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Lakes Near Albany, New York

255 counted New York lakes sit within 60 miles of Albany - the largest is Great Sacandaga Lake at 24,707 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Great Sacandaga Lake	Fulton, Saratoga	40 mi	24,707 acres	74 ft
Ashokan Reservoir West Basin	Ulster	51 mi	5,162 acres	-
Otsego Lake	Otsego	58 mi	4,046 acres	167 ft
Saratoga Lake	Saratoga	25 mi	3,762 acres	-
Ashokan Reservoir East Basin	Ulster	54 mi	3,129 acres	-
Tomhannock Reservoir	Rensselaer	17 mi	1,720 acres	50 ft
Peck Lake	Fulton	46 mi	1,418 acres	-
Alcove Reservoir	Albany	15 mi	1,321 acres	-
Schoharie Reservoir	Schoharie	40 mi	1,112 acres	120 ft
Cossayuna Lake	Washington	42 mi	661 acres	25 ft
Canada Lake	Fulton	54 mi	554 acres	-
Caroga Lake	Fulton	49 mi	553 acres	-
Galway Lake	Saratoga	31 mi	523 acres	-
Copake Lake	Columbia	36 mi	410 acres	34 ft
Watervliet Reservoir	Albany	12 mi	384 acres	-
Burden Lake	Rensselaer	10 mi	374 acres	37 ft
Upper Blenheim Gilboa Reservoi	Schoharie	37 mi	371 acres	-
Colonie Reservoir	Saratoga	12 mi	359 acres	-
Round Lake	Saratoga	20 mi	356 acres	-
Kinderhook Lake	Columbia	15 mi	345 acres	-
Blenheim Gilboa Reservoir	Schoharie	38 mi	329 acres	-
Glen Lake	Warren	49 mi	328 acres	-
Sleepy Hollow Lake	Greene	25 mi	310 acres	-
Ballston Lake	Saratoga	20 mi	274 acres	-
Ireland Vly	Saratoga	37 mi	263 acres	-
Lake Algonquin	Hamilton	58 mi	259 acres	-
Pleasant Lake	Fulton	57 mi	243 acres	-
Basic Creek Reservoir	Albany	18 mi	239 acres	16 ft
Hadlock Pond	Washington	54 mi	218 acres	-
West Lake	Fulton	53 mi	204 acres	-
Indian Lake	Dutchess	53 mi	194 acres	-
Sturgeon Pool	Ulster	58 mi	194 acres	93 ft
Spectacle Lake	Fulton	58 mi	193 acres	-
Harrisburg Lake	Warren	55 mi	186 acres	-
Livingston Lake	Saratoga	52 mi	185 acres	-
Nassau Lake	Rensselaer	11 mi	175 acres	-
East Canada Lake	Herkimer	57 mi	173 acres	-
Reservoir	Albany	10 mi	172 acres	-
Lake Taghkanic	Columbia	39 mi	168 acres	40 ft
Steele Reservoir	Saratoga	38 mi	167 acres	-
Pine Lake	Fulton	54 mi	166 acres	-
Kyser Lake	Fulton	59 mi	153 acres	-
Cooper Lake	Ulster	46 mi	149 acres	-
Wilcox Lake	Warren	55 mi	146 acres	-
Lake Lonely	Saratoga	28 mi	145 acres	-
Vandenburgh Pond	Fulton	44 mi	144 acres	-
Queechy Lake	Columbia	24 mi	141 acres	40 ft
South Pond	Dutchess	46 mi	138 acres	-
Hunt Lake	Saratoga	43 mi	137 acres	-
Irving Pond	Fulton	51 mi	137 acres	-
Yankeetown Pond	Ulster	49 mi	130 acres	-
Mariaville Lake	Schenectady	22 mi	130 acres	-
Tackawasick Lake	Rensselaer	15 mi	127 acres	-
Bontecou Lake	Dutchess	56 mi	126 acres	-
Glass Lake	Rensselaer	12 mi	124 acres	-
Lake Nebo	Washington	57 mi	124 acres	-
Duane Lake	Schenectady	19 mi	122 acres	-
Crossett Pond	Washington	59 mi	122 acres	-
Moreau Lake	Saratoga	40 mi	122 acres	-
Thompsons Lake	Albany	15 mi	120 acres	60 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 255 counted lakes within 60 miles of Albany.

Sources: New York State DEC lake data; lake coordinates from the DEC. Verified October 30, 2026.