Every named reservoir in the Adirondack Park — flood-control basins, drinking-water sources, and the impoundments anchoring the southern watersheds.
Utica Reservoir is a small, two-acre impoundment in the Old Forge area — more utility than recreation, and not widely documented in fisheries or trail records. The name suggests municipal or historic supply ties to the town, though current use and public access aren't clearly established in state databases. Without fish stocking records or maintained access points, this is one of those minor Adirondack waters that exists more on the map than in the hiking or fishing conversation. If you're poking around Old Forge's backroads and spot it, expect woods and shoreline, not a trailhead sign or a put-in.
Utica Reservoir is a 13-acre impoundment on the north edge of Old Forge — a working reservoir that supplies the hamlet's drinking water and sits off-limits to public recreation. The dam and shoreline are fenced and posted; there's no legal access for paddling, fishing, or bushwhacking, which makes it one of the rare named waters in the region you'll only see from the road. Most visitors pass it without noticing on their way to the Fulton Chain or the Moose River Plains. If you're looking for quiet water in the Old Forge corridor, Fourth Lake's back bays or the Moose River above McKeever are better bets.
