Important Notice - Fall lake drawdown will begin on Nov 2, 2026.
Attention Residents: Our annual lake drawdown will start on November 2, 2026. . Please take caution and ensure all boats, jet skis, and docks are removed or properly secured before the water level drops.
Updated October 5,2026
Thank you to all of our members who joined us on August 8 for our 2026 Annual KLWA Membership Meeting. We appreciate your continued support and all of your contributions to help keep our lake clean and healthy!
As requested, we have created a new "About Algal Blooms" informational page on our website with images to help identify harmful algal blooms (HABs) and distinguish them from common, non-harmful algae.
As mentioned at the meeting, if you come across a bloom that looks like a possible harmful algal bloom, please take photos, note the location on the lake, and contact KLWA immediately at (845) 661-6266 so we can arrange to have the water tested.
Thank you for continuing to help protect Kirk Lake.
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Email: kirklakenetwork@gmail.com
Northern Pike caught in Kirk Lake
May 2025
Please remember to send your dues if you have not done so and help us to continue our work on the lake.
KLWA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (All donations are tax-deductible where allowed by law).
Upcoming projects include: more carp, shoreline survey, limnologist engagement and continued grant applications.
We need your help to locate and apply for community grants. Please use your resources to bring ideas to our attention.
The state of New York requires one wearable Type I, II, III, or V PFD for each person that is aboard a vessel. All PFDs must be readily accessible.
In addition to the above requirement, one Type IV U.S. Coast Guard-approved PFD must be on board vessels 16 feet or longer and readily accessible.
Type V PFDs are approved but must be worn to be considered legal.
Flotation devices that are ripped or in poor condition are not considered approved.
All Personal Watercraft (PWC) occupants must be wearing a PFD.
Any person towed behind a vessel must be wearing a PFD.
All persons on any vessel (this includes motor boats, sailboats, kayaks, canoes, or rowboats) less than 21 feet, must wear a life jacket from November 1 to May 1 when underway.
Swimmers in open water should be accompanied by a flotation device or small boat to signal their presence.
See more about Boating & Swim Safety on Kirk Lake and the Kirk Lake Safety Guidelines.
To help prevent the introduction and spread of non-native species from one body of water to another, you should:
Inspect your boat and remove aquatic plants or animals before you leave any body of water.
Flush raw-water cooling systems and clean sea strainers before moving your boat from one body of water to another.
Empty bait buckets and remove any plant fragments from bait wells, fishing gear, trailers, dive gear or props. Dispose on land into a garbage receptacle.
Drain water from your motor, live wells and bilge.
Wash your boat before putting it into a new body of water.
Report new infestation of non-native aquatic species to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Learn more about Invasive Plants & Animals at Kirk Lake
View a quick video for how to pull milfoil from our shoreline during the fall/winter/spring. Please be sure to remove roots and all and dispose of them far from the shoreline.