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New York Lakes With Brook Trout

24 counted New York lakes list Brook Trout in New York State DEC records. The largest is Cranberry Lake at 6,995 acres. The deepest of them is Lake Placid at 151 ft.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Cranberry Lake	St. Lawrence	6,995 acres	38 ft
2	Stillwater Reservoir	Herkimer	6,034 acres	32 ft
3	Indian Lake	Hamilton	4,255 acres	80 ft
4	Salmon River Reservoir	Oswego	2,660 acres	50 ft
5	Lake Placid	Essex	2,173 acres	151 ft
6	Forked Lake	Hamilton	1,248 acres	74 ft
7	Blue Mountain Lake	Hamilton	1,220 acres	-
8	Schoharie Reservoir	Schoharie	1,112 acres	120 ft
9	Lewey Lake	Hamilton	361 acres	-
10	Moshier Reservoir	Herkimer	280 acres	75 ft
11	Nicks Lake	Herkimer	206 acres	17 ft
12	Twitchell Lake	Herkimer	150 acres	38 ft
13	Moose Pond	Essex	140 acres	71 ft
14	Mongaup Pond	Sullivan	122 acres	11 ft
15	South Lake	Herkimer	91 acres	60 ft
16	Bug Lake	Hamilton	78 acres	-
17	Allen Lake	Allegany	58 acres	19 ft
18	Alder Lake	Ulster	45 acres	22 ft
19	Crystal Lake	Sullivan	38 acres	-
20	Bowman Lake	Chenango	34 acres	15 ft
21	South Pond	Nassau	19 acres	7 ft
22	Huggins Lake	Delaware	18 acres	20 ft
23	Echo Lake	Orange	13 acres	-
24	Clear Pond	Lewis	9 acres	35 ft

Source: New York State DEC lake data. Verified October 30, 2026.