Fulton Chain Lakes

The Fulton Chain of Lakes is a string of eight lakes located in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, United States. The chain is the dammed-up Moose River, and the dam which creates the chain holds back nearly 6.8 billion US gallons of water.

Type: Lake
Description: group of lakes in New York, USA
Also known as: “Fulton Chain” and “Fulton Chain of Lakes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thistle Island and Alger Island.

Thistle Island

Islet

Thistle Island is an island on Fourth Lake in Herkimer County, New York. It is located east-northeast of Old Forge.

Alger Island

Island

Alger Island, also known as Big Island, is a small island located on Fourth Lake, part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes, within the Adirondack Park in New York State.

Bartons Island

Islet

Bartons Island is an island on Fourth Lake in Herkimer County, New York.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eagle Bay and Inlet.

Eagle Bay

Hamlet

Eagle Bay is a hamlet on Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York, United States. Eagle Bay is on the border of Herkimer and Hamilton counties, and borders Fourth Lake. As of the 2020 census, Eagle Bay had a population of 54. Eagle Bay is situated 3 miles northeast of Fulton Chain Lakes.

Inlet

Hamlet

Photo: Anne LaBastille, Public domain.

Inlet is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 355 at the 2020 census, up from 333 in 2010. The name is derived from its location at the eastern end of Fourth Lake, part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes. Inlet is situated 3½ miles east of Fulton Chain Lakes.

Old Forge

Photo: Anne LaBastille, Public domain.

Old Forge is a village of about 750 people in the Adirondacks. As one of the western gateway communities of the Adirondack Park, Old Forge forms an extensive business district, primarily directed at tourism especially during the summer months.

Fulton Chain Lakes

Categories: group of lakes and body of water
Location: Herkimer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.74812° or 43° 44′ 53″ north

Longitude

-74.86823° or 74° 52′ 6″ west

Elevation

1,706 feet (520 metres)

Open location code

87M7P4XJ+6P

GeoNames ID

5118115

Wikidata ID

Q5508406

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In Other Languages

“Fulton Chain Lakes” goes by many names.

Spanish: “cadena de lagos Fulton”
Spanish: “Cadena de lagos Fulton”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mountain Lodge and Big Moose.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fourth Lake and Shelter Island.

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