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Lake Lila

Lake in Adirondack Park, NY, USA

Summary

Lake in Adirondack Park, NY, USA

Field	Value
name	Lake Lila
image	20180707-IMG 0127.jpg
caption	Lake Lila, from Mount Frederica
pushpin_map	New York Adirondack Park#USA
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_caption	Location within New York
location	Adirondacks, Hamilton County, New York, United States
coords
type	Lake
inflow	Shingle Shanty Brook
outflow	Beaver River
basin_countries	United States
length	2.6 mi
width	2 mi
area	1436 acre
depth	15 ft
max-depth	64 ft
shore	8.8 mi
elevation	1716 ft
islands	6

| max-depth = 64 ft

Lake Lila is a remote 1436 acre lake in the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area, in the west-central portion of the Adirondack Park. It is accessed via a 6 mi dirt road. Boat access to the lake is by hand-launch only, after a 0.3 mi portage from the parking lot.

It is the twenty-second largest body of water in the park, and the largest lake in the Adirondack Park whose shoreline is entirely state-owned. Of the 100 largest lakes in the park, it is one of only five which are free of motorboats, jetskis, and floatplanes, including Lows, Little Tupper, Round, and Saint Regis Pond.

The southeastern portion of Lake Lila is an extensive wetland drained by the Shingle Shanty Brook, which feeds the lake; the lake is drained by the Beaver River. The lake is bordered by 2220 ft Mount Frederica.

There are 24 primitive campsites, 18 of which are accessible only by boat.

Fish found within Lake Lila include smallmouth bass, lake trout, yellow perch, and brown bullhead. Landlocked salmon and brook trout are present in very small numbers.

History

Lake Lila was previously called Smith Lake. William Seward Webb assembled a 115000 acre preserve, called Nehasane Park, in the process of creating the Mohawk and Malone Railway in 1892. Webb built a Great Camp, Forest Lodge, on the western shore of Smith Lake, which he renamed for his wife Lila (Eliza Osgood Vanderbilt Webb).

In 1979, New York State acquired the 7200 acre of Nehasane Park surrounding Lake Lila; Forest Lodge was razed by the state at the request of the Webb family as part of the acquisition process. The railway station that formerly served the lodge still stands. The area was originally known as Lake Lila Primitive Area, before it was made a part of the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area in 1997. The railroad right-of-way is being renovated by owner New York State in 2021-2022, after a total lack of service since 1981, and the Adirondack Railroad will begin tourist passenger service from Utica through the former Webb lands in 2022, en route to a new northern terminus of Tupper Lake (108 miles).

References

{{cite GNIS. 955298. Lake Lila. May 30, 2020
"'Myth' of quiet Adirondacks challenged by environmental group".
"Lake Lila". New York State.
(31 January 1895). "De William Seward Webb's Great Park". The Albany Journal.
See Wikipedia article on Adirondack Railroad.

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