Murphy Lake (Hamilton County, New York)
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Murphy Lake is a lake
in Hamilton County, New York
, United States
. Murphy Lake lies at an elevation of 1473 feet (449 m) in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest of the Adirondack Park.
In 2008, the lake, in the town of Hope, New York
was stocked with brook trout
to sustain its natural population.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Hamilton County, New York
Hamilton County, New York
Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is named after Alexander Hamilton, the only member of the New York State delegation who signed the United States Constitution in 1787 and later the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. Its county seat is Lake Pleasant...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Murphy Lake lies at an elevation of 1473 feet (449 m) in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest of the Adirondack Park.
In 2008, the lake, in the town of Hope, New York
Hope, New York
Hope is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 392 at the 2000 census.The Town of Hope is in the southeast corner of the county and is northwest of Schenectady.- History :...
was stocked with brook trout
Brook trout
The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior are known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters...
to sustain its natural population.