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Oneida Lake

NR
Not yet rated
51,324 acres

Oneida Lake in Oswego County, New York is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 51324 acres.

Area
51,324 acres

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Why Oneida Lake has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Oneida Lake, no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by NYSDEC and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Oneida Lake is a 51,324-acre lake in Oswego County, New York.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled recent years. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated

Elevated nutrients

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

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Water quality measurements for Oneida Lake

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data. Trophic State Index: undefined.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples
Trophic State Index (TSI)

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Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Surface Area51,324 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Oneida Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Frequently asked questions about Oneida Lake

Where is Oneida Lake?

Oneida Lake is a lake in Oswego County, New York. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no water-quality sampling on record for this lake.

What is the water quality grade for Oneida Lake?

Oneida Lake in Oswego County, New York is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 51324 acres.

Is Oneida Lake safe to swim in?

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake. Oneida Lake is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Always check local health department advisories before swimming.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Oneida Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.