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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in New York

New York's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 912 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in New York; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 912 waters · 11,357,934 acres

  1. Lake ErieLake · Lake County · 38 recorded stockings6,360,020 acres
  2. Lake OntarioLake · Cayuga County · 598 recorded stockings4,656,932 acres
  3. Oneida LakeLake · Oswego County · 27 recorded stockings51,325 acres
  4. Seneca LakeLake · Seneca County · 83 recorded stockings43,394 acres
  5. Cayuga LakeLake · Cayuga County · 145 recorded stockings42,911 acres
  6. Lake GeorgeLake · Warren County · 85 recorded stockings28,562 acres
  7. Great Sacandaga LakeReservoir · Fulton County · 74 recorded stockings24,910 acres
  8. Chautauqua LakeLake · Chautauqua County · 105 recorded stockings13,304 acres
  9. Canandaigua LakeLake · Ontario County · 49 recorded stockings10,528 acres
  10. Skaneateles LakeReservoir · Onondaga County · 57 recorded stockings8,777 acres
  11. Owasco LakeReservoir · Cayuga County · 52 recorded stockings6,752 acres
  12. Pepacton ReservoirReservoir · Delaware County · 19 recorded stockings5,727 acres
  13. Ashokan Reservoir East BasinReservoir · Ulster County · 15 recorded stockings5,162 acres
  14. Cannonsville ReservoirReservoir · Delaware County · 18 recorded stockings4,718 acres
  15. Schroon LakeLake · Warren County · 41 recorded stockings4,257 acres
  16. Saratoga LakeLake · Saratoga County · 17 recorded stockings3,772 acres
  17. Conesus LakeLake · Livingston County · 39 recorded stockings3,206 acres
  18. Onondaga LakeLake · Onondaga County · 5 recorded stockings2,976 acres
  19. Upper Chateaugay LakeLake · Clinton County · 17 recorded stockings2,550 acres
  20. Delta ReservoirReservoir · Oneida County · 2 recorded stockings2,378 acres
  21. North PondLake · Oswego County2,339 acres
  22. Otisco LakeReservoir · Onondaga County · 47 recorded stockings2,266 acres
  23. Rondout ReservoirReservoir · Ulster County · 17 recorded stockings2,120 acres
  24. Hemlock LakeLake · Livingston County · 31 recorded stockings2,074 acres
  25. Cross LakeLake · Cayuga County · 21 recorded stockings1,999 acres

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