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Columbia County Lake Quality

New York, 19 lakes, measured by NY DEC

There are 19 monitored lakes in Columbia County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 19 monitored lakes in Columbia 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 Columbia County

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

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Robinson PondColumbia10.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Kinderhook LakeColumbia6.1 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long PondColumbia10.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lower Rhoda PondColumbia11.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Queechy LakeColumbia18.1 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Knickerbocker LakeColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Twin LakesColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bell PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Forest PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Copake LakeColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples32.8 ftNot recorded
Snyder PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Upper Rhoda PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chrysler PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5.6 ftNot recorded
Lake TaghkanicColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples44.9 ftNot recorded
Pond Lily PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Beaver PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sutherland PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Smith PondColumbiaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Philmont ReservoirColumbiaNo 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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Source: the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. See data sources.