Ramapo Lake

General data
- Name: Ramapo Lake
- Water system: Atlantic Ocean
- Water type: Artificial lake
- Progression: Ramapo River -> Pompton River -> Passaic River -> Newark Bay -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Description
Ramapo Lake is a 120-acre man-made lake in Ramapo Mountain State Forest in Northern New Jersey. Ramapo Lake originally consisting of a 25-acre pond named Rotten Poel (Rats Pond) by the Dutch. It was enlarged and deepened by Jacob Rogers in the late 19th century when he built a stone dam across its outlet.