Lakes / New York / Cross River Reservoir

Cross River Reservoir, Westchester County, New York

915 acres

Surface Area

120 ft

Max Depth

36 ft

Average Depth

12.4 mi

Shoreline

328 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - New York

41.26 degrees N, 73.63 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 - Cross River Reservoir

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

How Cross River 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 97 miles from Albany, as the crow flies.
5 fish species on the DEC list for this lake.

Fish Species

Smallmouth BassLargemouth BassBrown TroutCarp And PanfishChain Pickerel

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

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID{e3724a05-ba65-46ea-b242-96f7f47fb1c3}

CountyWestchester

Coordinates41.2571, -73.6346

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 {e3724a05-ba65-46ea-b242-96f7f47fb1c3}); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.