Lakes / New York / Amawalk Reservoir

Amawalk Reservoir, Westchester County, New York

564 acres

Surface Area

77 ft

Max Depth

36 ft

Average Depth

8 mi

Shoreline

398 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - New York

41.31 degrees N, 73.74 degrees W - Westchester County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its New York State DEC coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.

Depth Profile - Amawalk Reservoir

Schematic cross-section drawn to one shared depth scale - not a survey or bathymetric map.

How Amawalk Reservoir Stacks Up

Its average depth of 36 ft is more than 3 times a typical shallow New York lake, which averages under 10 ft.
About 93 miles from Albany, as the crow flies.
8 fish species on the DEC list for this lake.

Fish Species

Smallmouth BassLargemouth BassBluegillYellow PerchBrown TroutBlack Crappie And Chain PickerelBrown BullheadWhite Perch

Species recorded for this lake. Presence only - no abundance ratings.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID{5985c957-5dd5-4b8f-8a70-c5d3975d5c33}

CountyWestchester

Coordinates41.3082, -73.7425

Deepest Natural Lakes in New York

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Seneca Lake	Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Schuyler	43,343 acres	618 ft
2	Cayuga Lake	Cayuga	42,956 acres	435 ft
3	Skaneateles Lake	Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga	8,960 acres	300 ft
4	Canandaigua Lake	Ontario, Yates	10,558 acres	276 ft
5	Lake George	Essex, Warren	28,451 acres	187 ft

Largest Lakes in New York

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Lake Erie	Erie	6,360,010 acres	-
2	Lake Ontario	Jefferson	4,656,925 acres	-
3	Lake Champlain	Washington	277,117 acres	-
4	Oneida Lake	Oswego	51,324 acres	-
5	Seneca Lake	Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Schuyler	43,343 acres	618 ft

Sources: New York State DEC lake data (ID {5985c957-5dd5-4b8f-8a70-c5d3975d5c33}); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.