Physical Features:
Elevation: 453 feet
Area: 92.6 acres
Length: 7,000 feet
Max Depth: 44 feet
Mean Depth: 18 feet
County and Town: Orleans County, Town of Medina
Aquatic Plant Life:
Glenwood Lake has a steep sided, rocky shoreline with fluctuating water levels which limit aquatic vegetation to shallow areas near the dam and creek inlets.
Access:
Orleans County maintains a concrete boat launch with parking for 10 cars/trailers on NYS Route 63.
For more information on this launch including Google Maps driving directions, visit the Boat Launch Sites for Orleans County page.
Fish Species:
Northern Pike, Channel Catfish, Rock Bass, Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Walleye.
Fishing:
Glenwood Lake is a hydroelectric reservoir created around 1925 by damming Oak Orchard Creek. The NYS Barge Canal is a major tributary and fisheries influence. Water level fluctuations caused by hydroelectric dam operation likely limit shoreline spawning. The deeper portions of the reservoir are devoid of oxygen.
