This data displays the locations of top lakes and ponds for fishing in New York State, as determined by fisheries biologists working for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information, errors may be reflected in the data supplied. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions.
This dataset has the following 16 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbody Name | water | text | Name of waterbody. | Long Pond Allen Lake Amawalk Reservoir Argyle Lake Artist Lake view top 100 |
| Acres_Mile | acres_mile | number | How many acres the waterbody is. | 30 100 19 45 20 view top 100 |
| Boat Launch Type | boat_launc | text | Boat launch type. | Trailer Improved None Hand Launch Trailer Unimproved Trailer Improved - Hand Launch view top 100 |
| Boat Launch Owner | owner | text | Boat launch owner. | DEC None Private OPRHP (State Parks) Municipal view top 100 |
| Amenities | ammenities | text | Amenities present at waterbody. | Campsite Boat Rental - Campsite Marina - Boat Rental - Campsite Marina - Boat Rental Boat Rental view top 100 |
| Fish Species | fish_speci | text | Fish species present at waterbody. | Brook Trout Brown Trout Largemouth Bass - Sunfish Largemouth Bass Largemouth Bass - Sunfish - Yellow Perch - Crappie view top 100 |
| Ice Fishing | ice_fishin | text | Ice fishing permitted or not. | Ice Fishing Permitted view top 100 |
| Comments | comments | text | General comments about the waterbody. | Electric motors only Site includes accessible features Shore fishing only NYCDEP permit required (1-800-575-LAND) 10 horsepower limit view top 100 |
| Boat Launch Information | bl_weblink | url | Web link to further boat launch information. | {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23876.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23875.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23861.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23864.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23893.html"} view top 100 |
| Waterbody Information | weblink | url | Web link to further information on the waterbody. | {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/38324.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/38365.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/38329.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/38321.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/38327.html"} view top 100 |
| Contour Map of Waterbody | contourmap | url | Web link to the contour map of the waterbody. | {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/limelkmap.pdf"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/newalbionlkmap.pdf"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/quakerlkmap.pdf"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/redhouselkmap.pdf"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/rushlkmap.pdf"} view top 100 |
| Special Regulations on Waterbody | spec_regs | url | Web link to the special regulation associated with the waterbody. | {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31504.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31500.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31479.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31440.html"} {"url":"http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/31478.html"} view top 100 |
| County | county | text | County the waterbody is in. | Franklin Hamilton St. Lawrence Suffolk Essex view top 100 |
| Longitude | point_x | number | -79.723946133 -79.402569509 -79.399603826 -79.384231022 -79.326277567 view top 100 | |
| Latitude | point_y | number | 40.515663097 40.58893499 40.605389434 40.617769261 40.643862646 view top 100 | |
| Location | location | location | view top 100 |