Beaver Lake (Mill Neck, New York)
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Created by the impoundment of Beaver Brook during the construction of the road connecting Feeks Lane with Cleft Road in the village of Mill Neck (1970s).
Beaver Lake in Mill Neck is the third largest lake in Nassau and has clean, fresh water. The lake harbors a good variety of fish, including Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, American Eel, and very large Carp, and an assortment of frogs. Many birds use its waters, notably Ospreys, Double-crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, and ducks such as American Wigeon, Gadwalls, Wood Ducks, and Ruddy Ducks. Mute Swans are residents and White Pelican, Snow Goose, and Barnacle Goose have been seen here.
Beaver Lake in Mill Neck is the third largest lake in Nassau and has clean, fresh water. The lake harbors a good variety of fish, including Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseed, American Eel, and very large Carp, and an assortment of frogs. Many birds use its waters, notably Ospreys, Double-crested Cormorants, Canada Geese, and ducks such as American Wigeon, Gadwalls, Wood Ducks, and Ruddy Ducks. Mute Swans are residents and White Pelican, Snow Goose, and Barnacle Goose have been seen here.
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Coordinates: 40°53'5"N 73°33'56"W
- Cold Spring Harbor 6.1 km
- Little Neck Bay 20 km
- Hempstead Lake State Park 22 km
- Harlem River 28 km
- Harlem River 29 km
- riverdale canal 30 km
- Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 39 km
- Oradell Reservoir 41 km
- Lake Denmark 82 km
- Farrington Lake 92 km
- Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 0.8 km
- Bailey Arboretum 1.6 km
- Oak Neck Creek 2.2 km
- Locust Valley, New York 2.2 km
- Locust Valley Middle-High School 2.3 km
- The Creek Club 2.9 km
- Frost Creek Wetlands 3.2 km
- Nassau County, New York 15 km
- Westchester County, New York 30 km
- Long Island Sound 42 km
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