Lakes / New York / Rensselaer County

Lakes in Rensselaer County, New York

30 lakes counted in Rensselaer County - the largest is Tomhannock Reservoir at 1,720 acres.

Lakes Counted

1,720 acres

Largest - Tomhannock Reservoir

50 ft

Deepest - Tomhannock Reservoir

Rensselaer County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Tomhannock Reservoir	Rensselaer	1,720 acres	50 ft
2	Burden Lake	Rensselaer	374 acres	37 ft
3	Nassau Lake	Rensselaer	175 acres	-
4	Tackawasick Lake	Rensselaer	127 acres	-
5	Glass Lake	Rensselaer	124 acres	-
6	Long Pond	Rensselaer	119 acres	-
7	Crooked Lake	Rensselaer	113 acres	-
8	Snyders Lake	Rensselaer	108 acres	39 ft
9	Dunham Reservoir	Rensselaer	99 acres	-
10	Electric Lake	Rensselaer	72 acres	-
11	Crystal Lake	Rensselaer	67 acres	-
12	Wager Pond	Rensselaer	62 acres	-
13	Troy Reservoir	Rensselaer	52 acres	-
14	Babcock Lake	Rensselaer	48 acres	-
15	Shaver Pond	Rensselaer	43 acres	-
16	Racquet Lake	Rensselaer	39 acres	-
17	Kendall Pond	Rensselaer	38 acres	-
18	Black River Pond	Rensselaer	35 acres	26 ft
19	Taconic Pond	Rensselaer	33 acres	-
20	Bonesteel Pond	Rensselaer	33 acres	-
21	Big Bowman Pond	Rensselaer	31 acres	-
22	Second Pond	Rensselaer	30 acres	-
23	Cranberry Pond	Rensselaer	29 acres	-
24	Spring Lake	Rensselaer	26 acres	-
25	Lyons Pond	Rensselaer	26 acres	-
26	White Lily Pond	Rensselaer	25 acres	-
27	Mill Pond	Rensselaer	18 acres	-
28	Bradley Lake	Rensselaer	9 acres	30 ft
29	Wright Lake	Rensselaer	8 acres	20 ft
30	Golden Pond	Rensselaer	2 acres	-

Sources: New York State DEC lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.