Sturgeon Pool
Sturgeon Pool is a reservoir near the hamlet of Rifton, in the Town of Esopus in Ulster County, New York. It was created by damming the Wallkill River just above its confluence with Rondout Creek for hydroelectricity.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Rosendale Theatre and Joppenbergh Mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rifton and Tillson.
Binnewater Historic District
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Sturgeon Pool
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake of the United States of America
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.84228° or 41° 50′ 32″ north
Longitude
-74.04191° or 74° 2′ 31″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
87H7RXR5+W6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Sturgeon Pool” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sturgeon Pool”
- French: “Sturgeon Pool”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Lefever Falls and Dashville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sturgeon Power Plant and Rifton Church.
Ulster County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kingston and Woodstock.
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