Lakes / New York / Essex County

Lakes in Essex County, New York

136 lakes counted in Essex County - the largest is Lake George at 28,451 acres.

136

Lakes Counted

28,451 acres

Largest - Lake George

187 ft

Deepest - Lake George

Essex County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Lake George	Essex, Warren	28,451 acres	187 ft
2	Schroon Lake	Warren, Essex	4,107 acres	152 ft
3	Lake Placid	Essex	2,173 acres	151 ft
4	Paradox Lake	Essex	896 acres	52 ft
5	Lincoln Pond	Essex	572 acres	23 ft
6	Elk Lake	Essex	540 acres	-
7	Franklin Falls Pond	Essex	449 acres	-
8	Newcomb Lake	Essex	444 acres	-
9	Goodnow Flowage	Essex	442 acres	-
10	Pharoah Lake	Essex	419 acres	-
11	Eagle Lake	Essex	410 acres	40 ft
12	Rich Lake	Essex	385 acres	-
13	Augur Lake	Essex	377 acres	-
14	Boreas Ponds	Essex	352 acres	-
15	Harris Lake	Essex	313 acres	-
16	Long Pond	Essex	297 acres	-
17	Essex Chain Lakes	Essex	285 acres	-
18	Henderson Lake	Essex	281 acres	-
19	McKenzie Pond	Essex	245 acres	-
20	Putnam Pond	Essex	185 acres	34 ft
21	Penfield Pond	Essex	179 acres	-
22	Clear Pond	Essex	177 acres	-
23	Pyramid Lake	Essex	172 acres	-
24	Hewitt Pond	Essex	169 acres	-
25	Butternut Pond	Essex	163 acres	-
26	Crane Pond	Essex	162 acres	-
27	Upper Ausable Lake	Essex	149 acres	-
28	Lower Asuable Lake	Essex	144 acres	-
29	Wolf Pond	Essex	142 acres	-
30	Moose Pond	Essex	140 acres	71 ft
31	Mink Pond	Essex	138 acres	-
32	Mirror Lake	Essex	128 acres	65 ft
33	Perch Pond	Essex	127 acres	-
34	Thurman Pond	Essex	126 acres	-
35	Highlands Forge Lake	Essex	124 acres	-
36	Arbutus Pond	Essex	121 acres	-
37	Split Rock Pond	Essex	103 acres	-
38	Bartlett Pond	Essex	99 acres	-
39	New Pond	Essex	98 acres	-
40	Deer Pond	Essex	97 acres	-
41	Beaver Flow	Essex	94 acres	-
42	Balfour Lake	Essex	93 acres	-
43	Johnson Pond	Essex	91 acres	-
44	Zack Pond	Essex	90 acres	-
45	Pine Lake	Essex	89 acres	-
46	Nichols Pond	Essex	86 acres	-
47	Connery Pond	Essex	85 acres	-
48	Gooseneck Pond	Essex	79 acres	-
49	Minerva Lake	Essex	79 acres	-
50	Upper Pond	Essex	77 acres	-
51	Cheney Pond	Essex	77 acres	-
52	Mill Pond	Essex	74 acres	-
53	Trout Pond	Essex	70 acres	-
54	Essex Chain Lakes	Essex	70 acres	-
55	Knob Pond	Essex	69 acres	-
56	Flemings Pond	Essex	67 acres	-
57	Wolf Pond	Essex	66 acres	-
58	Goose Pond	Essex	66 acres	-
59	Big Pond	Essex	65 acres	-
60	Stony Pond	Essex	65 acres	-
61	Sand Pond	Essex	64 acres	-
62	Berrymill Pond	Essex	63 acres	-
63	Rock Pond	Essex	62 acres	-
64	Hammond Pond	Essex	60 acres	-
65	Big Pond	Essex	57 acres	-
66	Tub Mill Pond	Essex	57 acres	-
67	Lower Pond	Essex	56 acres	-
68	Second Lake	Essex	56 acres	-
69	Deer Pond	Essex	52 acres	-
70	Bigsby Pond	Essex	48 acres	-
71	Whortleberry Pond	Essex	48 acres	-
72	Round Lake	Essex	47 acres	-
73	Thumb Pond	Essex	46 acres	-
74	Lake Sally	Essex	45 acres	-
75	Woodruff Pond	Essex	45 acres	-
76	Sixth Lake	Essex	45 acres	-
77	Goodnow Pond	Essex	44 acres	-
78	Horseshoe Pond	Essex	44 acres	-
79	Muller Pond	Essex	44 acres	-
80	Oliver Pond	Essex	44 acres	-
81	Sherman Lake	Essex	42 acres	-
82	Keenan Pond	Essex	41 acres	-
83	Bass Lake	Essex	41 acres	-
84	Jackson Pond	Essex	40 acres	-
85	Lake Colden	Essex	39 acres	-
86	Lake Jimmy	Essex	39 acres	-
87	Hadley Pond	Essex	39 acres	-
88	Alford Pond	Essex	38 acres	-
89	Huntley Pond	Essex	38 acres	-
90	Marsh Pond	Essex	37 acres	-
91	Crab Pond	Essex	36 acres	-
92	North Pond	Essex	36 acres	-
93	Crowfoot Pond	Essex	35 acres	-
94	Lilypad Pond	Essex	35 acres	-
95	Moose Mountain Pond	Essex	35 acres	-
96	Adjidaumo Flow	Essex	34 acres	-
97	Beaver Ponds	Essex	34 acres	-
98	Big Sherman Pond	Essex	34 acres	-
99	Lost Pond	Essex	34 acres	-
100	Bailey Pond	Essex	33 acres	-
101	Bullet Pond	Essex	33 acres	-
102	Trout Pond	Essex	33 acres	-
103	Cranberry Marsh	Essex	33 acres	-
104	Palmer Pond	Essex	32 acres	-
105	North Pond	Essex	32 acres	-
106	Alder Pond	Essex	32 acres	-
107	Frances Pond	Essex	31 acres	-
108	Holcomb Pond	Essex	29 acres	-
109	Overshot Pond	Essex	29 acres	-
110	Little Pond	Essex	29 acres	-
111	Heart Lake	Essex	28 acres	-
112	Lawson Pond	Essex	28 acres	-
113	Lower Cascade Lake	Essex	27 acres	-
114	Moody Pond	Essex	27 acres	-
115	Otter Pond	Essex	27 acres	-
116	Mud Pond	Essex	27 acres	-
117	Glidden Marsh	Essex	27 acres	-
118	Upper Cascade Lake	Essex	26 acres	-
119	Newport Pond	Essex	26 acres	-
120	Round Pond	Essex	26 acres	-
121	Essex Chain Lakes	Essex	26 acres	-
122	Frank Pond	Essex	26 acres	-
123	Mud Pond	Essex	26 acres	-
124	Spectacle Pond	Essex	26 acres	-
125	Mud Pond	Essex	26 acres	-
126	Russett Pond	Essex	26 acres	-
127	Grass Pond	Essex	25 acres	-
128	Big Marsh Pond	Essex	25 acres	-
129	Vanderwhacker Pond	Essex	25 acres	-
130	Clear Pond	Essex	25 acres	-
131	Clear Pond	Essex	25 acres	-
132	Grizzle Ocean	Essex	25 acres	-
133	Owen Pond	Essex	23 acres	-
134	Munson Pond	Essex	23 acres	-
135	Cheney Pond	Essex	19 acres	-
136	Cheney Pond	Essex	11 acres	-

Sources: New York State DEC lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.