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*NEW* Fall Office Hours
09/19/2024 (created)
Please note our NEW open office hours:
Monday & Thursday 10am-2pm
*If you'd like to stop by, please call the office to make sure we are available!
315-694-7324
Buoys on the Lake
09/10/2025 (created)
The NY DEC is conducting a two week program targeting forage fish in the lake. This program will involve the use of buoys and nets being place throughout the entire lake over the course of this two week period. Some of these buoys and nets may be placed close to shore. If you are boating, swimming, or enjoying any water related activities during this period, please avoid the area around this buoys. Also, for everyone's safety, please remember the 200'/5 mph rule when boating on the lake.
Lake Foam Monitoring and Reporting
The KLA is partnering with regional lake associations and researchers at Global Aquatic Research (GAR) to study foam events in greater detail. Last Thursday, September 11 we had a successful sampling trip. Huge thanks to all the volunteers who joined us. We launched from Penn Yan in the morning and saw lots of shoreline foam on the north end with patches and streaks along the length of the East Branch. At the confluence of the branches and up the West Brach we saw slick conditions with a possible HAB set-up and fresh foam. We took water and surface samples about halfway up the West Branch. We then went back to the East Branch and also sampled streaks and patches about halfway up the arm. We continue to monitor the lake, discuss and review information with our academic and research associates. Look for more information along with a data report once we analyze these samples. Thanks again to all our volunteers and please continue to use the foam reporting tool: Finger Lakes Foam Reporting Tool to document shoreline and lake foam.
read more on Lake Foam Monitoring and ReportingKeuka Lake HABs Monitoring Update
09/11/2025 (updated)
During the past week there has only been one HAB reported on the lake. This was our first report on the west branch, about halfway down on the east shore. The HAB risk should continue to diminish at this point in the season but it does not go away. The DEC has asked that monitoring continue until the end of October. Please check back for timely HABs updates.
Lake Monitoring Volunteers Appreciation Event
09/05/2025 (created)
09/06/2025 (updated)
A BIG thank you to all our volunteers who have been monitoring our lake this summer for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). We appreciate all your efforts in helping to manage and maintain the excellent health of the lake. In appreciation and recognition of your efforts we would like to invite all volunteers and their family members to join us on Sunday September 21st at the LyonSmith Brewery (Route 54A) from 4-6PM. There will be food, drink, raffle prizes, and a brief discussion of our HAB season. Please RSVP with Kate Parsons at 315-694-7324 or email info@keukalakeassociation.org.
our efforts
Starry Stonewort Remediation Efforts
- Bringing in a crew to safely remove Starry Stonewort identified in Sugar Creek and the North end of the west branch
Aug 2021
MISSION
Founded in 1956, the Keuka Lake Association, with over 1700 members, provides a unified voice for those who love Keuka Lake. Our mission is to preserve and protect Keuka Lake and its natural beauty for future generations.
Keuka Lake Association is a 501(c) (3) organization (a non-profit tax exempt organization under IRS rules). This distinction is defined by our service to the public and how we are mission-driven as opposed to profit-driven.
Gifts, donations and membership dues paid to our organization are used in direct service to the overall mission to preserve and protect Keuka Lake. Membership dues, donations and gifts are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Consult your professional tax preparer if you have specific tax related questions.
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PENN YAN, NY 14527
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