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New York Lakes With White Perch

32 counted New York lakes list White Perch in New York State DEC records. The largest is Chautauqua Lake at 13,156 acres. The deepest of them is New Croton Reservoir at 120 ft.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Chautauqua Lake	Chautauqua	13,156 acres	75 ft
2	Sodus Bay	Wayne	3,357 acres	48 ft
3	Onondaga Lake	Onondaga	2,944 acres	60 ft
4	New Croton Reservoir	Westchester	2,182 acres	120 ft
5	Otisco Lake	Onondaga	1,877 acres	76 ft
6	Tomhannock Reservoir	Rensselaer	1,720 acres	50 ft
7	Schoharie Reservoir	Schoharie	1,112 acres	120 ft
8	West Branch Reservoir	Putnam	1,061 acres	52 ft
9	Amawalk Reservoir	Westchester	564 acres	77 ft
10	East Branch Reservoir	Putnam	525 acres	62 ft
11	Copake Lake	Columbia	410 acres	34 ft
12	Middle Branch Reservoir	Putnam	395 acres	62 ft
13	Burden Lake	Rensselaer	374 acres	37 ft
14	Lake Tiorati	Orange	292 acres	62 ft
15	Rockland Lake	Rockland	279 acres	37 ft
16	Lake Ronkonkoma	Suffolk	243 acres	65 ft
17	Jamesville Reservoir	Onondaga	224 acres	35 ft
18	Sturgeon Pool	Ulster	194 acres	93 ft
19	Fort Pond	Suffolk	181 acres	-
20	Lake Taghkanic	Columbia	168 acres	40 ft
21	Lake Gleneida	Putnam	168 acres	108 ft
22	Snyders Lake	Rensselaer	108 acres	39 ft
23	Hook Pond	Suffolk	64 acres	-
24	Big Fresh Pond	Suffolk	64 acres	-
25	Wildwood Lake	Suffolk	64 acres	-
26	Collins Lake	Schenectady	56 acres	30 ft
27	Massapequa Lake	Nassau	40 acres	5 ft
28	Laurel Lake	Suffolk	30 acres	-
29	Marratooka Pond	Suffolk	26 acres	-
30	Wolfes Pond	Richmond	16 acres	-
31	Bradley Lake	Rensselaer	9 acres	30 ft
32	Wright Lake	Rensselaer	8 acres	20 ft

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