Catskill Mountains

Named Waterbodies In The Catskill Park

The Catskill Park is relatively devoid of natural lakes and ponds, most are man made reservoirs of relatively small size. The New York City reservoirs are the big water features of the park but there are a handful of other ponds and lakes around.

Data Source: National Hydrological Dataset, joined against the Catskill Park Boundaries and queried for named lakes in GNIS.

Manitou – Wikipedia

Manitou – Wikipedia

Manitou (/ˈm?nΙͺtuː/), akin to the Iroquois orenda, is the spiritual and fundamental life force among Algonquian groups in the Native American theology. It is omnipresent and manifests everywhere: organisms, the environment, events, etc. Aashaa monetoo means "good spirit", while otshee monetoo means "bad spirit". When the world was created, the Great Spirit, Aasha Monetoo, gave the land to the indigenous peoples, the Shawnee in particular. 

Catskill Forest Preserve

Interactive map showing the lands that are part of the Catskill Forest Preserve. It is a fraction of the size of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, with most of the parcels being much smaller.