Lake Peekskill (lake)

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.[1]

Lake Peekskill
Lake Peekskill is located in New York
Lake Peekskill
Lake Peekskill
LocationPutnam Valley, New York
Coordinates41°20′21″N 73°52′56″W
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States

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.

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.[2][3]

References
  1. 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 15 September 2022
  2. Harmful Algae Blooms Still Present, But Not Prevalent August 14, 2019 David Propper, www.theexaminernews.com, accessed 17 September 2022
  3. Multilevel-methods Approach Key to Kicking the Toxic HAB Habit April 04, 2022 onewatermedia.com, accessed 17 September 2022



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