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New York Lakes With Rainbow Smelt

15 counted New York lakes list Rainbow Smelt 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	Owasco Lake	Cayuga	6,665 acres	177 ft
3	Pepacton Reservoir	Delaware	5,763 acres	160 ft
4	Indian Lake	Hamilton	4,255 acres	80 ft
5	Schroon Lake	Warren, Essex	4,107 acres	152 ft
6	Otsego Lake	Otsego	4,046 acres	167 ft
7	Upper Chateaugay Lake	Clinton	2,594 acres	78 ft
8	Chazy Lake	Clinton	1,807 acres	72 ft
9	Forked Lake	Hamilton	1,248 acres	74 ft
10	Blue Mountain Lake	Hamilton	1,220 acres	-
11	Meacham Lake	Franklin	1,185 acres	80 ft
12	Taylor Pond	Clinton	856 acres	95 ft
13	Lake Eaton	Hamilton	558 acres	-
14	Moshier Reservoir	Herkimer	280 acres	75 ft
15	Bug Lake	Hamilton	78 acres	-

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