Whaley Lake
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Whaley Lake is located in the town of Pawling
in southeastern Dutchess County
in New York State, United States.
The lake is partially man-made as it is controlled by a dam at its northern end. The lake feeds into the Fishkill Creek
which empties into the Hudson River
at Beacon, New York
.
The Lake is accessible via New York State Route 292
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Pawling (town), New York
Pawling is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 7,521 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Catherine Pauling, the daughter of Henry Beekman, who held the second largest land patent in the county. A misprint caused the U to change to a W and the name...
in southeastern Dutchess County
Dutchess County, New York
Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...
in New York State, United States.
The lake is partially man-made as it is controlled by a dam at its northern end. The lake feeds into the Fishkill Creek
Fishkill Creek
Fishkill Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River in Dutchess County, New York, United States. At it is the second longest stream in the county, after Wappinger Creek. It rises in the town of Union Vale and flows generally southwest to a small estuary on the Hudson just south of Beacon. Part of...
which empties into the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
at Beacon, New York
Beacon, New York
Beacon is a city located in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The 2010 census placed the city total population at 15,541. Beacon is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,...
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The Lake is accessible via New York State Route 292
New York State Route 292
New York State Route 292 is a short state highway in the Hudson Valley of New York, United States, bridging Putnam and Dutchess Counties. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 311 in the town of Patterson, and the northern terminus is at a junction with...
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