What is the cleanest lake in Delaware County, New York?

Sexsmith Lake in Delaware County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Delaware County, New York.

How are these rankings calculated?

Nutrients and algae, total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, are read against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown separately. Lakes without enough recent samples are listed without a condition class rather than ranked low. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Delaware County, New York

Sexsmith Lake in Delaware County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients. Below are the top 16 cleanest monitored lakes in Delaware County, New York, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Sexsmith Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
2	Odell Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
3	Titus Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
4	Lake Delaware	Delaware	-	-	-
5	Pepacton Reservoir	Delaware	-	-	-
6	Perch Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
7	Wawaka Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
8	Big Pond	Delaware	-	-	-
9	Sand Pond	Delaware	-	-	-
10	Cables Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
11	Silver Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
12	Black Ash Swamp	Delaware	-	-	-
13	Crystal Lake	Delaware	-	-	-
14	Perkins Pond	Delaware	-	-	-
15	Cannonsville Reservoir	Delaware	-	-	-
16	East Sidney Lake	Delaware	-	-	-

Ranked List

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