Lake Pleasant
Hamilton County, New YorkView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Pleasant. Here is what has been measured.
- 80 ft max depth
- Limited data
Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13.9 ft visibility.
Lake Pleasant is a lake in Hamilton County, New York with an estimated average depth of about 80 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-09-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Lake Pleasant is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water13.9 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Water quality measurements for Lake Pleasant
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lake Pleasant, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 13.9 ft. TSI 39.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 13.9ft | 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. | 39 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Lake Details
Max depth
~80 ft est.
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 Pleasant.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
51 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
1,411 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
8.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,719 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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Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
3 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Lake Pleasant under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Speculator (V) WwtpSpeculator · 1.7 mi away · NPDES NY0026484Recent violation
- Moffitt Beach CampgroundLake Pleasant · 1.8 mi away · NPDES NY0034355
- East Delaware Release ChamberDownsville · 3.2 mi away · NPDES NY0268321
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 Pleasant
Where is Lake Pleasant?
- Lake Pleasant is a lake in Hamilton 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 Pleasant?
- Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 13.9 ft visibility.
Is Lake Pleasant safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Pleasant?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Pleasant, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 80 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
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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
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)