Lower St. Regis Lake
| Lower St. Regis Lake | |
|---|---|
View of Lower St. Regis Lake from the shore of Paul Smith's College | |
| Location | Town of Brighton, Franklin County, New York |
| Coordinates | 44°25′43″N 74°15′12″W / 44.42861°N 74.25333°W |
| Type | Proglacial Lake |
| Primary outflows | St. Regis River |
| Catchment area | 20.71 sq mi (5,363 ha) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.16 miles (1.87 km) |
| Max. width | .087 miles (0.140 km) |
| Surface area | 350 acres (140 ha) |
| Average depth | 16.8 ft (5.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 38 ft (12 m) |
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 scenery and by the rustic charms of Paul Smith's Hotel. It is the site of St. John's in the Wilderness, a small chapel originally built of logs, that was formerly attended by the families of shoreline property owners that arrived in canoes, rowboats and sailboats.
Paul Smith's College maintains several lean-tos on the lake. The college is the start of the famous Seven Carries canoe route.
The lake lies in the town of Brighton.