Lake Tibet
Putnam County, New York40 acresView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lake Tibet. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lake Tibet in Putnam County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 ft visibility. Surface area: 40 acres.
Lake Tibet is a 40-acre lake in Putnam County, New York.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-09-27. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Tibet 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 Tibet
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lake Tibet, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Murky, only visible to about 3.7 ft. TSI 58.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 3.7ft | 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. | 58 | Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity
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Lake Details
Surface area
40 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Lake Tibet, so its depth is not documented here.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Lake Tibet is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Lake Tibet Dam (completed 1950), built primarily for fire protection, stock, or small fish pond on the PEEKSKILL HOLLOW CREEK; earth-type dam, 8 ft tall and 150 ft long.
- Surface area
- 40 ac
- Normal storage
- 120 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 200 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 0.25 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Low
- Owner
- TOWN OF KENT
All listed purposes: Fire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond;Recreation.
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NY00917 · Operator website
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Frequently asked questions about Lake Tibet
Where is Lake Tibet?
- Lake Tibet is a lake in Putnam 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 Tibet?
- Lake Tibet in Putnam County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.7 ft visibility. Surface area: 40 acres.
Is Lake Tibet safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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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.