New York /
Owasco Lake
Lake in New York · 6,922 acres · near Melrose Park
Owasco Lake has 1 boat ramp listed as public.
NYS DEC records zebra mussels (latest 2021), Asian clams (latest 2021), brittle naiad (latest 2020), curly-leaf pondweed (latest 2024), Eurasian watermilfoil (latest 2024), fishhook water fleas (latest 1999) and starry stonewort (latest 2024) in this water. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026
Quagga mussels (latest report 2019) reported in this water (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2015 to 2017 and 2019 to 2026.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Launches
- Emerson Park Boat Launch · Boat ramp · near Melrose Park
Community
Where people who fish, boat and paddle Owasco Lake talk about it. Lake associations, clubs and local groups will be added as we find them.
Wikidata: Q1339170