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Bridgesouth Lake

Chautauqua County, New YorkView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.

  • Impaired · Nuisance exotic species
  • Public access
  • Limited data
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Bridgesouth Lake in Chautauqua County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported.

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Bridgesouth Lake is a lake in Chautauqua County, New York. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2025-05-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bridgesouth Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Bridgesouth Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Bridgesouth Lake

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Bridgesouth Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data.

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EPA Impairment Status

Bridgesouth Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Nuisance exotic speciesNutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY0202-0020 · Official waterbody report

Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby

1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Bridgesouth Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits.

  • Maple Grove Jr Sr High School
    Bemus Point · 2.1 mi away · NPDES NY0097527

Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.

Nearby Lakes in Chautauqua County

Cheneypoint Lake1.1 miView →Chautauqua Lake6.7 ft clear1.7 miView →Svp Lake1.6 miView →Longpoint Lake2.1 miView →Bigbar Lake2.9 miView →Lakewood3.7 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Bridgesouth Lake

Where is Bridgesouth Lake?

Bridgesouth Lake is a lake in Chautauqua County, New York. Its water-quality measurements are published by NY DEC and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Bridgesouth Lake?

Bridgesouth Lake in Chautauqua County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported.

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Is Bridgesouth Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Bridgesouth Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nuisance exotic species, nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

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Can I fish at Bridgesouth Lake?

Public access to Bridgesouth Lake is listed as yes on the lake record. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by New York's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

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Where this data comes from

13 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRPI13 samples · 2025
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.

Other records on this page

Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database

Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)