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New York Lakes With Largemouth Bass

181 counted New York lakes list Largemouth Bass in New York State DEC records. The largest is Seneca Lake at 43,343 acres. The deepest of them is Seneca Lake at 618 ft.

#	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	Lake George	Essex, Warren	28,451 acres	187 ft
4	Great Sacandaga Lake	Fulton, Saratoga	24,707 acres	74 ft
5	Chautauqua Lake	Chautauqua	13,156 acres	75 ft
6	Keuka Lake	Yates, Steuben	11,584 acres	183 ft
7	Canandaigua Lake	Ontario, Yates	10,558 acres	276 ft
8	Skaneateles Lake	Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga	8,960 acres	300 ft
9	Black Lake	St. Lawrence	7,593 acres	40 ft
10	Cranberry Lake	St. Lawrence	6,995 acres	38 ft
11	Owasco Lake	Cayuga	6,665 acres	177 ft
12	Pepacton Reservoir	Delaware	5,763 acres	160 ft
13	Cannonsville Reservoir	Delaware	4,703 acres	121 ft
14	Indian Lake	Hamilton	4,255 acres	80 ft
15	Schroon Lake	Warren, Essex	4,107 acres	152 ft
16	Otsego Lake	Otsego	4,046 acres	167 ft
17	Saratoga Lake	Saratoga	3,762 acres	-
18	Conesus Lake	Livingston	3,420 acres	66 ft
19	Sodus Bay	Wayne	3,357 acres	48 ft
20	Onondaga Lake	Onondaga	2,944 acres	60 ft
21	Salmon River Reservoir	Oswego	2,660 acres	50 ft
22	New Croton Reservoir	Westchester	2,182 acres	120 ft
23	Canadarago Lake	Otsego	1,944 acres	44 ft
24	Otisco Lake	Onondaga	1,877 acres	76 ft
25	Hemlock Lake	Livingston, Ontario	1,800 acres	91 ft
26	Honeoye Lake	Ontario	1,772 acres	30 ft
27	Tomhannock Reservoir	Rensselaer	1,720 acres	50 ft
28	Irondequoit Bay	Monroe	1,660 acres	73 ft
29	Lake Pleasant	Hamilton	1,475 acres	-
30	Brant Lake	Warren	1,376 acres	65 ft
31	Muscoot Reservoir	Westchester	1,263 acres	30 ft
32	Lake Bonaparte	Lewis	1,248 acres	75 ft
33	Forked Lake	Hamilton	1,248 acres	74 ft
34	Cazenovia Lake	Madison	1,164 acres	45 ft
35	Schoharie Reservoir	Schoharie	1,112 acres	120 ft
36	West Branch Reservoir	Putnam	1,061 acres	52 ft
37	Butterfield Lake	Jefferson	962 acres	50 ft
38	Cross River Reservoir	Westchester	915 acres	120 ft
39	Paradox Lake	Essex	896 acres	52 ft
40	Swinging Bridge Reservoir	Sullivan	889 acres	120 ft
41	Silver Lake	Wyoming	836 acres	37 ft
42	Toronto Reservoir	Sullivan	833 acres	55 ft
43	Titicus Reservoir	Westchester	681 acres	60 ft
44	Cossayuna Lake	Washington	661 acres	25 ft
45	Canadice Lake	Ontario	649 acres	95 ft
46	Lamoka Lake	Schuyler	588 acres	40 ft
47	Lincoln Pond	Essex	572 acres	23 ft
48	Amawalk Reservoir	Westchester	564 acres	77 ft
49	DeRuyter Reservoir	Madison	557 acres	55 ft
50	Canada Lake	Fulton	554 acres	-
51	East Branch Reservoir	Putnam	525 acres	62 ft
52	Millsite Lake	Jefferson	469 acres	75 ft
53	Port Bay	Wayne	460 acres	28 ft
54	Cuba Lake	Allegany	445 acres	46 ft
55	Rio Reservoir	Sullivan	422 acres	80 ft
56	Copake Lake	Columbia	410 acres	34 ft
57	Eagle Lake	Essex	410 acres	40 ft
58	Middle Branch Reservoir	Putnam	395 acres	62 ft
59	Cayuta Lake	Schuyler	380 acres	26 ft
60	Burden Lake	Rensselaer	374 acres	37 ft
61	Red Lake	Jefferson	366 acres	47 ft
62	Goodyear Lake	Otsego	366 acres	30 ft
63	Yellow Lake	St. Lawrence	364 acres	13 ft
64	Sylvia Lake	St. Lawrence	324 acres	142 ft
65	Glenmere Lake	Orange	309 acres	-
66	Tuscarora Lake	Madison	308 acres	40 ft
67	Lake Sebago	Rockland	297 acres	37 ft
68	Findley Lake	Chautauqua	292 acres	37 ft
69	Lake Tiorati	Orange	292 acres	62 ft
70	Lake Durant	Hamilton	289 acres	-
71	Sterling Lake	Orange	288 acres	120 ft
72	Lake Colby	Franklin	286 acres	46 ft
73	Moshier Reservoir	Herkimer	280 acres	75 ft
74	White Lake	Sullivan	280 acres	85 ft
75	Rockland Lake	Rockland	279 acres	37 ft
76	Otter Lake	Cayuga	277 acres	14 ft
77	Ballston Lake	Saratoga	274 acres	-
78	Moon Lake	Jefferson	243 acres	20 ft
79	Lake Ronkonkoma	Suffolk	243 acres	65 ft
80	Basic Creek Reservoir	Albany	239 acres	16 ft
81	Jamesville Reservoir	Onondaga	224 acres	35 ft
82	Cranberry Pond	Monroe	222 acres	-
83	Duck Lake	Franklin	213 acres	20 ft
84	Star Lake	St. Lawrence	213 acres	65 ft
85	Nicks Lake	Herkimer	206 acres	17 ft
86	Sturgeon Pool	Ulster	194 acres	93 ft
87	Putnam Pond	Essex	185 acres	34 ft
88	Lake Welch	Rockland	182 acres	33 ft
89	Fort Pond	Suffolk	181 acres	-
90	Hyde Lake	Jefferson	179 acres	25 ft
91	Buck Pond	Monroe	174 acres	-
92	Lake of the Woods	Jefferson	172 acres	80 ft
93	Lake Taghkanic	Columbia	168 acres	40 ft
94	Lake Gleneida	Putnam	168 acres	108 ft
95	East Bay	Wayne	160 acres	10 ft
96	Lime Lake	Cattaraugus	159 acres	38 ft
97	Long Lake	Oneida	152 acres	39 ft
98	Queechy Lake	Columbia	141 acres	40 ft
99	White Pond	Putnam	140 acres	12 ft
100	Chenango Lake	Chenango	133 acres	30 ft

Showing the 100 largest of 181 counted lakes with Largemouth Bass.

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