Puffer Pond
Warren County, New York40 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · pH / acidity
- 16 ft max depth
Puffer Pond in Warren County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 40 acres.
Puffer Pond is a 40-acre lake in Warren County, New York with a maximum depth of 16 feet (7-foot average).
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Puffer Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Puffer 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 Puffer Pond
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Puffer 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
16.4 ft
Average depth
6.6 ft
Surface area
40 acres
Shoreline
1.4 mi
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EPA Impairment Status
Puffer Pond is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 4A).
Causes of impairment
Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.
A Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plan has been approved.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY1104-0008 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Puffer Pond
Where is Puffer Pond?
- Puffer Pond is a lake in Warren 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 Puffer Pond?
- Puffer Pond in Warren County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 16.4 ft. Surface area: 40 acres.
Is Puffer Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Puffer Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Puffer Pond?
- Puffer Pond has a maximum depth of 16.4 feet and an average depth of 6.6 feet. The lake covers 40 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Puffer Pond 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