Chazy Lake, Great Chazy River, and North Branch Great Chazy River

Perched high in the northeastern corner of the Adirondacks in the shadow of Lyon, Johnson, and Ellenburg Mountains, the 1,606-acre Chazy Lake averages 33 feet deep, drops to a maximum depth of 72 feet, and has water so squeaky clean you can drink it straight. Spawned by Chazy Lake, Great Chazy River starts out about the size of an average trout creek and heads northeast to feed Lake Champlain. On the way, it flows through Miner Lake and swallows several tributaries. Springing out of the northeastern corner of the Adirondack Mountains, the North Branch Great Chazy River flows east for about 15 miles and feeds the Great Chazy River in Mooers Forks. Key species: Lake trout, landlocked Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, yellow perch, brown trout, brook trout, walleye, muskellunge, black crappie, and pumpkinseed.