Lake Luzerne
Warren County, New York111 acresView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Luzerne. Here is what has been measured.
- 27 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lake Luzerne in Warren County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 17.1 ft visibility. Surface area: 111 acres.
Lake Luzerne is a 111-acre lake in Warren County, New York with an estimated average depth of about 27 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-09-25. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Lake Luzerne is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water17.1 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Luzerne 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 Luzerne
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lake Luzerne, 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 17.1 ft down. TSI 36.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 17.1ft | 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. | 36 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~27 ft est.
Surface area
111 acres
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 Luzerne.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
24 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
2.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
633 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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Fishing Lake Luzerne
Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Luzerne is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Luzerne Dam (completed 1860), built primarily for recreation on the SEYMOUR BROOK; concrete-type dam, 5 ft tall and 100 ft long.
- Surface area
- 111 ac
- Normal storage
- 2,664 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 2,664 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 22.05 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- TOWN OF LUZERNE
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NY13319 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Luzerne
Where is Lake Luzerne?
- Lake Luzerne 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 Luzerne?
- Lake Luzerne in Warren County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 17.1 ft visibility. Surface area: 111 acres.
Is Lake Luzerne safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Luzerne?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Luzerne, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 27 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 111 acres.
Can I fish at Lake Luzerne?
- Public access to Lake Luzerne 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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)