Mud Lake (Jefferson County, New York)
| Mud Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Jefferson County , New York , USA | |
| Tributaries | Crystal Lake | |
| Drain | Butterfield Lake | |
| Islands | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 44 ° 17 ′ 31 ″ N , 75 ° 48 ′ 33 ″ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 107.9 m | |
| surface | 83 ha | |
| scope | 6.3 km | |
| Maximum depth | 5 m | |
| Middle deep | 1.80 m | |
The Mud Lake is a small lake in the river system of the St. Lawrence River . It is located in Jefferson County in the US state of New York , on its banks is the village of Redwood , which belongs to the town of Alexandria .
ecology
fauna
Mud Lake is home to at least six species of fish: pike , American perch , catfish and blue sunfish , as well as largemouth bass and common sunfish . It is also used for fishing, but it is only allowed to go into the northeast of the lake and only with small canoes .
flora
In the west of the lake there is a forest of oaks and some pine trees and in the south and north marshlands make the terrain quite impassable. In the east, however, the area is cultivated by a campsite .