Lake Peekskill (lake)
| Lake Peekskill | |
|---|---|
  Lake Peekskill Location within New York | |
| Location | Putnam Valley, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°20′21″N 73°52′56″W / 41.33917°N 73.88222°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 58 acres (23 ha)[1] |
Surface elevation | 88 m (289 ft)[1] |
Lake Peekskill is a small manmade lake located in the town of Putnam Valley in Putnam County, New York. 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 with a dam on its southwest end.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4][5] As of May 2026, there were ongoing efforts to keep the nitrogen, phosphorus, and algae under control.[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Peekskill
- ↑ National Dam Safety Program. Lake Peekskill Dam (Inventory Number N.Y. 87), Lower Hudson River Basin, Putnam County, New York. Phase I Inspection Report, dated 1981-08-14, apps.dtic.mil, accessed 14 June 2025
- ↑ "About Lake Peekskill Improvement District". Putnam Valley. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
- ↑ Harmful Algae Blooms Still Present, But Not Prevalent August 14, 2019 David Propper, www.theexaminernews.com, accessed 17 September 2022
- ↑ Multilevel-methods Approach Key to Kicking the Toxic HAB Habit Archived September 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine April 04, 2022 onewatermedia.com, accessed 17 September 2022
- ↑ "Putnam Lake - May 2026 Report" (pdf). Putnam Valley. Retrieved June 14, 2026.
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