Glenwood Lake
Orleans County, New York93 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 44 ft max depth
Glenwood Lake in Orleans County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 44 ft. Surface area: 93 acres.
Glenwood Lake is a 93-acre lake in Orleans County, New York with a maximum depth of 44 feet (18-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Glenwood Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water44 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Glenwood Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Glenwood 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 Glenwood Lake
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Glenwood Lake, 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
44 ft
Average depth
18 ft
Surface area
93 acres
Shoreline
3.9 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Glenwood Lake 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 NY0301-0041 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Glenwood Lake
Where is Glenwood Lake?
- Glenwood Lake is a lake in Orleans 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 Glenwood Lake?
- Glenwood Lake in Orleans County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 44 ft. Surface area: 93 acres.
Is Glenwood Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Glenwood Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Glenwood Lake?
- Glenwood Lake has a maximum depth of 44 feet and an average depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 93 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Glenwood Lake 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