

- Do NOT rake leaves into the lake bed, as rotting leaves create nutrients for weed and algae growth. Also, if you can, please remove fallen leaves from the lake bed.
- Do NOT throw brush or branches into the lake, as they end up floating to the dam, clogging the sluice gate debris rack and inhibiting control of the water level.
- If you have any shoreline projects, please complete them this Fall, as the water can rise quickly in the Spring depending on snowmelt and rain. Plus, our DEC Permit requires that we raise the lake back to summer levels as soon as the ice is off the lake in the Spring.
- Please secure any outdoor furniture and loose equipment. In the Spring, we often find deck chairs, carpets, water toys, dock parts, and boat and fishing gear stuck in the sluice gate debris rack at the dam.
This is an early reminder that on October 15 we will begin to lower the lake to winter level. The water will be lowered to approximately 52″ below the average summer level in accordance with our DEC permit. The purpose of the drawdown is to protect shoreline areas and docks from damage during ice and snow thaw. The lower lake level has the added benefit of allowing time for shoreline and dock maintenance projects, although we suggest you complete any such projects in the fall as it is often difficult to control the rising water level in the spring due to rain and snowmelt. The speed of the drawdown depends on the weather – a lot of rain will slow the drawdown, while little rain will hasten the speed. We reverse the process and return the lake to summer water level following ice-out in the spring.
Copper Sulfate will be applied to Kinderhook Lake
Monday evening, September 4, 2023
This will be the final treatment of the season.
See the FAQ page for information and warnings.
Hopefully, you have been taking some great pictures around the lake this summer. Don’t forget to submit your best photos for the Calendar Contest with the required forms before October 1, 2023.
If your picture is selected as a winner, it will be featured as one of the months on the KLC’s 2024 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
Photo Contest Entry Form
Photo Contest Model Release Form
Photo Contest Property Release Form
Copper Sulfate will be applied to Kinderhook Lake
Monday morning, August 21, 2023
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Copper Sulfate will be applied to Kinderhook Lake
Monday morning, August 7, 2023
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Copper Sulfate will be applied to Kinderhook Lake
Monday morning, July 24, 2023
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Copper Sulfate will be applied to Kinderhook Lake
Thursday morning, June 29, 2023
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