Lake / Pond / Reservoir · Essex
Balfour Lake
Official trout-water information for Balfour Lake in Essex, New York.
CountyEssex
RegionDEC Region 5 - Northeastern New York
Water typeLake / Pond / Reservoir
Wild statusNot documented
1current plan record
14stocking history records
0documented reaches
0access evidence records
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Towns
- Manerva, Minerva
- Drainage basin
- Upper Hudson River
- Water-quality standards
- AA(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official source name
- Published planned total
- 1,560 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Waterbody details
Published lake information
- Surface area
- 90.2 acres
- Basin
- Upper Hudson River
- Published water type
- L
- Description
- entire lake
- Assessment
- Unassessed (2007)
- 303(d) listing
- Not listed in matched assessment
- Water-quality standards
- AA(T)
- Trout-water standard
- Yes
- Trout-spawning standard
- No
Fishery
Documented trout
- Brown Trout
- Lake Trout
- Rainbow Trout
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- Spring1,560 troutRainbow TroutTown: MinervaPublished size: 8 inches
Published history
- 20111,390 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20121,420 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20131,300 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20141,240 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20151,890 troutBrown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20171,370 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 20181,300 troutBrown Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2019750 troutRainbow Trout
- 20201,120 troutRainbow Trout
- 20211,300 troutRainbow Trout
- 20221,500 troutRainbow Trout
- 20231,500 troutRainbow Trout
- 20241,580 troutRainbow Trout
- 20251,580 troutRainbow Trout