Where is Van Cleef Lake?

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

Are there campgrounds on Van Cleef Lake?

Van Cleef Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cayuga Lake State Park Campground. 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.

Van Cleef Lake

Seneca County, New York44 acresView map Directions

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

Area

44 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.4 mi

Measured length

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Van Cleef Lake in Seneca County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 44 acres.

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Van Cleef Lake is a 44-acre lake in Seneca County, New York.

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

What Van Cleef Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Van Cleef 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.

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Water quality measurements for Van Cleef Lake

These are the measurements NY DEC publishes for Van Cleef 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

44 acres

Shoreline

1.4 mi

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

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Van Cleef Lake

Cayuga Lake State Park Campground3.8 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 Van Cleef Lake

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Nearby Lakes in Seneca County

Black Lake5.1 miView →Gem Lake8.4 miView →Seneca Lake Platform11.5 ft clear · Mesotrophic9.2 miView →Burnett Pond9.4 miView →Crusoe Lake12.4 miView →Duck Lake4.3 ft clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Van Cleef Lake

Where is Van Cleef Lake?: Van Cleef Lake is a lake in Seneca 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 Van Cleef Lake?: Van Cleef Lake in Seneca County, New York has water-quality measurements published by NY DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 44 acres.
Is Van Cleef Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Van Cleef Lake?: Van Cleef Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Cayuga Lake State Park Campground. 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.