Lakes / New York / Lake George

Lake George, New York

28,451 acres

Surface Area

187 ft

Max Depth

82 mi

Shoreline

318 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - New York

43.70 degrees N, 73.48 degrees W - spans Essex, Warren Counties. 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 - Lake George

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

How Lake George Stacks Up

Ranks #5 for depth among the 142 natural lakes counted in New York so far.
Ranks #7 for surface area among the New York lakes counted so far - 28,451 acres.
The largest lake in Essex County among those counted.
About 74 miles from Albany, as the crow flies.

Fish Species

Northern PikeSmallmouth BassLargemouth BassBlack CrappiePumpkinseedYellow PerchLake TroutRock BassBrown BullheadChain PickerelLandlocked SalmonSmelt

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

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID92083789

CountyEssex, Warren

Coordinates43.7014, -73.4779

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 92083789); USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.