Lower Pond
Essex County, New York56 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- 51 ft max depth
Lower Pond in Essex County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 50.9 ft. Surface area: 56 acres.
Lower Pond is a 56-acre lake in Essex County, New York with a maximum depth of 51 feet (18-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lower Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Deep water50.9 ft surveyed max depth
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lower Pond 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 Lower Pond
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Lower Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Max depth
50.9 ft
Average depth
18 ft
Surface area
56 acres
Shoreline
1.9 mi
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Frequently asked questions about Lower Pond
Where is Lower Pond?
- Lower Pond is a lake in Essex 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 Lower Pond?
- Lower Pond in Essex County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 50.9 ft. Surface area: 56 acres.
Is Lower Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lower Pond?
- Lower Pond has a maximum depth of 50.9 feet and an average depth of 18 feet. The lake covers 56 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lower Pond come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.