Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene County, New York

Sleepy Hollow Lake
Sleepy Hollow Lake from Greensburgh Cove
Location Greene County, New York, US
Coordinates 42°17′38″N 73°48′25″W / 42.294°N 73.807°W / 42.294; -73.807Coordinates: 42°17′38″N 73°48′25″W / 42.294°N 73.807°W / 42.294; -73.807
Type Reservoir, Man made
Basin countries United States
Max. length 2.5 miles
Surface area 324 acres (1.31 km2)
Average depth 29 feet
Max. depth 70 feet
Water volume 4.22 billion gallons
Shore length1 17 miles
References [1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Sleepy Hollow Lake refers to both a lake and a co-located residential community in Greene County, NY located 120 miles north of New York City and 28 miles south of Albany, NY in the Hudson River Valley. The lake is a two and a half mile long, 324 acre, 70 foot deep man-made, Class “A” drinking water reservoir for the neighboring communities.[2] It is surrounded by a 2,200 acre residential community, also known as “Sleepy Hollow Lake”, which is a Planned Unit Development (PUD) that self-governs residential land use, maintains common roads, parks, beaches, and other recreational facilities, operates most of the development’s sewer and water services, and provides community security and code enforcement. The community is within the viewshed of the Taconic Mountains to the east and the Catskill Mountains to the west. The community was featured in a 2015 episode of the HGTV series Lakefront Bargain Hunt.[3]

Towns

The Sleepy Hollow Lake community is located within the boundaries of three municipalities – the town of Coxsackie, NY, the town of Athens, NY and the Village of Athens, NY. The postal zip code for the community is 12015, as mail is serviced through the local post office in the Village of Athens. The nearest larger communities are Catskill, NY about 7 miles south, Kingston, NY and Rhinebeck, NY, both about 30 miles south, and Hudson, NY, just 2.5 miles directly across the Hudson River from the community, but reached by car via the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, about 10 driving miles away, or via a Hudson River ferry on Friday and Saturday evenings during summer months.[4] An Amtrak passenger rail station is located in Hudson, NY.

Fish

The lake is home to various game fish, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and crappie.[1] The New York State record white crappie (3 lbs 13 oz) was caught at Sleepy Hollow Lake in 2001.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Sleepy Hollow Lake Association of Property Owners website (Sleepy Hollow Lake Association)
  2. ↑ Roxborough, Shannon (October 25, 2009). "Hideaway Comes With Four Seasons of Fun". The Record
  3. ↑ Lekocevic, Melanie (March 25, 2015). "Lakefront Homesteaders Hit the Jackpot". The Daily Mail (Greene County)
  4. ↑ Hudson Cruises (Hudson Athens Water Taxi).
  5. ↑ NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (NY State DEC)

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