Cranberry Lake (New York) | |
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![]() Black Duck Hole, Cranberry Lake | |
Location | St. Lawrence County, New York, US |
Coordinates | 44°07′32″N 74°53′07″W / 44.1254270°N 74.8852263°W, 44°10′22″N 74°49′31″W / 44.1727737°N 74.8252705°W, 44°07′06″N 74°53′24″W / 44.1182651°N 74.8901374°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Oswegatchie River (east branch) |
Primary outflows | Oswegatchie River (east branch) |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 8.6 mi (13.8 km) |
Max. width | 3.8 mi (6.1 km) |
Surface area | 6,975 acres (2,823 ha) |
Average depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Max. depth | 38 ft (12 m) |
Shore length1 | 55 mi (89 km) |
Surface elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) |
Islands | 38 Joe Indian Island, Buck Island |
Settlements | Cranberry Lake, Wanakena |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Cranberry Lake is on the east branch of the Oswegatchie River in the Adirondack Park in New York in the United States. It is the third largest lake in the Adirondack Park (after Lake George and the Great Sacandaga Lake). About 75 percent of the shoreline is owned by the State of New York. The 118,000-acre (480 km2) Five Ponds Wilderness Area abuts its south shore, and the Cranberry Lake Wild Forest covers much of its remaining shoreline.