Lake Maratanza

41°40′49″N 74°21′10″W / 41.680156°N 74.352808°W / 41.680156; -74.352808 (Lake Maratanza)Basin countriesUnited StatesSurface elevation2,245 ft (684 m)

Lake Maratanza is the highest lake in New York's Shawangunk Ridge at 2,245 feet (684 m) above sea level. It is within Sam's Point Preserve.[1]

The lake is dammed and supplies drinking water to Ellenville. The outlet brook drains to the other side of the ridge, into the Verkeerder Kill, a tributary of the Shawangunk Kill and by extension the Wallkill River.

References

  1. ^ "Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area". New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

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