Prospect Park Lake
Kings County, New York44 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 7 ft max depth
Prospect Park Lake in Kings County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Prospect Park Lake is a 44-acre lake in Kings County, New York with a maximum depth of 7 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Prospect Park Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Prospect Park 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 Prospect Park Lake
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Prospect Park 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
Max depth
7 ft
Surface area
44 acres
Shoreline
2.6 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Prospect Park 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: Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY1701-0196 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Prospect Park Lake
Where is Prospect Park Lake?
- Prospect Park Lake is a lake in Kings 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 Prospect Park Lake?
- Prospect Park Lake in Kings County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 7 ft. Surface area: 44 acres.
Is Prospect Park Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Prospect Park Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Prospect Park Lake?
- Prospect Park Lake has a maximum depth of 7 feet. The lake covers 44 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Prospect Park Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database