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Ramapo Lake
Ramapo Lake
	View northwest from Ramapo Lake Dam
	Ramapo Lake Ramapo Lake
Coordinates	41°02′17″N 74°15′45″W / 41.037995°N 74.262599°W
Type	Reservoir
Surface area	120 acres (49 ha)
Max. depth	22 ft (6.7 m)
Surface elevation	550 ft (170 m)

Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey.^[1]

Ramapo Lake originally consisting of a 25-acre pond named Rotten Poel (Rats Pond) by the Dutch. It was enlarged and deepened by Jacob Rogers in the late 19th century when he built a stone dam across its outlet.^[2]

Incidents

On August 7, 2018, at approximately 7 PM, two teens drowned in the lake.^[3]

References

^ "Off The Beaten Path January 2008 edition" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2013.
^ "VAN SLYKE CASTLE and RAMAPO PARK". Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
^ "2 teens drown in Ramapo Lake in Oakland, New Jersey". 8 August 2018.

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[1] "Off The Beaten Path January 2008 edition" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2013.

[2] "VAN SLYKE CASTLE and RAMAPO PARK". Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

[3] "2 teens drown in Ramapo Lake in Oakland, New Jersey". 8 August 2018.

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