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Saratoga County Lake Quality

New York, 28 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 28 monitored lakes in Saratoga 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 Saratoga County

28 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 28 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 28 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Hunt LakeSaratoga12.3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Galway LakeSaratoga10.7 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jenny LakeSaratoga12.6 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ballston LakeSaratoga5.8 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Saratoga LakeSaratoga11.3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bell Brook PondSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Livingston LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tenant LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples19.7 ftNot recorded
Sand LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Steele ReservoirSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Great Sacandaga LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples74 ftNot recorded
Great Sacandaga LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples78 ftNot recorded
Great Sacandaga LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples65.6 ftNot recorded
Efner LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Black PondSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples36.1 ftNot recorded
Ireland VlySaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Round LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake DesolationSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples26.2 ftNot recorded
Woodland LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples7.2 ftNot recorded
Lake BonitaSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Moreau LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples50 ftNot recorded
Colonie ReservoirSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Round LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples27.9 ftNot recorded
Loughberry LakeSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake LonelySaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples45.9 ftNot recorded
Lake NancySaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples18.4 ftNot recorded
Cummings PondSaratogaNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake ButterfieldSaratogaNo 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.