Location

Latitude / Longitude: 42° 06' 11" N / 79° 43' 28" W
Altitude: 1420 ft above sea level (432 m)
County: Chautauqua County
Town: Mina, NY

Maps

Bathymetric 
USGS 1:24,000 Topographic (7.5 minute quadrangle) -Clymer, NY

Physical Characteristics

Findley Lake was formed in 1810, when a private landowner dammed the West Branch of French Creek in Chautauqua County, New York. (French Creek Watershed Conservation Plan)

Depth: no data available at this time
Area of Lake: 1.20 km²
Volume of Lake: no data available at this time 
Flush rate: no data available at this time 
Area of Watershed: 12.8 km²

Glossary

Water Quality / Nutrients

Date collected: Spring 2002
Alkalinity: 86 mg/L
Conductivity: 140 ppm

For more information regarding water quality and nutrients contact Dr. Milton Ostrofsky.

Glossary

Biological Diversity

No data available at this time

Lake Sediment

No data available at this time

Recreation

Recreation opportunities:

 

Western NY, Parks and Recreation - Findley Lake
http://findleylake.net/activities/activities.html

Fishing and Boating access area:

Chautauqua County. Town of Mina, exit 4 off last westerly exit of Southern Tier Expressway, south on Route 426, 1 mile to the Village of Findley Lake. 

Hand launching. 
Parking: for 25 cars. 
Operated by: the Department of Environmental Conservation

Stocked fish: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/fish/sk02chau.html

Links

French Creek Watershed Conservation Plan (Jan 2002)
New York State Division of Fish, Wildlife, and Marine Resources 
Western NY, Parks and Recreation - Findley Lake

References

French Creek Watershed Conservation Plan. Jan. 2002. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC). <http://www.wpconline.org/french_creek/drafts/index.html>.