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Chenango County Lake Quality

New York, 21 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 21 monitored lakes in Chenango 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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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Lake Petonia — or check the official New York fishing regulations.

All Lakes in Chenango County

21 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 21 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 21 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Lake PetoniaChenango20.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chenango LakeChenango16.6 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Truitt PondChenango3.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Guilford LakeChenango13.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Warn LakeChenango14.1 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Genegantslet LakeChenango12 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Plymouth ReservoirChenango6.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cincinnatus LakeChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long PondChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples15 ft✓ Public
Lake LudlowChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples28.9 ftNot recorded
Lake GerryChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Corbin SwampChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Steer PondChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bliven PondChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hunt PondChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14.1 ftNot recorded
Whites PondChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
North PondChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Afton LakeChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples72.2 ftNot recorded
Brackett LakeChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Smith PondChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Echo LakeChenangoNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples30.2 ftNot 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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