Raquette Lake, New York

5,376 acres

Surface Area

1,763 ft

Surface Elevation

Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes

Locator - New York

43.84 degrees N, 74.64 degrees W - Hamilton 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.

How Raquette Lake Stacks Up

The largest lake in Hamilton County among those counted.
About 93 miles from Albany, as the crow flies.

Facts and Figures

Waterbody ID150679585

CountyHamilton

Target Species (NYS DEC Recommended Fishing)Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Lake Trout, Brook Trout

Coordinates43.8386, -74.6377

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: USGS National Hydrography Dataset via NYS GIS lake data (ID 150679585). Verified October 30, 2026.