Upper Saranac Lake
Franklin County, New York4,870 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NY DEC for this lake.
- Impaired · Oxygen depletion (low DO)
Upper Saranac Lake in Franklin County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4870 acres.
Upper Saranac Lake is a 4,870-acre lake in Franklin County, New York.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NYSDEC. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upper Saranac Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water4,870 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Saranac Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upper Saranac Lake 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 Upper Saranac Lake
These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Upper Saranac Lake, 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
4,870 acres
Shoreline
39.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Upper Saranac Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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EPA Impairment Status
Upper Saranac Lake 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.
Source: EPA ATTAINS assessment unit NY1003-0048 · Official waterbody report
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Frequently asked questions about Upper Saranac Lake
Where is Upper Saranac Lake?
- Upper Saranac Lake is a lake in Franklin 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 Upper Saranac Lake?
- Upper Saranac Lake in Franklin County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 4870 acres.
Is Upper Saranac Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Upper Saranac Lake is listed impaired under Clean Water Act §303(d) (IR 5) for oxygen depletion (low DO). Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Upper Saranac Lake 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