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Chautauqua County Lake Quality

New York, 19 lakes, measured by NY DEC

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 19 monitored lakes in Chautauqua County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings NY DEC has published, shown as reported.

Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.

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All Lakes in Chautauqua County

19 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 19 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 19 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Chautauqua LakeChautauqua6.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Findley LakeChautauqua8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
LakewoodChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bridgesouth LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Lucilleballpark LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bigbar LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Biginlet LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sailingclub LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dutchhollow LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cheneypoint LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Svp LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Longpoint LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Northdeep LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lighthousepoint LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Findley LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples38.4 ftNot recorded
Cassadaga LakesChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples55.1 ftNot recorded
Fredonia ReservoirChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples37.7 ftNot recorded
Bear LakeChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25.9 ftNot recorded
Silver Creek ReservoirChautauquaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded

NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.

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