Henderson Lake (New York)

Henderson Lake
Henderson Lake circa 1881
Location	Newcomb, Essex County, New York
Coordinates
Type	Natural lake
Primary inflows	Indian Pass Brook, Santononi Brook
Primary outflows	Hudson River
Basin countries	United States

Lake Henderson looking north northwest towards Wallface Mountain

Henderson Lake circa 1914

Henderson Lake is a lake in the Adirondacks in the town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York in the United States. It was named in 1826 after David Henderson, one of the founders of the Elba Iron Works near Lake Placid, and of the Upper Works at Tahawus. It is often cited where the Hudson River begins by many cartographers, although the actual source remains up for debate.

Sources

• Donaldson, Alfred Lee. "A history of the Adirondacks, volume 1". The Century Co. New York, 1921.
• Stanne, Stephen P., Panetta, Roger G., and Forist, Brian E. "The Hudson: An Illustrated Guide to the Living River". Rutgers University Press, 1996.