Essex Chain Lakes
Essex County, New York285 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- 79 ft max depth
Essex Chain Lakes in Essex County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 78.7 ft. Surface area: 285 acres.
Essex Chain Lakes is a 285-acre lake in Essex County, New York with a maximum depth of 79 feet (20-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Essex Chain Lakes is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water78.7 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Essex Chain Lakes 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 Essex Chain Lakes
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Essex Chain Lakes, 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
78.7 ft
Average depth
19.7 ft
Surface area
285 acres
Shoreline
6.5 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Essex Chain Lakes
Where is Essex Chain Lakes?
- Essex Chain Lakes is a lake in Essex 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 Essex Chain Lakes?
- Essex Chain Lakes in Essex County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 78.7 ft. Surface area: 285 acres.
Is Essex Chain Lakes safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Essex Chain Lakes?
- Essex Chain Lakes has a maximum depth of 78.7 feet and an average depth of 19.7 feet. The lake covers 285 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Essex Chain Lakes come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.