Every named reservoir in the Adirondack Park — flood-control basins, drinking-water sources, and the impoundments anchoring the southern watersheds.
Klondike Reservoir sits west of Speculator in southern Hamilton County — a quiet 118-acre impoundment that holds water for the village and sees minimal recreational traffic compared to the larger lakes in the region. No public boat launch, no DEC campsite infrastructure, and the shoreline access is limited enough that most paddlers heading toward Speculator choose Lake Pleasant or Sacandaga Lake instead. The reservoir name — like a handful of other "Klondike" features across the Adirondacks — dates to the late 1890s gold rush era, when anything remote and rugged earned the label. If you're fishing it, call the town for current regs; stocking records and species data aren't widely published.
