Goodyear Lake

Goodyear Lake is a man-made lake created by the building of the Colliersville Dam. The lake is located southwest of the hamlet of Portlandville in the Town of Milford in Otsego County, New York.

Goodyear Lake
Goodyear Lake Location within New York Goodyear Lake Goodyear Lake (the United States)
Location	Otsego County, New York
Coordinates	42°30′35″N 74°59′15″W
Type	Reservoir
Primary inflows	Susquehanna River, Spring Brook
Primary outflows	Susquehanna River
Surface area	234 acres (0.366 sq mi)
Average depth	14 feet (4.3 m)
Max. depth	30 feet (9.1 m)
Shore length^1	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Surface elevation	1,138 feet (347 m)[1]
Settlements	Portlandville, Cliffside
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Fishing

Fish species present in the lake are bluegill, black bullhead, largemouth bass, chain pickerel, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, and yellow perch. The lake is accessed by a state-owned carry down boat launch off NY 28 in Portlandville and one off Silliman Cove Road with parking for 15 cars, as well as various areas to shore fish. There is also hotel accommodations off NY 28 on the west shore of the lake.[2]

References

1. "Goodyear Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
2. Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2004-01-01), Southeastern New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Albany, Bronx, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester, Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 1885010648, OCLC 59148832