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Rensselaer County Lake Quality

New York, 27 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 27 monitored lakes in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County

27 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 27 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 27 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Taconic PondRensselaer12.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Spring LakeRensselaer9.5 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Vosburg PondRensselaer4.1 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Forest LakeRensselaer8.4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Burden LakeRensselaer14.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Round PondRensselaer7.1 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big Bowman PondRensselaer7.4 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples33 ftNot recorded
White Lily PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Second PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples25 ftNot recorded
Shaver PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples56 ftNot recorded
Tomhannock ReservoirRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ftNot recorded
Lyons PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Nassau LakeRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples65.6 ftNot recorded
Troy ReservoirRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Crystal LakeRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples59.4 ftNot recorded
Racquet LakeRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18 ftNot recorded
Snyders LakeRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples36.1 ftNot recorded
Crooked LakeRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Glass LakeRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples68.9 ftNot recorded
Black River PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26 ftNot recorded
Wager PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bonesteel PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dunham ReservoirRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples30 ftNot recorded
Cranberry PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples3.9 ftNot recorded
Kendall PondRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tackawasick LakeRensselaerNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples24.9 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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