Otsego Lake

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Otsego Lake is a scenic glacial lake in central New York, best known for bordering the village of Cooperstown and inspiring James Fenimore Cooper’s “Glimmerglass” in his Leatherstocking Tales.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
natural freshwater lake
averageDepth about 82 feet
basinCountry United States
borders Cooperstown, New York
country United States
ecosystemType temperate lake ecosystem
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 1194 feet
hasEnvironmentalConcern invasive aquatic species
nutrient loading
hasFeature Glimmerglass State Park
Hyde Hall Mansion overlook
linked to: Hyde Hall
hasFishSpecies brown trout
lake trout
largemouth bass
smallmouth bass
walleye
yellow perch
hasInflow Cripple Creek
Hyde Bay tributaries
Shadow Brook
hasNearbyCommunity Cooperstown
Springfield Center
hasNearbyInstitution State University of New York at Oneonta Biological Field Station
inspiredAuthor James Fenimore Cooper
inspiredWork Leatherstocking Tales
knownFor fishing
inspiring the name "Glimmerglass" in James Fenimore Cooper’s works
recreational boating
scenic beauty
literaryName Glimmerglass
locatedIn Central New York
New York State
Otsego County, New York
maximumDepth about 167 feet
maximumLength about 8 miles
maximumWidth about 0.75 miles
monitoredBy SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station
near National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
northernEndNear Springfield, New York
outflow Susquehanna River
partOf Susquehanna River watershed
linked to: Susquehanna River
recreation ice fishing
kayaking
sailing
snowmobiling on surrounding areas
swimming
southernEndAt Cooperstown, New York
surfaceArea about 4046 acres
waterType freshwater

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Susquehanna River sourceLocation Otsego Lake
Cooperstown, New York hasWaterBody Otsego Lake
Main Street, Cooperstown near Otsego Lake
Otsego County, New York namedAfter Otsego Lake
Otsego County, New York contains Otsego Lake
Otsego County namedAfter Otsego Lake
Otsego County contains Otsego Lake
The Farmers’ Museum near Otsego Lake
Hyde Hall overlooks Otsego Lake
Town of Otsego, New York contains Otsego Lake
Glimmerglass Festival locatedNear Otsego Lake
Cooperstown Historic District locatedNear Otsego Lake
Glimmerglass State Park hasView Otsego Lake
Lakefront Park hasViewOf Otsego Lake
Lakefront Park adjacentTo Otsego Lake
Leatherstocking Country contains Otsego Lake
Milford, New York nearbyWaterBody Otsego Lake
Springfield, Otsego County, New York locatedNear Otsego Lake
subject linked to: Springfield
Springfield, Otsego County, New York waterBodyNearby Otsego Lake
subject linked to: Springfield
Glimmerglass refersTo Otsego Lake
Glimmerglass locatedIn Otsego Lake
Glimmerglass hasAlternativeName Otsego Lake