Lake Peekskill is a small manmade lake located in the town of

Putnam Valley Putnam Valley is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 11,809 at the 2010 census. Its location is northeast of New York City, in the southwestern part of Putnam County.Putnam Valley calls itself the "Town of Lakes". ...

in Putnam County,

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. Originally called Lower Cranberry Pond before being dammed, the lake was created as a destination recreational area in the 1920s by the McGolrick Co. by impounding a small unnamed tributary of

Peekskill Hollow Creek Peekskill Hollow Creek is a creek in central western Putnam County, New York, mainly in the town of Putnam Valley. Approximately in length, it originate as the outflow of Lake Tibet in the southwestern part of the town of Kent and flows southwe ...

with a dam on its southwest end. Summer cottages were then built adjacent to it for sale to New York City residents, developing into the hamlet of Lake Peekskill. Today's community is mostly year-round. There are three private beaches on the lake: North Beach, Singers Beach and Carraras Beach. Following some years when hazardous algal blooms were present, in 2019 it was reported that the recent installation of a diffuser system had ameliorated the problem. Multilevel-methods Approach Key to Kicking the Toxic HAB Habit
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Peekskill Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across from ...

Protected areas of Putnam County, New York

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