Where is Fulton Chain Lakes?

Fulton Chain Lakes is a lake in Herkimer County, New York. Its water-quality measurements are published by NY DEC and shown on this page as reported.

Fulton Chain Lakes

Herkimer County, New York1,136 acresView map Directions

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

Area

1,136 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Pesticides

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Fulton Chain Lakes in Herkimer County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1136 acres.

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Fulton Chain Lakes is a 1,136-acre lake in Herkimer County, New York.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Fulton Chain Lakes is good for

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Big water1,136 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fulton Chain Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pesticides. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Fulton 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.

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Water quality measurements for Fulton Chain Lakes

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Fulton 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

Surface area

1,136 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Fulton Chain Lakes, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

Fulton Chain Lakes is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Pesticides

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY0801-0373 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Herkimer County

Twin Pond1.2 miView →Little Moose Lake2.2 miView →West Lake2.4 miView →Gray Lake2.2 miView →East Pond2.4 miView →Panther Lake2.8 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Fulton Chain Lakes

Where is Fulton Chain Lakes?: Fulton Chain Lakes is a lake in Herkimer 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 Fulton Chain Lakes?: Fulton Chain Lakes in Herkimer County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1136 acres.
Is Fulton Chain Lakes safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Fulton Chain Lakes is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for pesticides. Check local advisories before you swim.