Mahlstedt's Ice Pond
Man-made lake in Westchester County, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mahlstedt's Ice Pond, commonly referred to as Huguenot Lake,[1] is a man-made lake located in central New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York.[2] Constructed in 1885, the lake is impounded by the Mahlstedt Reservoir Dam on a tributary of Pine Brook. The dam is of earthen construction and rock fill, with a height of 15 feet (4.6 m) and a length of 7,000 feet (2,100 m). It has a normal surface area of 14 ares (15,000 sq ft), a capacity of 70 acre-feet (86,000 m3), and normal storage of 56 acre-feet (69,000 m3).[3]
Mahlsdet's Ice Pond | |
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Huguenot Lake | |
Location | New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York |
Coordinates | 40°55′48″N 73°47′29″W |
Type | man-made lake |
For years the lake served as a water supply source for nearby Mount Vernon as well as a successful ice supply business.[4] Several generations of the Mahlstedt family harvested ice from the lake, however, after refrigeration made the once-lucrative business obsolete, the family sold the lake and adjoining property to the city in 1922.[5] The lake is currently part of Huguenot Park and the New Rochelle High School campus. It is currently used for recreational and environmental purposes.