Ramapo Lake
Water type: Artificial lake
Basin: Ramapo River -> Pompton River -> Passaic River -> Newark Bay -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Continent:
North America
Climate:
Temperate
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey.
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.