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Red House Lake

Coordinates: 42°06′10″N 78°44′41″W / 42.1028123°N 78.7446463°W / 42.1028123; -78.7446463
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Red House Lake
Red House Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Red House Lake
Red House Lake
Location within New York
Red House Lake is located in the United States
Red House Lake
Red House Lake
Red House Lake (the United States)
LocationCattaraugus County, New York,
United States
Coordinates42°06′10″N 78°44′41″W / 42.1028123°N 78.7446463°W / 42.1028123; -78.7446463[1]
TypeLake
Primary inflowsRed House Brook, Beehunter Creek, Stoddard Creek, McIntosh Creek
Primary outflowsRed House Brook to Allegheny Reservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area108 acres (0.44 km2)[1]
Average depth8 feet (2.4 m)
Max. depth20 feet (6.1 m)[2]
Shore length11.9 miles (3.1 km)
Surface elevation1,411 feet (430 m)[1]
SettlementsSalamanca, New York
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Red House Lake is an artificial lake located within Allegany State Park in Red House, New York. Fish species present in the lakes are brown trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout. There is a state owned beach launch located 6 miles south of Salamanca. No motors are allowed on the lake.[3]

Red House Lake was originally the site of the Red House town government before it was flooded in the 1920s. The town center was moved to outside the park, first to a site near the railroad and the Allegheny River, then to what was then known as Baystate in the 1970s after the Kinzua Dam was built.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Red House Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Red House Lake". dec.ny.gov. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ 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 978-1885010636, OCLC 986498446