Salmon River Reservoir

Salmon River Reservoir, also known as the Redfield Reservoir, is a man-made lake located near the hamlet of Redfield, New York. The reservoir was created with the completion of a hydroelectric dam in 1912. It has the capacity to hold 56000 acre feet of water. It is the larger of the Salmon River's two reservoirs.

Fishing
Fish species present in the lake include brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, walleye, yellow perch, and pumpkinseed sunfish. Access is permitted by a concrete ramp off Orwell-Redfield Road, 5 mi west of Redfield, and from County Route 17 in the hamlet of Redfield. A beach access launch is also available from the CCC Road off Orwell-Redfield Road, 4 mi west of the hamlet of Redfield.