Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 1839
Land area (2000): 1.778387 sq. miles (4.606001 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003429 sq. miles (0.008882 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.781816 sq. miles (4.614883 sq. km)
FIPS code: 75671
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 44.233210 N, 74.465720 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Tupper Lake
Wikipedia
Tupper Lake, New York may refer to:
- Tupper Lake (New York), lake in the Adirondack Park
- Tupper Lake (village), New York
- Tupper Lake (town), New York
Tupper Lake is a lake in New York in the United States. The lake is in the Adirondack Park and crosses the county lines of St. Lawrence County and Franklin County.
Tupper Lake was discovered by Native Americans indigenous to the area around the 16th century. The first white man to see it was Ansel Tupper, a land surveyor. Ironically, he later drowned there while fishing because a deceitful Native American named Jev loosened the planks in Tupper's canoe. It is aligned in a northeast to southwest direction along its length. The lake is fed and drained by the Raquette River.
The lake is located in the towns of Altamont ( Franklin County) and Piercefield ( St. Lawrence County). The Village of Tupper Lake is at the northeast end of the lake in the Town of Tupper Lake. The village is adjacent to Raquette Pond, an arm of the lake at its northwest end. Another arm of the lake, Simon Pond, is south of the village. Some of the islands in the lake include County Line Island and Bluff Island.
Category:Lakes of New York Category:Lakes of Franklin County, New York Category:Lakes of St. Lawrence County, New York Category:Visitor attractions in Franklin County, New York Category:Visitor attractions in St. Lawrence County, New York Category:Adirondack Park