Where is Raquette Pond?

Raquette Pond is a lake in St. Lawrence County, New York. Its water-quality measurements are published by NY DEC and shown on this page as reported.

Raquette Pond

St. Lawrence County, New York5,231 acresView map Directions

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

Area

5,231 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

40.6 mi

Measured length

Impaired · Mercury

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Raquette Pond in St. Lawrence County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 5231 acres.

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Raquette Pond is a 5,231-acre lake in St. Lawrence County, New York.

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

What Raquette Pond is good for

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Big water5,231 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Raquette Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Raquette 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.

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Water quality measurements for Raquette Pond

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Raquette 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

Surface area

5,231 acres

Shoreline

40.6 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

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

Causes of impairment

Mercury

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

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

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY0903-0076 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in St. Lawrence County

Bridge Brook Pond3 miView →Mount Arab Lake3.4 miView →Eagle Crag Lake3.7 miView →Horseshoe Lake5.6 miView →Long Pond—View →Catamount Pond—View →

Frequently asked questions about Raquette Pond

Where is Raquette Pond?: Raquette Pond is a lake in St. Lawrence 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 Raquette Pond?: Raquette Pond in St. Lawrence County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 5231 acres.
Is Raquette Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Raquette Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for mercury. Check local advisories before you swim.