Where is Silver Lake Reservoir?

Silver Lake Reservoir is a lake in Richmond County, New York. Its water-quality measurements are published by NY DEC and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Silver Lake Reservoir?

Silver Lake Reservoir has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Camp Gateway - Staten Island, Camp Hudson. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Silver Lake Reservoir

Richmond County, New York31 acresView map Directions

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

Area

31 acres

Surface area

Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)

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Silver Lake Reservoir in Richmond County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.

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Silver Lake Reservoir is a 31-acre lake in Richmond County, New York.

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

What Silver Lake Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping2 public campgrounds nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Silver Lake Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Silver Lake Reservoir 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 Silver Lake Reservoir

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Silver Lake Reservoir, 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

31 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Silver Lake Reservoir, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Silver Lake Reservoir

Camp Gateway - Staten Island4.5 kmReserve
Camp Hudson4.6 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Silver Lake Reservoir

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EPA Impairment Status

Silver Lake Reservoir is officially listed as impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) in the 2022 EPA reporting cycle (IR category 5).

Causes of impairment

Oxygen depletion (low DO)

Designated uses not supporting: Aquatic life.

Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY1701-0359 · Official waterbody report

Nearby Lakes in Richmond County

Prospect Park Lake7.2 miView →Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir13.1 miView →West Pond—View →Meadow Lake—View →Willow Lake—View →Jerome Park Reservoir—View →

Frequently asked questions about Silver Lake Reservoir

Where is Silver Lake Reservoir?: Silver Lake Reservoir is a lake in Richmond 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 Silver Lake Reservoir?: Silver Lake Reservoir in Richmond County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 31 acres.
Is Silver Lake Reservoir safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Silver Lake Reservoir is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Silver Lake Reservoir?: Silver Lake Reservoir has 2 public campgrounds from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Camp Gateway - Staten Island, Camp Hudson. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.