Lake George
Warren County, New YorkView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake George. Here is what has been measured.
- 170 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake George in Warren County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 26.7 ft visibility.
Lake George is a lake in Warren County, New York with an estimated average depth of about 170 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-09-23. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Lake George has one public boat landing. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Lake George on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Lake George is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water26.7 ft of visibility
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake George 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 Lake George
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lake George, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Crystal clear, you can see 26.7 ft down. TSI 30.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 26.7ft | 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. | 30 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Current Conditions
USGS snapshot Jul 6, 2026, 4:30 AM from gauge 04278000 (Lake George at Rogers Rock NY). Station page ↗ — a live reading replaces this snapshot when the gauge responds. Missing live data is not an all-clear.
Lake Details
Max depth
~170 ft est.
Public access
Yes
Listed by NY DEC
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 Lake George.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
235 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
28,019 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
107.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
325 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.
Recreation & Access
- South BayPublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
2 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Lake George under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits.
- Lagoon ManorBolton · 2.3 mi away · NPDES NY0229792
- Sagamore Resort Golf CourseBolton Landing · 4.4 mi away · NPDES NY0202169
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 Lake George
Where is Lake George?
- Lake George is a lake in Warren 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 Lake George?
- Lake George in Warren County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 26.7 ft visibility.
Is Lake George safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake George?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake George, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 170 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
What is the water level at Lake George?
- The USGS snapshot on this page for Lake George is 319.41 ft of water-surface elevation, recorded Jul 6, 2026, 4:30 AM at gauge 04278000. Current Conditions hydrates a live NWIS reading from that same station when the gauge responds. A missed live fetch is not an all-clear.
Are there boat ramps on Lake George?
- Lake George has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include South Bay. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lake George?
- Lake George has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by New York's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.
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Where this data comes from
22 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
NALMS22 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)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory