Indian Lake, New York
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Indian Lake town. It lies in ZIP code area 12842. It lies near Crow Hill. The Survey maps it on the Rock Lake quadrangle.
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Then and now
1903 to 1997The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Indian Lake
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Stationlisted 2001
Hedges, Thelisted 2009- Snowy Mountain Fire Observation Stationlisted 2001
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS Blue Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Blue Mountain quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Raquette Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Blue Mtn Lake quadrangle1:25000
- 1997 USGS Blue Mtn Lake quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Indian Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 23 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CEDAR RIVER FIRE |
| 12 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CLEVELAND RD |
| 11 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 9 August 2020 | Natural | 1.6 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Indian Lake: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Garnet. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullhead Pond Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Mcginn Hill Deposit | Garnet | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Indian Lake in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flood, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $100,000 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines during the late afternoon of August 31st. One of the trees fell on a van causing extensive damage. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds downed a large tree and powerlines along Cedar River Road near the Wakely golf course in the Town of Indian Lake on the afternoon of July 8th. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | A tree and wires were reported down. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Downed utility poles and wires were blocking Route 30. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Indian Lake | - | Route 30 was closed between Speculator and Indian Lake due to flooding. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Trees and wires were downed. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Trees and wires were reported down due to thunderstorm winds in Indian Lake. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Indian Lake | - | The Cedar River Golf Course along Route 28 was flooded. The Cedar River cuts through the golf course. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Indian Lake due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Trees and power lines were reported down in Indian Lake due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Indian Lake | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Indian Lake. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Indian Lake | - | Nickel size hail was reported at Indian Lake. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Indian Lake | - | A trained spotter reported one-inch hail in Indian Lake. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Indian Lake | - | A trained spotter reported three-quarter-inch hail in Indian Lake. |
| June 2006 | Flood | Indian Lake | - | A trained spotter reported that Cedar River and Big Brook were flooding. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | A utility company reported that trees and power lines were blown down at Indian Lake. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Indian Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Indian Lake | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Indian Lake | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabael | 4.1 miles | 27 | |
| Blue Mountain Lake | 10.4 miles | 28 | |
| Eagle Nest | 12.2 miles | 28 | |
| Deerland | 14.7 miles | 28 | |
| Long Lake | 15.3 miles | 28 | |
| Sagamore | 18.9 miles | 30 | |
| Woods | 18.9 miles | 30 | |
| Hasbroucks | 20.2 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 953673. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









