Eagle Lake Property Owners, Inc.
Celebrating 100 years of responsible lake stewardship in 2007.

Eagle Lake
Is a small lake situated on the eastern edge of the Adirondack mountain range of northern New York State. The towns of Ticonderoga and Crown Point share ownership over the lake. Located in Southern Essex County at the junction between Lake Champlain and Lake George atop the Champlain Plateau; Eagle Lake waters feed into the Hudson River Basin through Paradox and Schroon Lake. Eagle Lake is centrally located to the High Peaks Region, the Central Adirondack Region, the Lake George Region, and western Vermont. Rich in history, this area has the rugged character of the Adirondack Mountains blended with the charm and personality of the Lake Champlain Valley.

This site is a information center for historical Eagle Lake Property Owner records, documents relating to managing Eagle Lakes Milfoil Project and educational information for the prevention of additional invasives species introduction. It also contains recreational resources and a photo history of events . We hope you enjoy your visit.
The Eagle Lake Property Owners, Inc. (ELPOI) was established in 1907 and incorporated in 1993 as a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization that serves to protect the mutual intrests of it's property owners and to maintain the environmental and recreational quality of Eagle Lake.

Our Mission is:
  • The restocking of Eagle Lake from state and local hatcheries
  • The regulation and control of a uniform lake level
  • The prevention of pollution of Eagle Lake's waters
  • The protection of spawning beds
  • The protection of the mutual intrests and property of it's members
  • And for such other objects and purposes as may from time to time be determined upon by the members of the organization for protecting the mutual interests and property of the members.
Eagle Lake at a Glance
Latitude: 43.9° N Surface Area: 412 acres
Longitude: 73.6° W Watershed: 3315 acres
Average Depth: 20 ft Elevation: 950 ft
Maximum Depth: ~45 ft Pond Number 438
Shoreline Length: ~7.8 miles Water Detention Time ~1.4 years
Length 3 miles Width 1/2 mile
Volume ~7,980 acre feet    
Interesting Facts
Eagle Lake is bisected by NYS Route 74
Eagle Lake is spillway controlled
There is a public boat launch on the west end of the lake, and a boat access only, public beach on the east end of the lake. Both of these facilities are maintained by the NYS DEC.
Eagle Lake is part of the Hudson River drainage basin, however if lake levels were raised another ~3 feet of elevation would also make us a part of the Champlain drainage basin.

 

Click here for a detailed list of
Recent Events on Eagle Lake

The ELPOI 2010 Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Saturday July 10. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

February 11- The Adirondack Park Agency board unanimously passed a motion to approve the use of the herbicide Renovate in Lake Luzerne. This moves Eagle Lake's permit application process one step closer to being completed and approved.

Janurary 19-20, 2010- 3 ELPOI members attended the annual North East Aquatic Plant Management Society conference; Milfoil Project Coordinator Rolf Tiedemann, ELPOI Board member Chris Hyde and Web Manager Michael Tiedemann were in attendance. This conference covers the yearly progress in lake management across the north east, as well as show casing emerging techniques and theories about aquatic ecosystem management and restoration.

Report of fish stocking from DEC Officer Steve Stubbing. See our Fish Stocking Page for more information.

At ~9:30am on July 15th 2009 a logging truck fully loaded with logs rolled over about 200 yards east of the Eagle Lake Causeway. Fortunately the only vehicle involved was the logging truck itself, and the driver only sustained minor injuries and was released from the hospital a few hours later. Both the truck and it's load fortunately stayed well out of the lake, and a NYS DEC spill response team quickly arrived to ensure that none of the leaking desiel fuel ended up in the lake. A contamination clean-up crew arrived and has begun clean up of the fuel and the removal of contaminated soil from the scene. One lane of Rt. 74 was closed for most of the day while clean up efforts were underway. Many thanks to our local emergency responders, RB Motors, and the NYS DEC for arriving as quickly as they did.
Please see our photos of the accident as well as the Times of Ti newspaper article.

International Paper has awarded the ELPOI with a 2009 Foundations Grant in the value of $885 towards our communications and lake management expenditures. Thanks to International Paper.