Robinson Pond
Columbia County, New York125 acresView mapDirections
NY DEC publishes the water-quality measurements for Robinson Pond. Here is what has been measured.
- Impaired · Nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen)
- 20 ft max depth
- Limited data
Robinson Pond in Columbia County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.7 ft visibility. Surface area: 125 acres.
Robinson Pond is a 125-acre lake in Columbia County, New York with an estimated average depth of about 20 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC, last sampled 2020-09-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
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What Robinson Pond is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Clear water10.7 ft of visibility
Swimming conditions
No readingRecreation use not supported
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Robinson Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Robinson 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 Robinson Pond
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Robinson Pond, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
Good clarity, visible to about 10.7 ft. TSI 43.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | 10.7ft | Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. |
| Total phosphorus | No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. | |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water. | |
| Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a. | 43 | Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Moderate nutrients, good water quality
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Lake Details
Max depth
~20 ft est.
Surface area
125 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. New York has not published bathymetry for Robinson Pond.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
38 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Shoreline
1.5 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
541 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Reservoir Info (USACE NID)
Robinson Pond is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Robinson Pond Dam (completed 1915), built primarily for recreation on the ROELIFF JANSEN KILL; concrete-type dam, 17 ft tall and 80 ft long.
- Surface area
- 125 ac
- Normal storage
- 925 ac-ft
- Max storage
- 1,208 ac-ft
- Drainage area
- 34 sq mi
- Hazard class
- Significant
- Owner
- TACONIC SHORES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION
Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NY00267 · Operator website
EPA Impairment Status
Robinson Pond 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: Aquatic life, Recreation.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY1308-0003 · Official waterbody report
Regulated Pollution Sources Nearby
2 EPA-permitted facilities operate within about 5 miles of Robinson Pond under Clean Water Act (NPDES) discharge permits. 1 facility has a reported Clean Water Act violation in the past three years.
- Lakeshore Sewage WorksCopake, Town Of · 3.3 mi away · NPDES NY0212628Recent violation
- Golf Course Road Sewage Works FacilityCopake, Town Of · 2.9 mi away · NPDES NY0261092
Facilities permitted to discharge under the Clean Water Act within ~5 miles; proximity does not by itself mean a facility affects this lake. Source: EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES), as of 2026-07.
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Frequently asked questions about Robinson Pond
Where is Robinson Pond?
- Robinson Pond is a lake in Columbia 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 Robinson Pond?
- Robinson Pond in Columbia County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 10.7 ft visibility. Surface area: 125 acres.
Is Robinson Pond safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Robinson Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for nutrients (phosphorus, nitrogen). Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Robinson Pond?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Robinson Pond, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 20 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 125 acres.
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Where this data comes from
8 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2020. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- North American Lake Management Society
NALMS8 samples · 2020
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.
Other records on this page
Impairment status from EPA ATTAINS 303(d) database
Regulated discharger data from EPA ECHO (ICIS-NPDES)
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)