregonus clupeaformis'') is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America. Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake white ...
, black bullhead
The black bullhead or black bullhead catfish (''Ameiurus melas'') is a species of bullhead catfish. Like other bullhead catfish, it has the ability to thrive in waters that are low in oxygen, brackish, turbid and/or very warm. It also has barbels ...
, yellow perch
The yellow perch (''Perca flavescens''), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch, American perch, American river perch or preacher is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Sam ...
, smelt
Smelt may refer to:
* Smelting, chemical process
* The common name of various fish:
** Smelt (fish), a family of small fish, Osmeridae
** Australian smelt in the family Retropinnidae and species ''Retropinna semoni''
** Big-scale sand smelt ''Ath ...
, pumpkinseed sunfish, and white sucker
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. There is a state owned hard surface ramp launch in the campground off NY-30, 14 miles north of Speculator, New York
Speculator is a village in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 406 at the 2020 census. The Speculator Mountain rises just south of the village.
Speculator is the only incorporated village within Hamilton County and is wi ...
. There are also boat rentals available and a marina.
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References
External links
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Indian Lake Islands Campground
{{authority control Lakes of New York (state) Adirondack Park Protected areas of Hamilton County, New York Lakes of Hamilton County, New York