NY · ranked by public data
34 Orange County lakes cover at least 50 NHD-mapped acres, out of 158 documented lakes in the county.
| Rank | Lake | County | Acres | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Wickham Lake | Orange | 172 ac | — |
| 12 | Beaverdam Lake | Orange | 167 ac | — |
| 13 | Lake Washington | Orange | 167 ac | — |
| 14 | Popolopen Lake | Orange | 149 ac | — |
| 15 | Lake Kanawauke | Orange | 141 ac | — |
| 16 | Forest Lake | Orange | 133 ac | — |
| 17 | Stilwell Lake | Orange | 126 ac | — |
| 18 | Walton Lake | Orange | 125 ac | — |
| 19 | Highland Lake | Orange | 114 ac | — |
| 20 | Sterling Forest Lake | Orange | 112 ac | — |
| 21 | Shawangunk Lake | Orange | 110 ac | — |
| 22 | Round Lake | Orange | 98 ac | — |
| 23 | Lake Stahahe | Orange | 88 ac | — |
| 24 | Silver Mine Lake | Orange | 84 ac | — |
| 25 | Cranberry Lake | Orange | 78 ac | — |
Methodology
FAQ
Greenwood Lake — Greenwood Lake in Orange County is the biggest lake within Orange County by USGS NHD surface area, at 1,850 acres (Lake Champlain, shared with Vermont and Québec, is excluded).
Source data: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake polygons as aggregated by LakeList. NHD-computed area can differ modestly from traditionally cited acreages.Lake outlines are shoreline shapes from LakeList and the USGS National Hydrography Dataset; they illustrate a lake's form and are not depth or navigation charts.