Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downsville Dam NYC DEP · earthen dam, 61 m | Dam / hazard | 42.07431, -74.96719 | The dam that forms the reservoir; NID NY00342. Releases into the East Branch Delaware River below. A second unnamed weir is mapped 30 m off the same structure. No boating or wading at the dam face. |
| 2 | Raynor Brook Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.09288, -74.94860 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 3 | Huntley Hollow Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.11143, -74.90598 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 4 | Murphy Hill Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.10030, -74.86676 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 5 | Flynn Brook Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.09357, -74.86441 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 6 | Shavertown Bridge Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.09715, -74.82122 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. At the NY 30 Shavertown Bridge, beside the Road 4 launch. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 7 | Boat launch, Bureau of Water Supply Road 4 NYC DEP · permit access, Town of Andes | Access / boat ramp | 42.09019, -74.82181 | Mapped launch on the north shore below the Shavertown Bridge. DEP tags it permit-access and publishes no name for it; the road is how you find it. Hand launch only - no motorboats on this reservoir. |
| 8 | Perch Lake Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.09892, -74.79776 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 9 | Boat launch, NY 30 at Dunraven Town of Andes · off State Highway 30 | Access / boat ramp | 42.10169, -74.78998 | Mapped launch where NY 30 runs the north shore at Dunraven. OSM carries no name and DEP publishes none; reverse geocoded to the state highway. Hand launch only. |
| 10 | Dingle Hill Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.12152, -74.75551 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 11 | Boat launch, Bureau of Water Supply Road 3 NYC DEP · Town of Andes | Access / boat ramp | 42.11791, -74.74900 | Mapped launch on the upper north shore, reached by the DEP service road. Unnamed in OSM and unnamed by DEP; the road is the only identifier published. Hand launch only. |
| 12 | South Dunraven Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.13032, -74.70774 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 13 | Arena Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.11980, -74.69829 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. At the head of the reservoir where the East Branch Delaware comes in. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 14 | Brower Hill Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.09675, -74.78704 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 15 | Barkaboom Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.07899, -74.78884 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 16 | USGS 01414750 - Pepacton Reservoir USGS monitoring location | USGS gauge | 42.08750, -74.81967 | The gauge this water page reads its conditions from. Coordinates are the roster's own gauge position, not a shoreline point. |
| 17 | Pepacton Ledges Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.07180, -74.84085 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 18 | Vinci Brook Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.07378, -74.87782 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
| 19 | Cat Hollow Unit NYC DEP · Watershed Recreation Unit | Park / conservation area | 42.07350, -74.94464 | NYC DEP Watershed Recreation Unit on the reservoir shore. Free NYC DEP Access Permit required to set foot here. Link opens DEP's own map of the unit. |
Gauge: USGS 01414750 — PEPACTON RESERVOIR NEAR LEWBEACH NY. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass
Regulations: dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Downsville end - the eastern end near the dam, with the deepest water and shoreline parking areas.
Shavertown Bridge - the mid-reservoir crossing on Route 30, a central reference point and access area.
Lewbeach and Beaverkill Road side - the western arm and the upper end of the reservoir.
DEP-registered rowboat storage sites - the practical way onto the water, arranged in advance.
New York City DEP access permit - required in advance for any fishing, shoreline included.
Route 30 shoreline pull-offs - walk-in bank access at numerous points along the north side.
Downsville and Margaretville - the nearest towns for lodging, tackle and licenses.
Spring: the strongest brown trout window, with fish shallow and accessible from shore and rowboat after ice-out.
Summer: trout go deep and the fishery becomes a trolling and jigging game, while smallmouth bass fish the rocky shoreline.
Fall: cooling water brings brown trout shallow again and the reservoir is at its quietest and most productive.
Winter: ice fishing is not permitted under city water