Oven Lake is a lake in Herkimer County, New York. Its water-quality measurements are published by NY DEC and shown on this page as reported.

Oven Lake

Herkimer County, New York106 acresView map Directions

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

Area

106 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

5.5 mi

Measured length

Impaired · pH / acidity

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Oven Lake in Herkimer County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 106 acres.

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Oven Lake is a 106-acre lake in Herkimer County, New York.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Oven Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Oven 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 Oven Lake

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Oven Lake, 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

Surface area

106 acres

Shoreline

5.5 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Oven Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

pH / aciditySalinity / chlorides

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY0905-0005 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Herkimer County

Gull Lake1.2 miView →Cracker Pond1.6 miView →Clear Lake2.2 miView →Crooked Lake2.1 miView →Negro Lake2.6 miView →Beaverdam Pond3.4 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Oven Lake

Where is Oven Lake?: Oven Lake is a lake in Herkimer 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 Oven Lake?: Oven Lake in Herkimer County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 106 acres.
Is Oven Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Oven Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.