Lamoka Lake
Schuyler County, New YorkView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Lamoka Lake. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
- 64 ft max depth
- Public access
- Limited data
Lamoka Lake in Schuyler County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.7 ft visibility.
Lamoka Lake is a lake in Schuyler County, New York with an estimated average depth of about 64 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 2020-09-20. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Lamoka Lake has one public boat landing. If you are planning to stay, you can search lake houses and cabins around Lamoka Lake on Vrbo, or look for a hotel room near the lake on Booking.com or Expedia.
What Lamoka Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Boat launch1 documented ramp
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lamoka Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lamoka Lake 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 Lamoka Lake
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lamoka Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.7 ft. TSI 44.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 9.7ft | 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. | 44 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~64 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 Lamoka Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
46 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Surface area
838 acres
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
11 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,096 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
- Lamoka LakePublic
Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps
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EPA Impairment Status
Lamoka Lake 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: Aquatic life, Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY0502-0001 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Lamoka Lake
Where is Lamoka Lake?
- Lamoka Lake is a lake in Schuyler 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 Lamoka Lake?
- Lamoka Lake in Schuyler County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 9.7 ft visibility.
Is Lamoka Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lamoka Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lamoka Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lamoka Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 64 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate.
Are there boat ramps on Lamoka Lake?
- Lamoka Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Lamoka Lake. Public access is listed as yes.
Can I fish at Lamoka Lake?
- Lamoka Lake 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
7 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
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NALMS7 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
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory