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Lower St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. At its northern edge is Paul Smith's College, former site of Paul Smith's Hotel. Along with Upper St. Regis Lake and Spitfire Lake, it became famous in the late 19th century as a summer playground of America's power elite, drawn to the area by its scenic beauty and by the rustic charms of Paul Smith's Hotel. It is the site of a small chapel, originally built of logs, St. John's in the Wilderness, that was formerly attended by well-dressed families that arrived in canoes, rowboats and sailboats.

Paul Smith's College maintains several lean-tos on the lake. The college is the start of two famous canoe routes—the Seven Carries and the Nine Carries.

The lake lies in the town of Brighton.

Hydrology
Lower St. Regis Lake is part of the St. Regis Chain of Lakes. Water flows north from Upper St. Regis Lake, through Spitfire Lake, and finally through a 2,000 foot long channel known as the "the slough" into Lower St. Regis Lake. The lake has a surface area of 350 acres and has a maximum depth of 38 feet. Lower St. Regis Lake's water level was impacted in 1851 when a dam was built to power a sawmill.

Watershed Characteristics
The watershed area is 5,363 ha with the lake perimeter being 7.1 km. There are 10 km of state roads and 13.4 km of state roads that run through it. The watershed area consists of 35% deciduous forest, 28% evergreen forest, 3% mixed forest, 13% wetlands, 17% surface water, and 3% residential area.