Buck Pond
Monroe County, New York208 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 5 ft max depth
Buck Pond in Monroe County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 208 acres.
Buck Pond is a 208-acre lake in Monroe County, New York with a maximum depth of 5 feet (2-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Buck Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Buck Pond 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.
Water quality measurements for Buck Pond
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Buck Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
5 ft
Average depth
2 ft
Surface area
208 acres
Shoreline
7.6 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Buck Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY0301-0017 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Buck Pond
Where is Buck Pond?
- Buck Pond is a lake in Monroe 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 Buck Pond?
- Buck Pond in Monroe County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 208 acres.
Is Buck Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Buck Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Buck Pond?
- Buck Pond has a maximum depth of 5 feet and an average depth of 2 feet. The lake covers 208 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Buck Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database