Galway Lake
Galway Lake is located west of Galway, New York, in the town of Galway in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The lake was first constructed in 1855 to serve as a reservoir for the nearby City of Amsterdam, and was owned by the Amsterdam Water Works Company.- Type: Lake
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Amsterdam Reservoir”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galway and Hagaman.
Galway
Village
Galway is a village in the town of Galway in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 200 at the 2010 census. The village is north of Schenectady. Galway Lake, a vacation area, is west of the village.
Hagaman
Village
Hagaman, formerly Hagamans Mills, is a village in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 1,117 at the 2020 census, down from 1,292 in 2010. Hagaman is situated 5 miles southwest of Galway Lake.
Perth
Village
Perth is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 3,646 at the 2010 census. It is in the southeastern corner of the county, north of Amsterdam. The town is named after Perth, Scotland. Perth is situated 6 miles west of Galway Lake.
Galway Lake
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Saratoga, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.03072° or 43° 1′ 51″ northLongitude
-74.07652° or 74° 4′ 36″ westElevation
856 feet (261 metres)Open location code
87M72WJF+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 55316555OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
5118211Wikidata ID
Q5519491
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“Galway Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة غالواي”
- Cebuano: “Galway Lake”
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