Goodyear Lake

Reservoir in Otsego County, New York
42°30′35″N 74°59′15″W / 42.50972°N 74.98750°W / 42.50972; -74.98750TypeReservoirPrimary inflowsSusquehanna River, Spring BrookPrimary outflowsSusquehanna RiverSurface area234 acres (0.366 sq mi)Average depth14 feet (4.3 m)Max. depth30 feet (9.1 m)Shore length19.7 miles (15.6 km)Surface elevation1,138 feet (347 m)[1]SettlementsPortlandville, Cliffside1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Goodyear Lake is a man-made lake created by the building of the Colliersville Dam. The lake is located southwest of the hamlet of Portlandville in the Town of Milford in Otsego County, New York.

Fishing

Fish species present in the lake are bluegill, black bullhead, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, and yellow perch. The lake is accessed by a state-owned carry down boat launch off NY 28 in Portlandville and one off Silliman Cove Road with parking for 15 cars, as well as various areas to shore fish. There is also hotel accommodations off NY 28 on the west shore of the lake.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Goodyear Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. ^ Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2004-01-01), Southeastern New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester, Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 1885010648, OCLC 59148832