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| Lake Maratanza | |
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 Lake Maratanza viewed from the west shore in July, 2011. | |
  Lake Maratanza | |
| Location | Wawarsing, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°40′49″N74°21′10″W / 41.680156°N 74.352808°W /41.680156; -74.352808 (Lake Maratanza) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 50 acres (20 ha)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft)[1] |
Lake Maratanza is the highest lake inNew York'sShawangunk Ridge at 2,245 feet (684 m) above sea level. It is withinSam's Point Preserve.[2]
The lake is dammed and supplies drinking water toEllenville. The outlet brook drains to the other side of the ridge, into theVerkeerder Kill, a tributary of theShawangunk Kill and by extension theWallkill River.
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