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Lake Maratanza

Coordinates: 41°40′49″N 74°21′10″W / 41.680156°N 74.352808°W / 41.680156; -74.352808 (Lake Maratanza)
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Lake Maratanza
Lake Maratanza viewed from the west shore in July, 2011.
Lake Maratanza is located in New York
Lake Maratanza
Lake Maratanza
LocationWawarsing, New York
Coordinates41°40′49″N 74°21′10″W / 41.680156°N 74.352808°W / 41.680156; -74.352808 (Lake Maratanza)
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area50 acres (20 ha)[1]
Surface elevation684 m (2,244 ft)[1]

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.[2]

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

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Maratanza
  2. ^ "Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam's Point Area". New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2023-12-16.

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