Lake Level Tracker

New York lake & reservoir water levels

30 lakes tracked · 30 with a current elevation reading · USGS Water Services + USACE CWMS Data

New York has 30 lakes and reservoirs tracked here — 30 with a current elevation reading, from USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data. Sort the table by level, storage, %-full, or trend, then open any lake for its full elevation-with-datum, trend sparkline, storage, and source-and-vintage stamp. Figures are provisional readings for reference — not for navigation or safety decisions.

Statewide totals New York · USGS + USACE
Lakes tracked
30

30 report a current pool-elevation reading; the rest report storage only.

With elevation reading
30
With %-full figure
0

All New York lakes

Every lake tracked in New York. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. Elevation lakes are listed before storage-only lakes; a missing figure always shows "not reported," never an estimate.

New York lakes, elevation lakes first, by name.
Datum Trend
Almond Lake 1,257.81 NGVD29 774 — ↓Falling
Arkport Reservoir 1,227.68 NGVD29 1 — ↑Rising
Baisley Pond at South Ozone Park 5.67 NAVD88 — — →Steady
Cannonsville Reservoir 1,134.38 NAVD88 — — →Steady
Cayuga Inlet 382.59 NGVD29 — — →Steady
Chautauqua Lake at Bemus Point 1,308.15 NGVD29 — — →Steady
Clove Lake at Sunnyside, Staten Island 129.96 NGVD29 — — →Steady
Conesus Lake 817.96 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
East Sidney Lake at East Sidney 1,150.11 NGVD29 3,124 — ↓Falling
Genesee River 524.92 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Georgica Pond 3.19 NAVD88 — — ↑Rising
Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklingville 761.18 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Hempstead Lake at Hempstead 22.24 NAVD88 — — ↑Rising
Hinckley Reservoir at Hinckley 1,207.86 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Lake Champlain at Port Henry 94.45 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Lake Champlain North of Whitehall 94.53 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Lake George at Rogers Rock 319.43 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Laurel Lake 4.96 NGVD29 — — →Steady
Mount Morris Lake 586.84 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Neversink Reservoir 1,431.19 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Ohrback Lake at Richmond, Staten Island 249.70 NAVD88 — — ↑Rising
Onondaga Creek 459.27 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Onondaga Lake at Liverpool 363.02 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Owasco Lake 712.35 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Pepacton Reservoir 1,269.09 NAVD88 — — ↓Falling
Richelieu River 94.45 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Saratoga Lake 203.49 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Schoharie Reservoir 1,130.11 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Stillwater Reservoir 1,671.26 NGVD29 — — ↓Falling
Whitney Point Lake at Whitney Point 973.26 NGVD29 12,023 — ↓Falling

Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-08-31. Both public domain (a work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. §105).

Frequently asked questions

How many lakes and reservoirs in New York are tracked here?
30, of which 30 report a current pool-elevation reading. The rest report storage only, or lack a fresh reading and are not published.
Which New York lakes report a %-full figure?
None of New York's lakes in this dataset currently have a source-provided %-full figure — we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
Where does the data come from?
USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data, both public domain. See the methodology page for the exact endpoints and update cadence.

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