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New York Lakes With Channel Catfish

13 counted New York lakes list Channel Catfish in New York State DEC records. The largest is Cayuga Lake at 42,956 acres. The deepest of them is Cayuga Lake at 435 ft.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Cayuga Lake	Cayuga	42,956 acres	435 ft
2	Great Sacandaga Lake	Fulton, Saratoga	24,707 acres	74 ft
3	Black Lake	St. Lawrence	7,593 acres	40 ft
4	Pepacton Reservoir	Delaware	5,763 acres	160 ft
5	Sodus Bay	Wayne	3,357 acres	48 ft
6	Onondaga Lake	Onondaga	2,944 acres	60 ft
7	Otisco Lake	Onondaga	1,877 acres	76 ft
8	Irondequoit Bay	Monroe	1,660 acres	73 ft
9	Port Bay	Wayne	460 acres	28 ft
10	Cranberry Pond	Monroe	222 acres	-
11	Buck Pond	Monroe	174 acres	-
12	East Bay	Wayne	160 acres	10 ft
13	Glenwood Lake	Orleans	93 acres	44 ft

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