Saratoga Lake is located at 43° 3' N latitude and 73° 43' W longitude, about 25 miles north of Albany and slightly southeast
of Saratoga Springs.

Saratoga Lake is fed by the Kaydeross Creek and Fish Creek serves as its outlet at the north end of the lake. The water from
Fish Creek empties into the Hudson River in Schuylerville.

Along the edge of the lake there are a number of marinas and a public boat launch located at the northeastern end. The lake is used
for a number of recreational activities. It is used by a wide range of boats, both large and small. Although a smaller boat may be preferred because of the shallow water close to the shore, larger boats can still function easily closer to the center of the lake.

The lake contains a wide variety of game fish including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, perch, carp, bluegill, crappie, sunfish, walleye and northern pike.

	Saratoga Lake Ice-Out Dates Compiled by Ann Durocher
	1964	April 11	1984	April 10	2004	April 11
	1965	April 10	1985	March 25	2005	April 8
	1966	April 10	1986	April 19	2006	March 19
	1967	April 10	1987	March 31	2007	April 15
	1968	April 11	1988	April 3	2008	April 8
	1969	April 9	1989	March 28	2009	March 30
	1970	April 15	1990	March 28	2010	March 17
	1971	April 24	1991	April 4	2011	April 10
	1972	April 22	1992	April 5	2012	March 12
	1973	March 22	1993	April 5	2013	March 31
	1974	March 29	1994	1/23 - re-froze; out 3/27
	1975	April 5	1995	April 4
	1976	March 29	1996	April 4
	1977	April 1	1997	April 7
	1978	April 13	1998	March 28
	1979	April 1	1999	April 19
	1980	March 30	2000	March 30
	1981	April 17	2001	April 17
	1982	April 17	2002	March 10
	1983	March 20	2003	April 15

Saratoga Lake Drainage Basin Saratoga Lake drains approximately 28% of Saratoga County’s land area, encompassing 244 square miles in the central portion of the County. The drainage area includes portions of Corinth, Wilton, Saratoga, Stillwater, Malta, Ballston, Charlton, Galway and Providence, as well as nearly all of Greenfield, Milton and the City of Saratoga Springs.
Saratoga Lake Morphometric Characteristics and Comparison to Area Lakes
Saratoga Lake	Lake George	Ballston Lake	Great Sacandaga Lake
Lake Area
4,028 acres	28,160 acres	314 acres	28,860 acres
6.3 square miles	44 square miles	.5 square miles	42 square miles
Average Depth
25 feet	59 feet	22 feet	32 feet
Maximum Depth
95 feet	191 feet	116 feet	70 feet
Lake Volume
33 billion gallons	555 billion gallons	3 billion gallons	280 billion gallons
163 million cubic yards	3 billion cubic yards	11 million cubic yards	1 billion cubic yards
Watershed Area
156,170 acres	149,120 acres	6,326 acres	668,170 acres
Drainage Basin
244 square miles	233 square miles	10 square miles	1,044 square miles
Shoreline Length
23 miles	131 miles	7 miles	66 miles
Flushing Rate
5 months	8 years, 8 months	10 months	8 months
Class
A	AA special	A	A

Source: NYS DEC