Is the lake safe?

New York

Toxic algae in Chemung County lakes

2 lakes and waterways in Chemung County have harmful algal bloom reports in New York's official data. The most recent entry is for Miller Pond: Miller Pond was on New York's harmful algal bloom list on 16 August 2025, with confirmed bloom status (1 report). Miller Pond has had blooms in three or more years.

Lakes with bloom history

Newest report first. Each lake has its own page with the full history and what the results mean.

Other waterbodies with a report

These have one or two reports in a single year, which isn't enough history for a page of their own yet.

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), official data, checked 24 October 2026. For today's conditions see the NYHABS map. No report doesn't mean a lake is safe: most water is only tested occasionally.