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Ballston Lake

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84: 51: 91: 58: 302:. It was known to early white settlers as Long Lake. The lake was part of the Mohawk River during the glacial age and archeological digs have unearthed artifacts indicating settlement around the lake as early as 3,500 BCE. 305:
For a long time the depth of Ballston Lake was not determined, due to the multiple caves that prevented divers from going to the bottom. There has been an artifact found that is dated 2000 B.C.
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In 2021 both the cartop boat launch on Outlet Road and the private one located at Finnigan's On The Lake Restaurant were closed, leaving no public boating access to the lake.
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In February 2022, the public fishing pier on the north end of the lake was closed due to damage sustained by ice over the winter.
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with an unknown maximum depth in the south of the region, was called
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is located in the hamlet of Ballston Lake, New York in the town of
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Toney, Jaime L.; Rodbell, Donald T.; Miller, Norton G. (2003).
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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Index

Mohawk
Ballston Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Ballston Lake is located in the United States
Saratoga County
New York
United States
42°56′20″N 73°51′28″W / 42.9388878°N 73.8578840°W / 42.9388878; -73.8578840
Type
Lake
Primary outflows
Ballston Creek
Basin
Burnt Hills, New York
not a well-defined measure
Ballston
lake
natives
northern pike
smallmouth bass
largemouth bass
yellow perch
carp
pumpkinseed sunfish
walleye
bluegill
black crappie
redfin pickerel
brown bullhead
meromictic
Ballston, New York

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