Lake Lucille
Rockland County, New York17 acresView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Lucille. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Lucille in Rockland County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 17 acres.
Lake Lucille is a 17-acre lake in Rockland County, New York. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-09-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Lucille is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Lucille 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 Lucille
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lake Lucille, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility. TSI 65.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 2.3ft | 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. | 65 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
17 acres
Public access
Yes
Listed by NY DEC
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Lucille, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Lucille is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Lucille Dam (completed 1935), built primarily for recreation on the HACKENSACK RIVER; concrete-type dam, 13 ft tall and 130 ft long.
- Surface area
- 17 ac
- Normal storage
- 53 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 62 ac-ft
- Hazard class
- High
- Owner
- LAKE LUCILLE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NY00870 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Lake Lucille 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 NY1501-0017 · Official waterbody report
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
11 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Lake Lucille under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 3 classified by the EPA as major dischargers. 5 facilities have a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Bowline Generating Station, LlcWest Haverstraw · 2.2 mi away · NPDES NY0008010MajorRecent violation
- Haverstraw Joint Regional StpWest Haverstraw · 2.3 mi away · NPDES NY0028533MajorRecent violation
- Stony Point (T) StpStony Point · 3.2 mi away · NPDES NY0028851MajorRecent violation
- Haverstraw QuarryHaverstraw · 2.5 mi away · NPDES NY0005231Recent violation
- Willow Grove Trailer Pk StpHaverstraw · 3.5 mi away · NPDES NY0105139Recent violation
- Rockland Fuel Oil Co IncHaverstraw · 2.1 mi away · NPDES NY0234796
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 Lucille
Where is Lake Lucille?
- Lake Lucille is a lake in Rockland 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 Lucille?
- Lake Lucille in Rockland County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 2.3 ft visibility. Surface area: 17 acres.
Is Lake Lucille safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lake Lucille is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Can I fish at Lake Lucille?
- Public access to Lake Lucille is listed as yes on the lake record. 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
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
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)