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Lighthousepoint Lake

Chautauqua County, New YorkView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.

  • Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
  • Limited data

Lighthousepoint Lake in Chautauqua County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported.

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Lighthousepoint Lake is a lake in Chautauqua County, New York.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2025-05-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lighthousepoint Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lighthousepoint 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.

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Water quality measurements for Lighthousepoint Lake

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lighthousepoint Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

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EPA Impairment Status

Lighthousepoint Lake is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).

Causes of impairment

Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY0202-0072 · Official waterbody report

Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby

1 EPA-permitted facility operate within about 5 miles of Lighthousepoint Lake under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits, including 1 classified by the EPA as major discharger. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.

  • North Chautauqua Lake Sd Wwtp
    Mayville · 1 mi away · NPDES NY0020826
    MajorRecent violation

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 Lighthousepoint Lake

Where is Lighthousepoint Lake?

Lighthousepoint Lake is a lake in Chautauqua 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 Lighthousepoint Lake?

Lighthousepoint Lake in Chautauqua County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported.

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Is Lighthousepoint Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Lighthousepoint Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.

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Where this data comes from

12 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRPI12 samples · 2025
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)