Lake / Pond / Reservoir · Essex
Paradox Lake
Official trout-water information for Paradox 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
- Paradox, Schroon
- Drainage basin
- Upper Hudson River
- Water-quality standards
- AA(T)
- Waterbody type evidence
- official source name
- Published planned total
- 5,510 trout
Classification
Designations and characteristics
Designations
Characteristics
Waterbody details
Published lake information
- Surface area
- 931.6 acres
- Basin
- Upper Hudson River
- Published water type
- L
- Description
- entire lake
- Assessment
- No Known Impact (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
- Spring 5,510 trout Rainbow Trout Town: Schroon Published size: 8 inches
Published history
- 2012 5,300 trout Rainbow Trout
- 2013 6,420 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2014 5,740 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2015 6,850 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2016 9,930 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2017 6,850 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2018 11,920 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2019 6,750 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2020 11,280 trout Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2021 4,610 trout Rainbow Trout
- 2022 6,850 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2023 19,830 trout Rainbow Trout
- 2024 6,910 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout
- 2025 8,760 trout Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout