Heart Lake is a lake in Essex County, New York. Its water-quality measurements are published by NY DEC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Heart Lake?

Heart Lake has a maximum depth of 55.1 feet and an average depth of 16.7 feet. The lake covers 28 acres.

Are there campgrounds on Heart Lake?

Heart Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Heart Lake Wilderness Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Heart Lake

Essex County, New York28 acresView map Directions

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

Max depth

55.1 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

28 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Measured length

55 ft max depth

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Heart Lake in Essex County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 55.1 ft. Surface area: 28 acres.

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Heart Lake is a 28-acre lake in Essex County, New York with a maximum depth of 55 feet (17-foot average).

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

What Heart Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby
Deep water55.1 ft surveyed max depth

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Heart 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.

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Water quality measurements for Heart Lake

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Heart 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

55.1 ft

Average depth

16.7 ft

Surface area

28 acres

Shoreline

0.9 mi

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Heart Lake

Heart Lake Wilderness Campground0.2 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Heart Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Essex County

Lake Colden4.2 miView →Round Lake4.6 miView →Upper Cascade Lake5.3 miView →Alford Pond6.4 miView →Mirror Lake22.6 ft clear—View →Moose Pond5.5 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Heart Lake

Where is Heart Lake?: Heart Lake 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 Heart Lake?: Heart Lake in Essex County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 55.1 ft. Surface area: 28 acres.
Is Heart Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Heart Lake?: Heart Lake has a maximum depth of 55.1 feet and an average depth of 16.7 feet. The lake covers 28 acres.
Are there campgrounds on Heart Lake?: Heart Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Heart Lake Wilderness Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.