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

Rock Pond

Hamilton County, New York283 acresView map Directions

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

Area

283 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.2 mi

Measured length

Impaired · pH / acidity

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Rock Pond in Hamilton County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 283 acres.

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Rock Pond is a 283-acre lake in Hamilton 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. Rock Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Rock 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 Rock Pond

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Rock 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

283 acres

Shoreline

4.2 mi

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

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EPA Impairment Status

Rock Pond 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 NY0903-0003 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Hamilton County

Bum Pond1.9 miView →Doctors Pond2.3 miView →Salmon Lake2.6 miView →Hardigan Pond2.3 miView →New Pond3 miView →Little Tupper Lake3.1 miView →

Frequently asked questions about Rock Pond

Where is Rock Pond?: Rock Pond is a lake in Hamilton 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 Rock Pond?: Rock Pond in Hamilton County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 283 acres.
Is Rock Pond safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Rock Pond is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 4A) for pH / acidity, salinity / chlorides. Check local advisories before you swim.