Orange Lake (New York)

Orange Lake
View of lake from NY 52 along south shore
Location of Orange Lake in New York, USA.
Location of Orange Lake in New York, USA.
Orange Lake
Location of Orange Lake in New York, USA.
Location of Orange Lake in New York, USA.
Orange Lake
LocationOrange Lake, New York
Coordinates41°32′57″N 74°06′12″W / 41.54917°N 74.10333°W / 41.54917; -74.10333
Primary inflowsBushfield Creek
Primary outflowsBushfield Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length1.1 mi (1.8 km)
Max. width4,000 ft (1,200 m)
Surface area400 acres (160 ha)[1]
Surface elevation488 ft (149 m)
References[1]

Orange Lake is located near the hamlet named after it in the Town of Newburgh, New York, United States. At 400 acres (160 ha)[1] in surface area it is the largest lake entirely within Orange County, after which it is named.[2]

  1. ^ a b c French, J.H.; Place, Frank (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York: 1860. genealogicalpublishing.com. p. 509. ISBN 0-8063-1456-7. Orange Lake, in the w. part, covers an area of about 400 acres
  2. ^ Greenwood Lake is far larger at 1,920 acres (780 ha), but it is shared with Passaic County, New Jersey.

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