Galway Lake
Saratoga County, New York564 acresView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Galway Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- 62 ft max depth
- Limited data
Galway Lake in Saratoga County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.7 ft visibility. Surface area: 564 acres.
Galway Lake is a 564-acre lake in Saratoga County, New York with an estimated average depth of about 62 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-09-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Galway Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10.7 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Galway 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.
Water quality measurements for Galway Lake
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Galway Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10.7 ft. TSI 43.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10.7ft | 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. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~62 ft est.
Surface area
564 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 Galway Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
8 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
5.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
850 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)
Galway Lake is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Galway Lake Dam (completed 1982), built primarily for recreation on the NORTH CHUCTANUNDA CREEK; earth-type dam, 30 ft tall and 458 ft long.
- Surface area
- 564 ac
- Normal storage
- 4,936 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 9,605 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 9.41 sq mi
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- GALWAY LAKE CAMPERS ASSOCIATION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NY00165 · Operator website
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
2 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Galway Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits.
- Galway Central SchoolGalway · 2.2 mi away · NPDES NY0076031
- Top Notch TavernHagaman · 2.3 mi away · NPDES NY0265918
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 Galway Lake
Where is Galway Lake?
- Galway Lake is a lake in Saratoga 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 Galway Lake?
- Galway Lake in Saratoga County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.7 ft visibility. Surface area: 564 acres.
Is Galway Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Galway Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Galway Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 62 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 564 acres.
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Where this data comes from
8 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
NALMS8 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)