Findley Lake
Chautauqua County, New York330 acresView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Findley Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 59 ft max depth
- Limited data
Findley Lake in Chautauqua County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8 ft visibility. Surface area: 330 acres.
Findley Lake is a 330-acre lake in Chautauqua County, New York with an estimated average depth of about 59 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-08-31. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Water quality measurements for Findley Lake
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Findley Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft. TSI 47.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 8ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 47 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~59 ft est.
Surface area
330 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. New York has not published bathymetry for Findley Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
4 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
4.6 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,414 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Findley Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Findley Lake Dam (completed 1820), built primarily for recreation on the FRENCH CREEK; earth-type dam, 10 ft tall and 150 ft long.
- Surface area
- 330 ac
- Normal storage
- 500 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,275 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 5.1 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- FINDLEY LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS INC
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NY00752 · Operator website
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
2 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Findley Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 2 facilities have a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Rose Foster SrstpNorth East · 4.6 mi away · NPDES PA0271632Recent violation
- Family Affair CampgroundNorth East · 4.8 mi away · NPDES PA0032026Recent violation
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.
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Frequently asked questions about Findley Lake
Where is Findley Lake?
- Findley 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 Findley Lake?
- Findley Lake in Chautauqua County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 8 ft visibility. Surface area: 330 acres.
Is Findley Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Findley Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Findley Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 59 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 330 acres.
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Where this data comes from
5 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS5 samples · 2020
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
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)