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Hedges Lake

Lake in New York, near Jackson

Current status

Discharge or advisory reported

A discharge is reported as ongoing, a post-discharge period applies, or an official advisory is listed. Open the report for its source, dates and advice. This status since . Why this status, and its source

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About this status

Discharge or advisory reported: official advisory listed; shown while the authority keeps it in place

Source: NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) via DEC NYHABS current HAB reports (Current_HAB_Reports_DIL / Current_HAB_Reports_7_3_19) and Archived_HAB_Reports, record a19f5a85-4cf…, updated by the source Oct 29, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC · Original notice · Updated

Reports behind this status

Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.

Reports behind the status of Hedges Lake, newest first
WhenReportStatus
NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · mapto Nov 12, 12:30 PM

Sources: DEC NYHABS current HAB reports (Current_HAB_Reports_DIL / Current_HAB_Reports_7_3_19) and Archived_HAB_Reports, retrieved 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

Advice in the reports

NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) · Oct 29, 2026 · Current status: sets this water's status now

“Learn how to Know it, Avoid it, Report it at https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/77118.html?”

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • Discharge or advisory reported: to the latest update
    2 reports: NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 10:17 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the Hedges Lake in New York, last 12 months349Reported on the Hedges Lake in New York: 0 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the Hedges Lake in New York100%May to October 2026; incomplete source coverageShare of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the Hedges Lake in New York2Reported on the Hedges Lake in New York: 2 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • No tracked source for this period
  • Incomplete source coverage
No tracked source

No tracked source covers January 2022 to September 2026.

Source: ny-dec-habs. Records cover October 19, 2026 to November 3, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: ny-dec-habs. Records cover October 19, 2026 to November 3, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Season with incomplete source coverage

Seasons with incomplete source coverage: 2026. The share is of the hours a source covered.

Source: ny-dec-habs. Records cover October 19, 2026 to November 3, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • ny-dec-habs: records from October 19, 2026 to the latest update

Reports linked to Hedges Lake

Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.

Reports linked to Hedges Lake, newest first
WhenReportStatus
NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · mapto Nov 12, 12:30 PM
to Nov 3, 1:42 AMNYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) · Algae advisory · volume not reported report · notice · maplifted

Sources: DEC NYHABS current HAB reports (Current_HAB_Reports_DIL / Current_HAB_Reports_7_3_19) and Archived_HAB_Reports, retrieved 2026-11-03 10:04 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in New York by year: 2026 (2 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Boat launches

No public boat launch is listed in our records for this water.

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

2 records linked to this water. Updated .