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Gilbert Lake
Gilbert Lake is located in New York
Gilbert Lake
Gilbert Lake
Location in New York
Location Otsego County, New York
Coordinates 42°34′51″N 75°07′42″W / 42.5807309°N 75.1284615°W / 42.5807309; -75.1284615, 42°34′46″N 75°07′30″W / 42.5794140°N 75.1248800°W / 42.5794140; -75.1248800
Type Lake
Primary inflows Lake Brook
Primary outflows Lake Brook
Surface area 39 acres (16 ha)
Surface elevation 1,512 feet (461 m)
Settlements Laurens

Gilbert Lake is a small lake in Otsego County, New York. It is located northwest of Laurens within Gilbert Lake State Park. Lake Brook flows through the lake, then flows southeast before converging with Otego Creek. Lake of the Twin Fawns, located northwest of Gilbert Lake, drains south via Lake Brook into Gilbert Lake.

Fishing

Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, rainbow trout, pumpkinseed sunfish. The lake is accessed by a state-owned carry down boat launch in Gilbert Lake State Park.

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