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Hemlock Lake


Quick Lake Facts

·  Elevation*: 905 ft.
·  Watershed Drainage*: 40.92 mi.2
·  Surface Area*: 3.23 mi.2
·  Volume: 29 billion gallons
·  Length*: 7.32 mi.
·  Maximum Width*: .5 mi.
·  Average Width*: .44 mi.
·  Maximum Depth: 91 ft.
·  Average Depth:
·  Length of Shoreline*: 19.35 mi.
·  Retention Time: 2 yrs.
·  Serves: 220,000 (combined with Canadice Lake)
·  NYSDEC Water Use Classification

Source:
*New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC). Contact the FLI for additional individual statistic sources. 



Maps

  • Land Use
  • Bedrock
  • Elevation Image
  • Watershed Boundaries in Google Earth

  • Photo Gallery

  • Hemlock Photo Gallery
  • Publications

  • Pesticide Residues in Hemlock and Canadice Lakes and their Tributaries in Western New     York, 1997-98  
  • Hemlock and Canadice Lakes Watershed Visitor’s Guide
  • Ecologists find old-growth forest at Hemlock Lake, 2001     

  • Watershed Organizations

  • City of Rochester Hemlock Water Filtration Plant
  • Livingston County
              Soil and Water Conservation District, (585) 382-3214
              Water Quality Coordinating Committee

    Informational Links

  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation: Hemlock Lake
  • International Lake Environment Committee Foundation
        [Data Summary] [Full Report]

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