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Largest Lakes in New York

Ranked by surface area, from New York State DEC lake data. Flowages and reservoirs count here - size is size - and each is labeled in its own record.

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Lake Erie	Erie	6,360,010 acres	-
2	Lake Ontario	Jefferson	4,656,925 acres	-
3	Lake Champlain	Washington	277,117 acres	-
4	Oneida Lake	Oswego	51,324 acres	-
5	Seneca Lake	Ontario, Yates, Seneca, Schuyler	43,343 acres	618 ft
6	Cayuga Lake	Cayuga	42,956 acres	435 ft
7	Lake George	Essex, Warren	28,451 acres	187 ft
8	Great Sacandaga Lake	Fulton, Saratoga	24,707 acres	74 ft
9	Chautauqua Lake	Chautauqua	13,156 acres	75 ft
10	Allegheny Reservoir	Cattaraugus	12,222 acres	-
11	Keuka Lake	Yates, Steuben	11,584 acres	183 ft
12	Canandaigua Lake	Ontario, Yates	10,558 acres	276 ft
13	Skaneateles Lake	Onondaga, Cortland, Cayuga	8,960 acres	300 ft
14	Black Lake	St. Lawrence	7,593 acres	40 ft
15	Cranberry Lake	St. Lawrence	6,995 acres	38 ft
16	Owasco Lake	Cayuga	6,665 acres	177 ft
17	Stillwater Reservoir	Herkimer	6,034 acres	32 ft
18	Pepacton Reservoir	Delaware	5,763 acres	160 ft
19	Raquette Lake	Hamilton	5,376 acres	-
20	Raquette Pond	Franklin	5,231 acres	-
21	Ashokan Reservoir West Basin	Ulster	5,162 acres	-
22	Upper Saranac Lake	Franklin	4,870 acres	-
23	Cannonsville Reservoir	Delaware	4,703 acres	121 ft
24	Indian Lake	Hamilton	4,255 acres	80 ft
25	Long Lake	Hamilton	4,168 acres	-
26	Schroon Lake	Warren, Essex	4,107 acres	152 ft
27	Otsego Lake	Otsego	4,046 acres	167 ft
28	Saratoga Lake	Saratoga	3,762 acres	-
29	Conesus Lake	Livingston	3,420 acres	66 ft
30	Sodus Bay	Wayne	3,357 acres	48 ft
31	Ashokan Reservoir East Basin	Ulster	3,129 acres	-
32	Carry Falls Reservoir	St. Lawrence	3,074 acres	-
33	Onondaga Lake	Onondaga	2,944 acres	60 ft
34	Piseco Lake	Hamilton	2,850 acres	-
35	Grass Pond	Hamilton	2,808 acres	-
36	Hinckley Reservoir	Herkimer	2,708 acres	-
37	Salmon River Reservoir	Oswego	2,660 acres	50 ft
38	Upper Chateaugay Lake	Clinton	2,594 acres	78 ft
39	Delta Reservoir	Oneida	2,378 acres	-
40	North Pond	Oswego	2,339 acres	-
41	Little Tupper Lake	Hamilton	2,288 acres	-
42	New Croton Reservoir	Westchester	2,182 acres	120 ft
43	Lake Placid	Essex	2,173 acres	151 ft
44	Lower Saranac Lake	Franklin	2,151 acres	-
45	Rondout Reservoir	Ulster	2,120 acres	-
46	Fulton Chain Lakes	Herkimer	2,054 acres	-
47	Cross Lake	Cayuga	1,999 acres	-
48	Canadarago Lake	Otsego	1,944 acres	44 ft
49	Power Reservoir	Niagara	1,887 acres	-
50	Otisco Lake	Onondaga	1,877 acres	76 ft
51	Greenwood Lake	Orange	1,850 acres	-
52	Chazy Lake	Clinton	1,807 acres	72 ft
53	Hemlock Lake	Livingston, Ontario	1,800 acres	91 ft
54	Honeoye Lake	Ontario	1,772 acres	30 ft
55	Tomhannock Reservoir	Rensselaer	1,720 acres	50 ft
56	Irondequoit Bay	Monroe	1,660 acres	73 ft
57	Union Falls Pond	Franklin	1,631 acres	-
58	Sacandaga Lake	Hamilton	1,608 acres	-
59	Neversink Reservoir	Sullivan	1,539 acres	-
60	Lake Lila	Hamilton	1,490 acres	-
61	Lake Pleasant	Hamilton	1,475 acres	-
62	Peck Lake	Fulton	1,418 acres	-
63	Middle Saranac Lake	Franklin	1,415 acres	-
64	Brant Lake	Warren	1,376 acres	65 ft
65	Kensico Reservoir	Westchester	1,336 acres	-
66	Alcove Reservoir	Albany	1,321 acres	-
67	Muscoot Reservoir	Westchester	1,263 acres	30 ft
68	Lake Bonaparte	Lewis	1,248 acres	75 ft
69	Forked Lake	Hamilton	1,248 acres	74 ft
70	South Bay	Washington	1,238 acres	-
71	Big Moose Lake	Herkimer	1,233 acres	-
72	Blue Mountain Lake	Hamilton	1,220 acres	-
73	Meacham Lake	Franklin	1,185 acres	80 ft
74	Cazenovia Lake	Madison	1,164 acres	45 ft
75	Whitney Point Lake	Broome	1,150 acres	-
76	Fulton Chain Lakes	Herkimer	1,136 acres	-
77	Schoharie Reservoir	Schoharie	1,112 acres	120 ft
78	Lake Clear	Franklin	1,108 acres	-
79	Montezuma Marsh	Seneca	1,096 acres	-
80	Woodhull Lake	Herkimer	1,088 acres	-
81	Lake Montauk	Suffolk	1,078 acres	-
82	West Branch Reservoir	Putnam	1,061 acres	52 ft
83	Butterfield Lake	Jefferson	962 acres	50 ft
84	Seventh Lake	Hamilton	951 acres	-
85	Rye Lake	Westchester	921 acres	-
86	Lake Tappan	Rockland	920 acres	-
87	Cross River Reservoir	Westchester	915 acres	120 ft
88	Wolf Pond	Franklin	910 acres	-
89	Perch Lake	Jefferson	906 acres	-
90	Paradox Lake	Essex	896 acres	52 ft
91	Swinging Bridge Reservoir	Sullivan	889 acres	120 ft
92	Brandreth Lake	Hamilton	883 acres	-
93	Mecox Bay	Suffolk	879 acres	-
94	Taylor Pond	Clinton	856 acres	95 ft
95	Silver Lake	Wyoming	836 acres	37 ft
96	Toronto Reservoir	Sullivan	833 acres	55 ft
97	Honnedaga Lake	Herkimer	825 acres	-
98	Basher Kill Lake	Sullivan	805 acres	-
99	Waneta Lake	Schuyler	797 acres	-
100	Black Lake	Seneca	793 acres	-

Showing the top 100 of 1,783 counted lakes. Search above, or browse by county on the New York page, for the full inventory.

Source: New York State DEC lake data. Verified October 30, 2026. New lakes are added as their records are verified - rankings update with every addition.