Goodyear Lake

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.

Goodyear Lake
Goodyear Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Goodyear Lake
Goodyear Lake
Location within New York
Goodyear Lake is located in the United States
Goodyear Lake
Goodyear Lake
Goodyear Lake (the United States)
LocationOtsego County, New York
Coordinates42°30′35″N 74°59′15″W
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsSusquehanna River, Spring Brook
Primary outflowsSusquehanna River
Surface 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, Cliffside
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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
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