Highland Lake, New York

Highland Lake is a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The community is 12.4 miles (20.0 km) southwest of Monticello. Highland Lake has a post office with ZIP code 12743, which opened on June 18, 1897.[2][3]

Highland Lake, New York
Hamlet
Highland Lake, New York
Highland Lake, New York
Coordinates: 41°31′24″N 74°51′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySullivan
Elevation
1,332 ft (406 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12743
Area code(s)845
GNIS feature ID952786[1]

The lake is at an elevation of 408m / 1339 feet[4] and covers a surface area of 198.3 acres (80.3 hectares).[5] The maximum depth is approx 21 ft.[6]

Since 2012, there have been no confirmed toxic algal blooms, although there was a suspicious bloom in 2019 (page 22 of 25).[7]

References
  1. "Highland Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. "Worldwide Elevation Finder". elevation.maplogs.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  5. "Highland Lake 2009 LCI Report" (PDF). 2009.
  6. "Highland Lake (Fishing Map : US_AA_NY_highland_lake_ny) | Nautical Charts App". www.gpsnauticalcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  7. "Harmful Algal Blooms by County 2012-2019" (PDF). 2019.


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