Tomahawk Lake

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lake_name = Tomahawk Lake
image_lake = Tomahawk Lake, NY.jpg
caption_lake = View from the east at Hulsetown Road crossing
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location = Blooming Grove, New York
coords = coord|41|24|31|N|74|13|24|W|type:waterbody_region:US-NY|display=inline,title
type = artificial
inflow = "unnamed"
outflow = Cromline Creek
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basin_countries = United States
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area = convert|150|acre|ha|abbr=on
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elevation = convert|340|ft|m|abbr=on
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reference = cite web|title=Region 3 Notices|url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb2001/20010704/not3.html|accessdate=2007-10-29]

Tomahawk Lake is a lake located in the town of Blooming Grove, New York, USA. It is an artificial lake, created in 1929 by damming Cromline Creek,cite news|first=Greg|last=Bruno|title="DEC cracks down on high-hazard dams"|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070709/NEWS/707090322|publisher="Times-Herald Record"|date=July 9, 2007|accessdate=2007-10-29] which converges with Otter Kill elsewhere in the town to form Moodna Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River. Although public roads pass and in one case cross over it, it is privately owned by the homeowners' association, and access both as a water supply and recreational resource is restricted to its members.

It is 150 acres (60 ha) in area. Recently a 30-acre (12 ha) section of the lake became infested with water chestnuts and had to be treated with pesticide. The state Department of Environmental Conservation found in 2006 that the dam had not been operated safely, lacked an ermegency action plan and had been repaired in the past without a required construction permit.

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