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Lakes Near Buffalo, New York

49 counted New York lakes sit within 60 miles of Buffalo - the largest is Chautauqua Lake at 13,156 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Chautauqua Lake	Chautauqua	56 mi	13,156 acres	75 ft
Conesus Lake	Livingston	60 mi	3,420 acres	66 ft
Power Reservoir	Niagara	19 mi	1,887 acres	-
Silver Lake	Wyoming	45 mi	836 acres	37 ft
Rushford Lake	Allegany	49 mi	585 acres	115 ft
Cuba Lake	Allegany	53 mi	445 acres	46 ft
Allegany State Park Lake	Cattaraugus	58 mi	274 acres	-
Cassadaga Lakes	Chautauqua	43 mi	241 acres	-
Waterport Pond	Orleans	43 mi	215 acres	-
Attica Reservoir	Wyoming	34 mi	182 acres	-
Lime Lake	Cattaraugus	38 mi	159 acres	38 ft
Bear Lake	Chautauqua	45 mi	114 acres	35 ft
Red House Lake	Cattaraugus	55 mi	110 acres	20 ft
Upper Stafford Marsh	Genesee	34 mi	103 acres	-
Glenwood Lake	Orleans	34 mi	93 acres	44 ft
Power Reservoir	Niagara	19 mi	67 acres	-
Lake Le Roy	Wyoming	45 mi	63 acres	-
Rainbow Lake	Cattaraugus	38 mi	60 acres	-
Akron Reservoir	Wyoming	26 mi	58 acres	-
Black Creek Pond	Niagara	13 mi	58 acres	-
Allen Lake	Allegany	54 mi	58 acres	19 ft
Java Lake	Wyoming	32 mi	54 acres	-
Winters Pond	Erie	21 mi	53 acres	-
Bone Run	Cattaraugus	58 mi	49 acres	-
Silver Creek Reservoir	Chautauqua	31 mi	48 acres	-
Clear Lake	Erie	23 mi	47 acres	-
Faun Lake	Wyoming	34 mi	46 acres	-
LeRoy Reservoir	Genesee	46 mi	46 acres	-
Fredonia Reservoir	Chautauqua	41 mi	45 acres	-
Lake la Salle	Erie	10 mi	43 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Cattaraugus	40 mi	43 acres	-
Tuscarora Bay	Niagara	30 mi	41 acres	-
Erie Canal	Orleans	39 mi	39 acres	-
Bond Lake	Niagara	20 mi	37 acres	-
Dream Lake	Wyoming	37 mi	36 acres	-
Paradise Lake	Erie	30 mi	36 acres	-
Spaulding Lake	Erie	14 mi	35 acres	-
Pilecki Pond	Erie	10 mi	35 acres	-
Hanging Bog	Allegany	51 mi	34 acres	-
Skim Lake	Cattaraugus	38 mi	34 acres	-
Rockville Lake	Allegany	55 mi	33 acres	-
Van Der Linden Pond	Allegany	54 mi	31 acres	-
Timber Lake	Cattaraugus	38 mi	31 acres	-
South Park Pond	Erie	5 mi	30 acres	-
Gouinlocks Pond	Wyoming	34 mi	30 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Genesee	39 mi	29 acres	-
Spring Lake	Allegany	45 mi	28 acres	-
Godfrey Pond	Genesee	40 mi	27 acres	-
Horseshoe Pond	Livingston	57 mi	27 acres	-

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