We will begin raising the lake to summer level on April 1, 2025 in accordance with our DEC permit. A note to lakeshore property owners – please finish up any shoreline projects and clean your waterfront before the water starts to rise. The rate of rise is weather dependent.
A safe day on the water is a fun day on the water! To ensure our waterways remain safe and enjoyable, New York State requires all operators of motorized boats to take a safe boating course and earn their Safe Boating Certificate by 2025.
New York Safe Boating Courses teach basic boating skills and encourage common sense and courtesy to all who share the water. Boaters can earn their certificate by taking a classroom course with certified New York State instructors or through approved online courses. You must be at least 10 years old to take a safe boating course.
Classroom courses are offered around the state by certified and experienced instructors and are a great opportunity for boaters of all ages, especially first-time and youth boaters, to earn their certificates. Please note that some instructors may charge an instructional fee. Fees paid to your instructor do not include the fee for a permanent certificate for students aged 18 and older.
With an approved online course, learning is completed online, and successful completion of unit exams is required in order to advance through the course. Fees paid to the online provider include the cost of your permanent certificate issued by the provider.
Click SAFE BOATING for further information about Safe Boating Certificates and links to classroom and online courses.
It’s time to request your 2025 KLC Calendar(s) by sending an email to klphotocontest@gmail.com. Calendars are $20 each or $18 for two or more. Please place your order early so you have them for the holidays. As always, funds raised through the sale of calendars will be used to support the many KLC programs that help manage and improve Kinderhook Lake and the Nivers Dam. Thanks for your support.
Thank you to all who submitted photos for the calendar contest. We were thrilled with the response and quality of the submissions. Congratulations to the contest winners: Tom Driscoll, Karl Diehl, Above All Balloon Rides, Joyce Eggleston, Ann Marie Mink, Donald Orr, Kitty Sheils Sieloff, Dan Langer, Nicole Farmer, Donna Gedeon, Marc Martino, and Matt Cherry. Honorable Mentions go to: Tom McNay, Deborah Wilens, Mary Ellen Orr, and Amy Stephenson.
Hope you have been enjoying the wonderful fall weather we’ve been having lately.
This is just a reminder that on Tuesday, October 15th, the KLC will begin the annual drawdown. The purpose of the drawdown is to protect shoreline areas and docks from winter ice damage. In addition, the drawdown permits time for shore-line maintenance projects and, with enough cold weather, inhibits shore-line weed growth. Please plan accordingly.
Five (5) acres of Kinderhook Lake will be treated with ProcellaCor
for the control of Eurasian milfoil on
Monday, September 9, 2024, at around 4:00 PM.
Approximate areas to be treated are shaded on the map.
Please note that no swimming or boating is permitted in the treatment areas during treatment.
Do not use water from treated areas for irrigation or livestock watering for 24 hours after treatment.
Signage will be posted around the lake in accordance with our DEC permit.
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KLC is once again hosting a calendar fundraiser this year! Submit your favorite pictures of life on Kinderhook Lake with the required forms before October 12, 2024. If your picture is selected as a winner, it will be featured as one of the months on the 2025 KLC Calendar and you will receive a free calendar. No purchase is necessary to enter or win! The forms are available below and submissions or questions can be sent to klphotocontest@gmail.com. Good luck. Photo Contest Rules |
Copper Sulfate will be applied to Kinderhook Lake
for algae control on
Thursday morning, August 15, 2024
See the FAQ page for information and warnings
Copper Sulfate will be applied to Kinderhook Lake
for algae control on
Thursday morning, July 25, 2024
See the FAQ page for information and warnings
The KLC’s annual Community Lake Day will take place on Saturday, August 3rd, from 12 to 2 pm on One Tree Island. Enjoy some time with your family and neighbors and by all means, make a few new friends. KLC Directors will be available to discuss any lake-related issues. KLC merchandise will be available.
Burgers, dogs, and soft drinks are on the house. Lake Day Raffle tickets are available in advance from any KLC Director for $5 each or $20 for five tickets. $250, $150, and $50 cash prizes. The prize drawing will take place at 2 pm. Money raised from the raffle will be used to support the many KLC programs that help improve the lake and dam.
This event brings out dozens of large and small boats and usually well over 100 party-goers. Please be considerate of the no-wake zones around One-Tree, and even though boat stewards will be available to help, be careful when docking or anchoring your boats.
Mark your calendars and be sure to join us for Community Lake Day on August 3rd. Just in case, the rain date is August 4th. Check back here or on our Facebook page for any last-minute changes. See you there.
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To continue our battle against aquatic invasive species, the WATER CHESTNUT HAND-PULLING EVENT has been rescheduled to SATURDAY, JULY 13, 9am – 11am. We need two dozen volunteers for this event to be successful.
Please meet at the north end of the lake at 9am with your kayak, canoe, rowboat, raft, or any vessel that can navigate shallow water. Gloves and perhaps a rake would be helpful, but are not required. If you can help, you are welcome to park at the launch Saturday morning without a membership sticker.
We will be concentrating our efforts on the north-western shoreline between the water slide and the north bay. A few volunteers may be dispersed to a different area where new water chestnut growth has been identified. Pulled weeds will be transferred to the Eco-Harvester and brought to shore for disposal. Light refreshments will be available.
Thanks in advance for helping to reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species.
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