Lake / Pond / Reservoir · Essex
Lake Placid
Official trout-water information for Lake Placid in Essex, New York.
CountyEssex
RegionDEC Region 5 - Northeastern New York
Water typeLake / Pond / Reservoir
Wild statusNot documented
1current plan record
15stocking history records
0documented reaches
1access evidence record
Location and source context
Waterbody overview
- Towns
- Lake Placid, North Elba
- Drainage basin
- Lake Champlain
- Water-quality standards
- AA-S
- Waterbody type evidence
- official source name
- Published planned total
- 8,840 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Waterbody details
Published lake information
- Surface area
- 1,954.3 acres
- Basin
- Lake Champlain
- Published water type
- L
- Description
- entire lake
- Assessment
- No Known Impact (2009)
- 303(d) listing
- Not listed in matched assessment
- Water-quality standards
- AA-S
- Trout-water standard
- No
- Trout-spawning standard
- No
Fishery
Documented trout
- Rainbow Trout
Stocking
Published stocking information
Current plans and schedules
- Spring8,840 troutRainbow TroutTown: North ElbaPublished size: 8 inches
Published history
- 20119,400 troutRainbow Trout
- 201210,025 troutRainbow Trout
- 20139,300 troutRainbow Trout
- 20146,650 troutRainbow Trout
- 201516,400 troutRainbow Trout
- 20169,400 troutRainbow Trout
- 201711,600 troutRainbow Trout
- 20188,600 troutRainbow Trout
- 20198,900 troutRainbow Trout
- 202010,550 troutRainbow Trout
- 20218,000 troutRainbow Trout
- 20229,100 troutRainbow Trout
- 202324,100 troutRainbow Trout
- 20248,920 troutRainbow Trout
- 202511,510 troutRainbow Trout
Access evidence
1 matched record
Hard surface launch
Evidence type: boat launch
Ownership: DEC
Parking: 25
Town: Lake Placid
Source type: boat_launch
Agency note: Variable Leaf Milfoil
Features: Accessible, Boat ramp