Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene County, New York

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Coordinates: 42°17′38″N 73°48′25″W / 42.294°N 73.807°W / 42.294; -73.807
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Sleepy Hollow Lake

Sleepy Hollow Lake is both a recreational lake and residential community (and census-designated place)

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]

View the community's informational videos: SLEEPY HOLLOW LAKE YouTube Channel

Lake

Sleepy Hollow Lake
Sleepy Hollow Lake from Drone
Sleepy Hollow Lake is located in New York
Sleepy Hollow Lake
Sleepy Hollow Lake
LocationGreene County, New York, US
Coordinates42°17′38″N 73°48′25″W / 42.294°N 73.807°W / 42.294; -73.807
TypeReservoir, Man made
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Surface area324 acres (1.31 km2)
Average depth29 ft (8.8 m)
Max. depth70 ft (21 m)
Water volume4.22 billion US gallons (0.0160 km3)
Shore length117 mi (27 km)
References[4]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Towns

The Sleepy Hollow Lake community is located within the boundaries of three municipalities – the town of

Hudson, NY
.

Fish

The lake is home to various game fish, including largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and crappie.[4] The New York State record white crappie (4 lbs 7 oz) was caught at Sleepy Hollow Lake in 2021.[6]

Birds

Sleepy Hollow Lake has many types of birds both seasonal and migratory. Bald Eagles, Peregrine Falcons, Red Tailed Hawks, Pileated Woodpeckers, Northern Harrier, Green Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Belted Kingfisher to name a few. Instagram account of wildlife at SHL.

References

  1. ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  2. The Record
  3. ^ Lekocevic, Melanie (March 25, 2015). "Lakefront Homesteaders Hit the Jackpot". The Daily Mail (Greene County)
  4. ^ a b Sleepy Hollow Lake Association of Property Owners website (Sleepy Hollow Lake Association)
  5. ^ Hudson Cruises, Inc. (Hudson Cruises).
  6. ^ NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (NY State DEC)

External links

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