Lake Colby
Lake in Franklin County, New York, United States
title: "Lake Colby" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["adirondacks", "lakes-of-new-york-(state)", "lakes-of-franklin-county,-new-york", "saranac-lake,-new-york"] description: "Lake in Franklin County, New York, United States" topic_path: "general/adirondacks" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Colby" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Lake in Franklin County, New York, United States ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox body of water"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lake Colby |
| image | Lake Colby.jpg |
| pushpin_map | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within New York |
| location | Franklin County, New York |
| coords | |
| basin_countries | United States |
| area | 310 acre |
| elevation | 1555 ft |
| :: |
| name = Lake Colby | image = Lake Colby.jpg | caption = | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | pushpin_map = New York Adirondack Park#USA | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location within New York | location = Franklin County, New York | coords = | type = | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = United States | length = | width = | area = 310 acre | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = 1555 ft | islands = | cities = | frozen = Lake Colby is a 272 acre lake, located on NY-86 just outside the village of Saranac Lake, in Franklin County, New York in the Adirondacks; its outlet feeds into Lower Saranac Lake. Lake Colby is also the name of a hamlet located just north of the lake on NY-86.
The village beach of Saranac Lake is on Lake Colby, and New York State operates a boat launch and fishing access; there is a ten horsepower limit for motorboats. Harrietstown operates Latour Park on its shore, providing picnicking and shore fishing. Less than 8% of its 3.7 mi of shoreline is privately owned. There are two approved campsites on the lake.
Camp Colby, the Lake Colby Environmental Education Camp for 11- to 13-year-olds, is located on the western shore. Originally a private estate built by theatrical agent William Morris, whose clients were invited there for rest and relaxation, it was then known as Camp Intermission. Camp Colby opened as a boy's conservation education camp in 1963; in 1971 it became co-educational.
The Adirondack Medical Center hospital is located on the eastern shore of Lake Colby.
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