Mirror Lake Watershed Action Plan

Mirror Lake is a 125-acre lake in the Town of North Elba in Essex. The lake is a popular destination for paddling, swimming, and walking. In 2023, Mirror Lake was selected to develop a watershed action plan through a grant supported by the Lake Champlain Basin Program and NEIWPCC. The lake has high chloride concentrations due to road salt and has had harmful algal blooms documented in 2020 and 2022.

What is a watershed action plan?

A watershed action plan is a concise, action-oriented plan for the protection or improvement of the water quality of a lake or stream.

How can I get involved?

AWI is soliciting public input on developing an action plan for Mirror Lake. You can view a map of the Mirror Lake watershed below and a form to submit a comment. We encourage you to share your concerns and ideas for protecting Mirror Lake using the form below.

The red outline on the map above depicts the watershed for Mirror Lake, which is the focus area for the watershed action plan.

This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement (LC-00A00707- 0) to NEIWPCC in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program and from the generous support of the Overhills Foundation.