LAKE DEVENOGE

'Lake DeVenoge' is a private community located in the town of Highland, Sullivan County, New York in Sullivan County, NY. It is known primarily for the lake itself and a formerly operating 9 hole golf course. In it's current existence, it was developed in the early 1930's as a vacation community. Previously the area was owned by the DeVenoge family, originally of Switzerland, with the intention of expanding wine production from France to the United States.
The lake itself is unique due to the fact that gasoline powered motors are prohibited unlike many of the surrounding lakes such as Highland Lake and Mohican Lake. Fed entirely by underground springs, the lake is 60 to 80 feet deep at the center and typically runs 5 to 10 degrees cooler than surrounding lakes. As a result the lake supports healthy populations of Largemouth bass and Rainbow trout